How closely do you follow wireframes?
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- braaad
And is there a standard on how literally (or not) to view them, or is it different at every shop?
- e-pill0
glasses?
- cosmoo0
gfy
- doesnotexist0
it's just a visual aid for the layout hierarchy...I've personally never used them.
- harlequino0
Depends. If it's "well, this is what we are thinking for site content," then taking liberties for the sake of efficiency and user experience is usually fine.
If they have been approved by brand mangers and gone through a routing process and are final, then you do not deviate one little bit unless you want a spanking.
- braaad0
We usually just use them as part of our internal process, so generally no client approval. But yeah, more of a guide/visual outline of hierarchy and not necessarily layout, positioning, etc.
- monoboy0
I always put rough sketches/scamps in proposals, at the early stages. It helps me think freely about the user/structure/design/content without getting bogged down with styling. It only takes a few hours and moves the design process on massively.
- pylon0
As regions for layout / content we stick pretty close to them — it's part of our process to have the client sign-off on the things before proceeding with *actual* design work. They're the skeleton. harlequino's answer pretty much sums it up for bigger clients / agencies.
- wrong0
Generally all wireframes serve do is break down 9 steps into a 10 step project and you end up following a completely wacked out set of rules that just make your design look like shit.
But other than that, they're great
- hahadoesnotexist
- haha. Depends on scale I guess. I'm sure that's how Amazon or Apple roll. ;)pylon