Comments on: The Concept Of Wireframes http://www.newstechzilla.com/2009/01/the-concept-of-wireframes/ Not Just Tech News...Tech FOR News Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laura Creekmore http://www.newstechzilla.com/2009/01/the-concept-of-wireframes/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Laura Creekmore Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.newstechzilla.com/?p=441#comment-64 Back in the really old days, when I worked on the college newspaper, we always did our layouts first on paper templates -- you know, sketching them out by hand. We had templates that showed the proportional space available on the page and sketched in our stories based on the inches. I'm sure newspapers have moved far beyond that concept now. But wireframes really aren't that different. They could be as simple as a sketch on paper, or a precisely-measured-out frame you create on the computer. They simply help you begin the visualization process of building a new page. Often, you can catch usability mistakes at this point and correct them before you touch a bit of code. Back in the really old days, when I worked on the college newspaper, we always did our layouts first on paper templates — you know, sketching them out by hand. We had templates that showed the proportional space available on the page and sketched in our stories based on the inches. I’m sure newspapers have moved far beyond that concept now.

But wireframes really aren’t that different. They could be as simple as a sketch on paper, or a precisely-measured-out frame you create on the computer. They simply help you begin the visualization process of building a new page. Often, you can catch usability mistakes at this point and correct them before you touch a bit of code.

]]> By: sadcox http://www.newstechzilla.com/2009/01/the-concept-of-wireframes/comment-page-1/#comment-62 sadcox Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:27:36 +0000 http://www.newstechzilla.com/?p=441#comment-62 ha! I should do this... Seriously, I should. I'm usually so excited about a project that I go by the seat of my pants. Actually, one of the other things I really like about WordPress is that you can just go grab a theme from someone when you're first starting out, and they've already taken all of this into consideration. Thoughts of redesigns now running through my head... ha! I should do this…

Seriously, I should. I’m usually so excited about a project that I go by the seat of my pants. Actually, one of the other things I really like about WordPress is that you can just go grab a theme from someone when you’re first starting out, and they’ve already taken all of this into consideration.

Thoughts of redesigns now running through my head…

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