Web applications don’t just appear out of thin air. How does a site or an app make the leap from a UX designer’s brain onto the computer screen? Wireframing is the answer—and it’s one of the main design tools used in UX.
What is a Wireframe?
A wireframe is a basic outline of a page’s design—sort of like a rough draft. Typically done in a design app like Figma (or sometimes just on paper!), wireframing can help UX designers figure out the basic layout and functionality of a web application before all the details are put into place.
Here’s a little explainer about wireframes:
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