Tags: content, navigation, wireframes Originally published
February 2007 Web Site Wireframe (aka Wire Frame, Page
Architecture, Low Fidelity Mock-Up, Page Schematic) What are
wireframes? Web site wireframes are blue prints that define a
Web page’s content and functionality. They do not convey design
– e.g. colors, graphics, or fonts. How are wireframes used ?
Wireframes – combined with Site Maps -are the bread and butter
tools of information architects. Web site wireframes are useful
for conveying the general page structure and content
requirements for individual Web pages. Typically wireframes are
developed by an information architect, requirements analyst, or
designer. In many Web groups these are all the same person.
Using detailed wireframes will frequently flush out new
requirements and questions that nobody has thought about yet.
They also help to keep a paper trail of functional and design
decisions that are made. I sometimes use wireframes to get
people thinking and generate requirements. Getting sign