Status Updates From Wireframing for Everyone

“include a little room in your schedule to deal with last-minute changes and issues.”

Give walkthrough design presentations from the user’s perspective.

“encourage the right kind of feedback at the 30% and 90% stages by being deliberate about the fidelity of your wireframes”

“Everyone should understand who the customer is and what they care about.”

“be clear about your goals, and communicate those goals to anyone you share the wireframe with.”

Content gains clarity“when you remove extraneous copy, images, icons, or controls that take attention away from the core of the experience.”

Search and filters use a variety of UI components to let users narrow down large datasets or results sets.

Layout form fields in a single column. “Again, it may seem like a waste of space to not spread form fields across two columns when you have room, but human eyes are used to scanning horizontally before moving downward, so disrupting that process can be disorienting and confusing.”

When “you get stuck …, it probably means there are unanswered questions. Use this stopping point to gather answers …, either from existing research … or by asking a subject matter expert or stakeholder.”

“When creating a user flow, it can be helpful to start at the end because it keeps you focused on creating an optimal path.”

You should “let the wireframes help you see what’s missing.”

“In this [later] phase, successful wireframing requires being comfortable with softening the separation between external and internal audiences. It’s fine to show screens or pages designed for end users alongside annotations and text meant for developers and other stakeholders.”

“wireframes are unique in that anyone can create and understand them.”