Product thinking

Learn what a wireflow is, how it compares to wireframes and user flow diagrams, and see real-life examples on creating user flows that actually make sense.

A software specification answers the what, why, and how. Here are 7 proven tips to create better specs and wireframes before moving to implementation.

Digital products go through cycles of expansion and simplification. Today we focus on the “adult life” phase, which is where Balsamiq Wireframes is right now.

Learn how to improve your website’s user experience! For each mistake you’ll learn what usually happens and why, what it looks like, and what to do about it.

Error management: help people avoid errors in the first place, see the error, and understand what's happened — and add instructions on how to recover from it.

Rigorous user research isn’t always possible. This talk for Smashing Meets explains how we adapted the theory to make it work in our particular world.

User Research and Development are team sports. We go over the organization and processes our remote-first teams have in place to build Balsamiq Wireframes.

Designing a Sign-Up flow for a web app is much harder than you’d think. It requires a balance between usability and security, with a sprinkle of marketing on top.

Interview with Betsy Mikel about what it takes to improve Mozilla Firefox’s application menu: gather the data, use wireframes, validate with user research.

Peldi and Asia discuss why and how founders should overcome the discomfort of talking to their customers and how to prepare for conducting great interviews.

Service Blueprints help organizations see the whole by showing the customer view and what’s behind the scenes. Learn the step-by-step process for creating them.

Learn how to conduct discount usability tests on wireframes with users — an effective step in validating your solution before implementation. For small budgets, too!

Advice and recommended resources for how to get into UX from your friends at Balsamiq

Anil and Jess chat about the lessons and challenges of building a user research team from scratch, qualitative methods, and the value of talking to customers.

Validate your design solution early in the product design process to save time (and likely money!). Learn about 2 different usability inspection methods.

Feedback can be hard to take, but practicing it often and early makes it an integral part of the process to get your team’s best work out the door.

A conversation with Content Designer Emileigh Barnes about content, why it’s so important to think content-first, and how to use wireframing as a writer.

A conversation with Founder and CEO Justin Mitchell about design process, the importance of understanding requirements, and how to take an idea and make it real.

Designers and product managers often need to work side by side. Read on for tips on how they can communicate, collaborate, and resolve conflicts effectively.

A conversation with Co-founder Ben Ihnchak about user-centered design, research methods and why he believes spending time on wireframes is really important.

A conversation with Software Engineer Iheanyi Ekechukwu about side projects, objective feedback, and communication between developers and designers.

A conversation with Product Designer Jonas Downey about creating a weather app, what it’s like to run an app as a business, and tips for future Product Designers.

Through the exercise of copying an existing app or website using wireframes you’ll get to know how it was designed and why some UI choices were made.

A conversation with Co-founder Shay Howe about building his 1-on-1 meeting assistance tool Lead Honestly and starting with words, or no-fidelity.

A conversation with Product Designer Camay Ho about the process behind redesigning a complex dashboard: research, idea exploration, wireframing, user testing.

A conversation with Director of Engineering Nick Barger about the role of design in creating something new from the perspective of a non-designer.

Make sure your wireframes address 2 questions: What are some ways we can solve our customers' problem? How do I know if this idea actually solves it?

A step-by-step guide on how to use wireframes in your Agile User Stories. Tips: add just enough detail and focus on what developers really need to know.

Working with freelance developers has its challenges. The collaborative nature of wireframes is perfectly suited to help you communicate your idea with them.

Read how 5 game designers use Balsamiq wireframes and other rapid prototyping techniques in their workflow to work faster and smarter.

In a marketing project, getting content creators and designers to work together using wireframes can align expectations and improve communication and feedback.

Dozens of inspiring quotes and practical tips to help you improve your wireframes, design delightful user interfaces, and create better products.

Empathy, common sense, negotiation and diplomacy: with these soft skills in your toolbox, you can go from being a good designer to being an effective one.

Here at Balsamiq, we hear a lot of stories about people using our application to build great user experiences. We are so proud to be a part of the UX revolution that has taken place over the last ten years. There's no do...