The Fine Art of Wireframes
Can sketching be an appropriate IA tool? "Presenting a sketch of a proposed design direction to clients gives them a more consumable design deliverable; the inherent imperfections of the drawing magically break down the barrier between consultant and client, and actively invite participation in the creative process. In contrast, presenting clients with a high-fidelity wireframe as a preliminary deliverable often gives the client the perception that the wireframe is complete, shutting down the creative dialogue."
- Web Address: http://geniantsandbox.com/2008/02/28/the-fine-art-of-wireframes
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Tags: IA, design, interaction, web, webdesign, interactiondesign, sketch, sketching, sketches, sketched, wireframes
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MattBirt | the Geniant blog — The Fine Art of Wireframes |
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Andy | The Fine Art of Wireframes |
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May 23, 2008 |
The ability to cleanly hand-draw wireframes, widgets or even screen designs is an art form which is worth its weight in gold. A sketch should help open up a dialogue that will eventually lead to the creation of finalized, high-fid... |
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Lynsey | The fine art of wireframes |
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April 23, 2008 |
To wireframe or not to wireframe? The case for taking pen to paper rather than mouse to computer. |
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Sarah | the Geniant blog — The Fine Art of Wireframes |
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April 15, 2008 |
I was really inspired by this article and the examples of sketched wireframes. I have a similar sketching style and could probably clean it up a bit to use this as a tool, at least internally, in the fast-paced projects I often wo... |
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April 15, 2008 |
As an Information Architect, I spend the majority of my day developing information flows, creating thoughtful ways to display content, and determining how to successfully communicate this design direction to clients. One of the mo... |
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April 4, 2008 |
A really nice example of a pen and paper sketching wireframe example |
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