Thanks for the info”I am a UX Designer and I find that as one blogger said “Yes! You’ve served your purpose. Your concept of wireframes does not embrace this use of them, which is a highly valuable differentiator for teams who can produce them. A collaborative approach to prototyping makes it easier for all teams and stakeholders to have visibility and input into the process, discussions, and decisions being made as the project evolves.Good info and good comments as well. Low fidelity being sketches and such. Wireframes, your time is up. Wireframing still has its place if you are either eliciting feedback on a very simple website, or as a first step in an iterative prototyping process (i.e. Without this, it’s simply down to the interpretation of the observer which is unacceptable. This kind of thing allows you to get more specific and after iterations, get you testing paper prototypes of screen based steps, physically adding paper and taking it away, while testing it on a ‘user’. Prototyping needs at least your pc with a projector (it isn’t useful to make rapid prototyping while sharing your screen with more than 2 persons at a time). Not a UX approach that’s for sure.Low fidelity prototypes allow ux people to focus on content and layout without being blinded by design. When I make mock-ups, I mock up content architecture and other communication layer elements as well as interaction design patterns. It takes me much, much longer to wireframe in Axure than in Omnigraffle, and that’s before I’ve added the interactivity.

I consider sketches to be a kind of wireframe. Depending on the nature of the project and the documentation needed, wireframes still have a place and purpose. Do it on a napkin. Use what works for you. The higher the fidelity the prototype the more realistic the learnings are that coming back. In addition, we have used PowerPoint and Photoshop or Illustrator in the past. . It works only when it’s rendered. Rapid prototyping for UX is an iterative approach to the development of the UX or UI of websites or software applications. […] I really like these kind of provocative and controversial articles – Interesting and correct rudiments and approaches but you came to a wrong conclusionPrototyping and Wireframing – It’s your choice which diagram tool supports your work bestBefore you consider “ditching” or “killing” one of your deliverables – you should ask yourself what supports your approach and project steps / milestones best.Significance of UCD, IA and UE (User centered utility and usability)This is an important discussion.

Oh hang on that’s exactly what you said! As we make these prototypes we hone our design. You could argue that the why’s and the how’s of an interaction being exemplified in a rapid prototype are open to interpretation, it’s about how they’re presented.“Wireframes can encourage the ‘lob it over the fence’ approach to design. Wireframing is only part of the design process. But even the highest fidelity wireframes can be completely overhauled in the design process, and it is easy to manage client expectations around this if you know what your doing with educating the client and if you have a good process in your team that allows for such iteration. Here are some reasons why for the vast majority of projects wireframes should be consigned to the rubbish bin.If wireframes are so flawed what’s the alternative? One project may not require the detail from a prototype when a simple wire frame will suffice.Wireframes are not dead. We shifted from wireframes to prototyping a few years ago at my design firm Once we starting making the move to prototyping, our designs got significantly better. This way I get to define my font sizes, colors, background images and area I’m going to work with. And I am behind some of the world’s most successful design projects.I think this article is extremely damaging to uninitiated ux people, and hope that people treat it with caution.The headline drew me in! There is too much time spent arguing over semantics and tools in UX. They were surprised to find themselves working through the break to get done, while all the other students enjoyed warm cookies.