Sketchy and Wiggly Wireframes
Posted by Administrator – March 25, 2009
UX designers and information architects have numerous methods for producing wireframe mockups. I’ve recently noticed increased attention to design software capable of producing sketch-like rendered components that a designer can easily drag and drop right into mockups. You can watch a video presentation of Microsoft’s Expression Blend 3 that demonstrates just these types of “wiggly” components.
Another great tool for quickly making sketch-like wireframes comes from a company called Balsamiq. They even have an awesome set of iPhone specific components.
The argument behind using hand drawn looking wireframes is based on the concept that these types of mockups more accurately depict the “work-in-progress” nature of wireframes. Those reviewing these wireframes don’t get hung up on the finer design details and can focus on the high-level concepts the wireframes are intended to convey.
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check out iplotz.com as well, for sketch style wireframing, online or offline, with collaboration features.
I love Balsamiq. It’s a nice simple tool for mockups. It’d be nice if they added generic shapes so that I could design software in it and still get the “don’t worry about the details” feel.