Wireframing 101

How to start a wireframe project in 6 steps

New to the UX world and wireframing? Learn how to start a wireframe by mapping ideas with low-fidelity tools—keeping the focus on usability, flow, and collaboration.

Leon Barnard
By Leon Barnard

How to present wireframes to stakeholders: A step-by-step guide

Once you’re done with your wireframes, you’ll need to present them to get someone’s approval. Learn 3 effective strategies to get buy-in and move forward.

Leon Barnard
By Leon Barnard

How to use wireframe annotations (even if you're not a designer)

Wireframe annotations make designs look clear and collaboration feel smooth. Learn what they are and why you don’t need designer-level skills to use them.

Julia DeBari
By Julia DeBari

What is a wireframe? A guide for non-designers

A guide for non-designers who want to learn the basics of wireframing—perfect for anyone looking to bring their digital projects to life.

Peldi Guilizzoni
By Peldi Guilizzoni

How to create mobile app wireframes (in just 8 steps)

Learn how to wireframe a mobile app in 8 clear steps. Plan faster, design smarter, and build apps that users love—with no design experience required.

Nick Babich
By Nick Babich

Should PMs wireframe? - The ultimate guide

We believe Product Managers can and should wireframe! All you need are some ground rules for doing it, and good communication with your teammates. Here's how.

Peldi Guilizzoni
By Peldi Guilizzoni

Wireframing tips every design agency should know

Wireframing for clients is different than design done in-house. Follow these 7 tips to avoid friction and ensure a smooth development process for the team.

Irwin Hau
By Irwin Hau

The wireframes contract

A set of simple ground rules for product designers and other stakeholders in software projects, for a long-lasting, smooth, and effective collaboration.

Peldi Guilizzoni
By Peldi Guilizzoni

How to wireframe your website copy. A step-by-step guide

With this guide you’ll learn how to work on user experience and copywriting together for your website. Follow these 7 easy steps and you'll be off to a good start!

Christopher Silvestri
By Christopher Silvestri

Wireframing website copy for product people

Wireframing your website copy invites discussion, removes guesswork, and lets you show your team that you did your work and are ready to back it up.

Christopher Silvestri
By Christopher Silvestri

How to use wireframes for content modeling

Modeling your written content visually before you start wireframing the page is a little-known practice that will make you better at writing for the web.

Derek Gillette
By Derek Gillette

Ten principles of effective wireframes

Guiding principles to help designers wireframe better and encourage the entire team to participate in the design process.

Billy Carlson
By Billy Carlson

Practical tips for creating better wireframes

Wireframes can clarify your thinking and set a clear direction for your design. Here are 12 practical tips to help you improve your wireframing skills.

Nick Babich
By Nick Babich

Five steps to creating great wireframes

Good wireframes solve real problems and lead to strong products. From writing out the scenario to gathering inputs, here is a proven path to a great website or app.

Leon Barnard
By Leon Barnard

Perfect landing page wireframes

In this article we analyze the anatomy of a great landing page wireframe and the elements you need to include. Bonus: the most common mistakes with wireframes.

Dale  Broadhead
By Dale Broadhead

Wireframing for responsive design

Learn how to create a responsive design wireframe system and move on to detailed wireframes using 2 different techniques. Added bonus: a real-world example.

Mike Angeles
By Mike Angeles

Why wireframes are still relevant

Why you should wireframe, what’s the right level of detail, where prototypes and sketches fit in, and how to make them a great communication tool for non-designers.

Leon Barnard
By Leon Barnard

How to turn user research into wireframes

Learn how to use what you've learned in your research to make wireframes, organize the user interface, and create the user experience with this 3-step guide.

Zach Watson
By Zach Watson

Wireframing mobile applications

We cover the basics of mobile wireframing: design patterns that are unique to phones, common native mobile interactions, and tips for designing your app.

Billy Carlson
By Billy Carlson

Creating polished wireframes

Sometimes you want or need to create minimalistic, polished wireframes. Here's how to balance aesthetics with the rapid iterative nature of wireframing.

Mike Angeles
By Mike Angeles

Wireframing for site-builder applications

Site builders have almost endless options to customize. That can be dangerous. Starting with wireframes makes the process of choosing and editing templates easier.

Billy Carlson
By Billy Carlson

How to use wireframes with design systems

Using a design system, or pattern library, can free you from needing to create high-fidelity prototypes, and allows you to go from wireframe to working code.

Leon Barnard
By Leon Barnard

Wireframing key screens to kickstart the design process

Key screens convey the essence of your digital product or service. Wireframing your product’s key screens should be the first pass of your interface design.

Julia DeBari
By Julia DeBari

How to use text in wireframes

Adding text to your wireframes is important. It can be just text blocks, but it’d be better to start thinking about real text, at least in its length and size.

Julia DeBari
By Julia DeBari

Wireframing for copywriters (and for you, too)

Wireframing is essential to copywriting, whether you do it for a living or to create a message for your email campaign or a page on your company website.

Francesca Fabbri
By Francesca Fabbri

Wireframing tips for getting unstuck

Recognizing being stuck is the first step to getting unstuck. Here are 2 easy techniques with 11 practical strategies to help you break free from designer's block.

Leon Barnard
By Leon Barnard

Three techniques for creating better wireframes

Simple tips to level up the wireframes of your software, website, or app: get into the wireframing mindset, take your time, and create several in-between concepts.

Leon Barnard
By Leon Barnard

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