Create wireframes that work for you

Once all the planning for a site is done and the initial thoughts have been hashed out, we must start putting together concrete ideas for design and structure. Eventually, we’ll reach the point at which we’re working in Photoshop (or the browser, if that suits you) and delicately crafting pixel-perfect designs, but first we need to establish what we’re designing.

In this article, we’ll discuss thumbnails, wireframes, and grayboxes. We’ll see how they fit into our workflow and what purpose they serve. The article should serve as an introduction to the wireframing process, and an overview of the key decisions it involves.

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