Introduction to Building Wireframes (with OmniGraffle)
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The document provides an introduction to wireframing, detailing its importance as a visual guide in web design that helps teams collaboratively visualize project structures and interactions. It discusses the iterative process of wireframing, emphasizing the need for adaptability and effective communication throughout the design stages. Additionally, it reviews the use of Omnigraffle Pro for creating interactive wireframes and explores various techniques for managing wireframe development.
Introduction to Building Wireframes (with OmniGraffle)
- 1. INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING WIREFRAMES Davide ‘Folletto’ Casali
- 3. What do you do?
- 4. TODAY 1 / Wireframes · how to work with them 2 / Wireframes management · how to use them effectively 3 / OmniGraffle Pro · introduction 90’ Junior/Mid
- 6. THE IDEA OF WIREFRAME COMES FROM 3D MODELLING @hjmediastudios
- 7. Wikipedia: “A website wireframe is a visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a website”
- 8. Nielsen/Norman Group: “Wireframing is a low-cost, rapid iterative design technique that offers one of the best methods for gaining design insight early” http://www.nngroup.com/courses/wireframing-and-prototyping/
- 9. THERE ARE DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF WIREFRAMES
- 10. Even if wireframes display a single interface/page they are less like photos and more like movie stills
- 11. WIREFRAMES AS STORIES © Ivor Beddoes @awfulshot
- 12. WIREFRAMES AS STORYBOARDS FOR INTERFACES © Ivor Beddoes
- 13. DIFFERENT WAYS TO TELL A STORY frame by frame, drawings key frames, textual descriptions key frames, spoken narrative
- 14. Even if the storyboard is not visible it’s still the foundation of wireframes
- 15. Wireframes are a static representation of a dynamic non-linear flow of activity
- 16. The wireframe represents also the very first moment when the project team sees everything coming together.
- 17. Box The minimal visual building block of a wireframe is the box.
- 18. Box Boxes usually contain a uniform kind of content, not the individual elements. However, it’s important to choose the right level of breakdown to support the discussion.
- 20. Let’s wireframe Twitter. Boxes only.
- 22. Global Navigation User Page Navigation User profile Multimedia Content of the User User Stats Who to follow suggestions Tweets Trends Messages
- 23. This high level box view is implicit most of the time, but it’s incredibly useful when applied on a number of pages to ensure consistency and reusability. N C N Box N Box C S Box Box Box Box Box Box S
- 24. TEXT BUTTONS Lorem ipsum gaium sit amet isciquitur elit in ellam lacustre pulzella. Button Box IMAGES MORE... ···
- 25. Box
- 26. Thomas Talker:! Lorem ipsum gaium sit amet isciquitur elit in ellam lacustre pulzella. Expand
- 27. OFTEN EACH HIGH-LEVEL BOX CONTAINS A REPEATING PATTERN Thomas Talker:! Lorem ipsum gaium sit amet isciquitur elit in ellam lacustre pulzella. Expand Thomas Talker:! Lorem ipsum gaium sit amet isciquitur elit in ellam lacustre pulzella. Expand Thomas Talker:! Lorem ipsum gaium sit amet isciquitur elit in ellam lacustre pulzella. Expand Thomas Talker:! Lorem ipsum gaium sit amet isciquitur elit in ellam lacustre pulzella. Expand Thomas Talker:!
- 28. TRY WORKING WITH PATTERNS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT MEMORY AND LEARNING, MAKING THE INTERFACE TRUSTWORTHY
- 29. Let’s build a journey. Imagine Twitter’s registration process.
- 30. LOGIN PROCESS The main steps of the journey Home Reg. Form Confirmation
- 31. LOGIN PROCESS How do we guide the user to the value? ? Home Reg. Form Confirmation Your Page
- 32. LOGIN PROCESS An e-mail based approach Home Reg. Form Confirmation Email Your Page
- 33. LOGIN PROCESS A more direct way to engage the user Home Reg. Form Confirmation Email Your Page
- 34. LOGIN PROCESS Review journeys for the edge cases: errors, problems, etc ! Home Reg. Form Confirmation ! Email Your Page
- 35. LOGIN PROCESS The story is even bigger in reality Tweet Third party Home Reg. Form Confirmation Email Your Page Third party
- 36. 1 / Wireframes as stories 2 / From boxes to elements
- 38. AGILE APPROACH TO WIREFRAMING Ask yourself: What’s the level of detail I need to communicate effectively? HD DETAILED HIGH LEVEL PAPER SKETCH WHITEBOARDS NAPKINS
- 39. Wireframes are made to be thrown away. They are steps in the process of design. Only the final one stays... until it gets developed.
- 40. In other words: they can be delivered as documentation but they are not for most of the process
- 41. THE INTERMEDIATE STEPS ARE VALUABLE: THEY SUPPORT COMMUNICATION AND CONSENSUS
- 42. AT EACH STEP YOU CAN · test the journey · discuss with management · discuss with technical team · share with other parties
- 44. This works from startups to big enterprises
- 45. WEEKLY ITERATION Helps with project activities scoping, clarifies expectations, supports continuos progress review. WEEKLY MEETING Sets formal progress steps to help the client keeping the pace while being in touch with the project progress
- 46. Let’s see an example PREPARE The first iteration is about understanding the problem.
- 47. Let’s see an example WORKSHOP First wireframes made collaboratively by the stakeholders in a workshop, in groups. WHITEBOARD
- 48. Let’s see an example TEST WITH USERS Take the whiteboards and formalize them in individual proposals to be tested.
- 49. Let’s see an example REVIEW ALTERNATIVES In this review propose a few alternatives refining the solutions from the workshop. PAPER SKETCH
- 50. Let’s see an example TEST WITH USERS Yup, again, if it’s possible. Try a more guerrilla approach maybe.
- 51. Let’s see an example REVIEW FIRST DRAFT Ask explicitly to involve developers if it didn’t happen before the review. HIGH LEVEL
- 52. 1 ITERATION = No review* * or review in a different next step (visual design? development?)
- 53. 2 ITERATIONS = Draft, then feedback, then refine
- 55. 3 / Wireframes as steps 4 / Iterative approach
- 58. Why Pro?
- 59. OmniGraffle is a powerhouse Wireframes Interactive PDFs From sketches to HD prototypes IA HTML export Presentations Diagrams Build any PDF Pixel perfect
- 60. ...even if it lacks some pieces No built-in collaboration No motion design
- 61. OMNIGRAFFLE CAN EXPORT INTERACTIVE PDFS THAT CAN BE USED AS PROTOTYPES · · · · You can send them via email You can use them as prototypes You can use them for testing They show flows, not stills
- 62. FUNDAMENTALS
- 68. Let’s try!
- 69. Let’s sketch Twitter’s wireframe Global Navigation User Page Navigation User profile Multimedia Content of the User User Stats Who to follow suggestions Tweets Messages
- 70. Let’s sketch a single tweet wireframe Thomas Talker:! Lorem ipsum gaium sit amet isciquitur elit in ellam lacustre pulzella. Expand
- 71. Let’s sketch Google’s homepage
- 72. Let’s sketch Twitter’s homepage
- 73. Let’s sketch Dropbox’s homepage
- 74. Let’s sketch Wordpress.com homepage
- 75. Lots of actions... SIGN UP VIDEO LOGIN MORE INFO
- 77. PROPERTIES: ACTION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Properties panel Action Jump elsewhere Switch to a Specific Canvas Select canvas
- 78. INTERACTIVE PDF 1. File → Export… 2. PDF vector image 3. Entire Document
- 79. TIPS
- 81. Grouping
- 82. Shared Layers
- 83. Smart Objects
- 84. SET THE PAGE SIZE IN PX BY SPECIFYING THE “PX” (OR “PT”) UNIT BY HAND
- 85. IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP THE ZOOM AT 100%, TO DESIGN AT THE RIGHT SCALE. KEEP ALSO THE HEIGHT SHORT TO FEEL THE SCROLL POSITION.
- 86. REVIEW THE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FROM PREFERENCES TO ADAPT THEM TO YOUR STYLE. REVIEW ALSO “KEEP TOOL ACTIVE”.
- 87. 5 / Basics of OmniGraffle Pro 6 / Grouping, masters, smart objs
- 88. “ To complicate is easy, to simplify is hard. To complicate, just add, everyone is able to complicate. Few are able to simplify. Bruno Munari ”