The need for Wireframes
Before one should start a detailed web design, a wireframe is needed. Wireframes define a website’s content, layout and functionality. Of course, before one could make a wireframe, a sitemap should have been defined first.
By creating the wireframes, you would actually know the new requirements that haven’t come out when the Information Architect outlined the sitemap of the website.
How can you make Wireframes
There are a lot of ways where you can make your Wireframes. You can use Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Visio. If you prefer an open source software, you can always use Open Office. One can also make a wireframe just by using HTML.
Too much and Too less
A highly-detailed wireframe would probably leave a little room for creativity for the web designer. A much-less detailed wireframe would probably be misinterpreted by both web designers and web developers.
Save Time and Money
Generating wireframes first before doing the actual web development could save time and money. This is because you know that no requirements are left behind. And also, if the wireframe is approved, one knows that each member of the team should follow the skeleton of the website that they’re working on.
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