Wireframes – standalone “illustrations” of screens void of graphic treatment, with indications of functionality and screen flow.
Prototypes – interactive versions of screens with varying levels of graphic treatment/fidelity. The interactivity of the screens should mimic the intended functionality of the final product.
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Wireframe vs. Prototype
Posted in Prototyping, tagged prototype, Wireframe on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Definition & usage – Wireframe
Posted in Interface Design, Prototyping, Usability, user exprience, tagged layout, Wireframe on January 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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Wireframes serve a central function in the development of a web site. It is a key tool in communicating the content and layout of each web page for internal and client reviews as well serving as a blueprint for graphic designers to produce designs and for programmers develop functionality.
What are wireframes?
A wireframe [...]
Rapid Prototyping
Posted in Prototyping, Usability, user exprience, tagged effective communication, Prototyping on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A prototype is a model of something to be further developed. The higher the fidelity the more representative is the prototype. Rapid prototyping implies that there is a short time between conceiving an initial notion and modeling it in physical form and between successive iterations. A popular method is to use paper to create the [...]
