Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wireframe

Wireframes are an important design tool used in Web development. Creating a wireframe is one of the first steps should take before designing a website. A wireframe helps to organize and simplify the elements and content within a website and is an essential tool in the development process. A wireframe is basically a visual representation of content layout in a website design.

Wireframing brings the following key benefits:
1. It gives the client an early, close-up view of the site design (or re-design).
2. It can inspire the designer, resulting in a more fluid creative process.
3. It gives the developer a clear picture of the elements that they will need to code.
4. It makes the call to action on each page clear.
5. It is easy to adapt and can show the layout of many sections of the website.

There are many tools to choose from when creating a wireframe:
1. Hand sketching on paper
2. Flowchart or mind-mapping software
3. Web prototyping software
4. Graphics software
5. (X)HTML

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