Mitchell Geere — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:16:53 GMT

I think keeping your wireframes simple, as they are meant to be, is key. In my experience a client will get too focused on the design of the wireframe if you include media and styles. They will be distracted by elements such as fonts, colours, logo and placements. All of which are very much not your focus at this stage.

I think to keep focus you need to keep your wireframes as they should be simple and only a mould of the product to come. This is so that you can get the appropriate feedback. You can argue that it only takes 10 extra minutes to add the extra. The result of adding the extra elements, in terms of time lost, will be far greater than 10 min. The reason being you will spend extra time convincing the client that his site won’t look like this but will only be structured like it will be a waste. In my experience clients understand wireframes; they understand you are showing them the mould and not the product.

Mitchell Geere
www.mitchellgeere.com

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