Stuart Cullum — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:45:34 GMT

Wireframes are, for me, ideal when presenting the essence of an idea to a client. The client understands how they want the application to work from a business logic pov, but needs to ‘see’ this replicated in the screen design… this immediacy, even in the very early analysis stage, can give the client and team confidence – and give you important feedback. Generally, my next step is to produce a high quality / detailed PDF demo of the proposed app, only a couple of important screens required – this generates excitement and enthusiasm for the project, mainly because the client is now able to visualise how the app will function for them. Then task a developer to produce a simple coded demo, involve a bit more logic and then when sign-off is achieved, go into production with the team knowing what the end product will hopefully function / look / feel like.

I find most techniques work and have value, it’s down to your experience to decide which to use and when. Great article and discussion, thanks.

Boxes and Arrows: Comments by Stuart Cullum