Comments on: How to develop the perfect wireframe http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/ Writer and Web guru Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:24:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: katetoon http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 katetoon Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:49:18 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-1438 Hi Alex Thanks for this, I'll check it out. Would be great to use something that doesn't require software download. Thanks for commenting. Hi Alex

Thanks for this, I’ll check it out. Would be great to use something that doesn’t require software download.
Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Alex http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 Alex Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:55:48 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-1431 Hi Kate, good article. Regarding tools to make wireframe, you may try also Mockingbird: http://gomockingbird.com/ It's online tool, but can export result to PDF, free so far. Hi Kate,

good article.
Regarding tools to make wireframe, you may try also Mockingbird: http://gomockingbird.com/
It’s online tool, but can export result to PDF, free so far.

]]> By: katetoon http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 katetoon Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:36:03 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-1317 Hi Phil Yep it's pretty good and obviously a good choice if you're Mac based. You can download a 14 day trial here: http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/download/ The only issue I have with it is that most clients won't have it. I like to use Powerpoint, even though it's a touch rubbish, just because then clients can add to/update wireframes. If they can amend then they seem to own them more. Which is helpful. Hi Phil

Yep it’s pretty good and obviously a good choice if you’re Mac based.
You can download a 14 day trial here:
http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/download/

The only issue I have with it is that most clients won’t have it.
I like to use Powerpoint, even though it’s a touch rubbish, just because then clients can add to/update wireframes. If they can amend then they seem to own them more. Which is helpful.

]]> By: Phil Arnott http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Phil Arnott Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:31:10 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-1316 Do you recommend Omnigraffle? Do you recommend Omnigraffle?

]]> By: Emily http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Emily Wed, 19 May 2010 09:08:19 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-860 When compiling our website brief the first point of best practice I sought was your website and it's delivered. I will be talking spiders, webs and wireframes with confidence tomorrow. Thanks Toon When compiling our website brief the first point of best practice I sought was your website and it’s delivered. I will be talking spiders, webs and wireframes with confidence tomorrow. Thanks Toon

]]> By: Daniel A. Lewis http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-756 Daniel A. Lewis Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:58:49 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-756 Very good information, thank you very much by the article and the quality of your Web site. Very good information, thank you very much by the article and the quality of your Web site.

]]> By: Laurence Androlewicz http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Laurence Androlewicz Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:56:59 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-746 Hi. did a google search and found this. thanks for the good info Hi. did a google search and found this. thanks for the good info

]]> By: katetoon http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-51 katetoon Thu, 28 May 2009 00:51:21 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-51 http://www.ronniesan.com/blog/entry.php?title=visio-wireframe-stencil Nice stencil http://www.ronniesan.com/blog/entry.php?title=visio-wireframe-stencil

Nice stencil

]]> By: Cristian Pascu http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Cristian Pascu Thu, 21 May 2009 13:08:18 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-30 A small but capable tool that lets you quickly create user interface prototypes and wireframes is <a href="http://www.flairbuilder.com" title="User Interface Prototypes and Wireframes" rel="nofollow">FlairBuilder</a>. It has a simple drag'n'drop interface with a bunch of customization options and all components in the palette are fully functional, that is you create real prototypes with FlairBuilder. It runs as an Adobe AIR app but also has an online demo. Cheers, Cristian A small but capable tool that lets you quickly create user interface prototypes and wireframes is FlairBuilder.

It has a simple drag’n'drop interface with a bunch of customization options and all components in the palette are fully functional, that is you create real prototypes with FlairBuilder. It runs as an Adobe AIR app but also has an online demo.

Cheers,
Cristian

]]> By: Paul Miskimmon http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Paul Miskimmon Wed, 06 May 2009 02:11:18 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-14 "Leave the design to the designers" Dear god, if only everyone would follow this one simple bit of advice my life would be so much happier! “Leave the design to the designers”

Dear god, if only everyone would follow this one simple bit of advice my life would be so much happier!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Andrea Mon, 04 May 2009 17:21:18 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-12 Hi Kate, great post on why and when to use wireframes to one's advantage. As someone who used to be a project manager for a creative agency, I wish we had done more of this with our website projects. "Visio or Axure often used by professionals but since most of your clients won’t have eitherr package, it can be a pain if they want to make simple tweaks." You're right, Visio and Axure are both common tools to wireframe a website, but clients do not have access to them, unless you save a static PDF and email it to them. We have found that it is important to get client and stakeholder feedback during the wireframing stages to save headaches later on. ProtoShare allows designers and developers to build the wireframes and interactive prototypes in one location and also allows clients to leave comments in the wireframe so nothing gets lost. The product is accessed online so no one has to download software. As a website professional, I'd be interested in gaining your feedback. Let me know if you'd like to sign up for a free 30-day trial. I look forward to more of your posts! Thanks, Andrea ProtoShare Hi Kate, great post on why and when to use wireframes to one’s advantage. As someone who used to be a project manager for a creative agency, I wish we had done more of this with our website projects.

“Visio or Axure often used by professionals but since most of your clients won’t have eitherr package, it can be a pain if they want to make simple tweaks.”

You’re right, Visio and Axure are both common tools to wireframe a website, but clients do not have access to them, unless you save a static PDF and email it to them. We have found that it is important to get client and stakeholder feedback during the wireframing stages to save headaches later on. ProtoShare allows designers and developers to build the wireframes and interactive prototypes in one location and also allows clients to leave comments in the wireframe so nothing gets lost. The product is accessed online so no one has to download software.

As a website professional, I’d be interested in gaining your feedback. Let me know if you’d like to sign up for a free 30-day trial. I look forward to more of your posts!

Thanks,
Andrea
ProtoShare

]]> By: Chris Hang http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Chris Hang Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:31:17 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-9 Nice post Toonie, I like to use Lovely Charts or Mind Meister for my sitemaps (depending on whether I'm doing a structured one or a free thinking one in a workshop). And for wireframes I've been using iPlotz and Balsamiq, they're really quick and easy once you setup a few master docs, plus you can share and collab on all these saas type tools. Thats my 2 cents, YAY. :D Nice post Toonie, I like to use Lovely Charts or Mind Meister for my sitemaps (depending on whether I’m doing a structured one or a free thinking one in a workshop).

And for wireframes I’ve been using iPlotz and Balsamiq, they’re really quick and easy once you setup a few master docs, plus you can share and collab on all these saas type tools.

Thats my 2 cents, YAY. :D

]]> By: hobart65 http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-8 hobart65 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:11:24 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-8 Quote of the day "Powerpoint is fine. Word is useless." There seems to be a universal hatred for Visio, mainly due to it's moronic cut and paste. Quite often you need to paste bits from one page into 35 other ones and viso doesn't remember the placement when you ctrl-c ctrl-v. Everyone has the preferences, but with wire frames it's whatever gets the job done. Axure is great, but it's very hard to get an IA to use it if they don't know it. Quote of the day “Powerpoint is fine. Word is useless.”

There seems to be a universal hatred for Visio, mainly due to it’s moronic cut and paste. Quite often you need to paste bits from one page into 35 other ones and viso doesn’t remember the placement when you ctrl-c ctrl-v. Everyone has the preferences, but with wire frames it’s whatever gets the job done. Axure is great, but it’s very hard to get an IA to use it if they don’t know it.

]]> By: Catherine http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Catherine Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:06:11 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-7 Nice one Ms Toon! Nice one Ms Toon!

]]> By: Roger http://www.katetoon.com/2009/04/how-to-develop-the-perfect-wireframe/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Roger Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:26:25 +0000 http://www.katetoon.com/?p=184#comment-6 Nice post :) I've added you to my blogroll. I hope you will do the same :) Nice post :)
I’ve added you to my blogroll.
I hope you will do the same :)

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