Thats a nice discussion going on here.. Here are my thoughts from my personal experience.
Sketching in paper is a good tool when you put on your thinking hats and start with the process of brainstorming. But when it comes to presenting your ideas either to top-management or to the client, wireframes work the best. In some cases (with a lot of strange and technically disconnected clients out there) a high definition interactive wireframe is required to pass on thought process. On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 12:57 AM, Sally Abolrous <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with all the pro-sketchers; sketching is an important part of > the design process - especially for the designer. I think that for > you, and perhaps your team members, sketching on a white board or > paper is an important step for getting your ideas down, figuring out > what works and what doesn't work, and brainstorming design ideas. > > However, when it comes to your stakeholders, this doesn't > necessarily have to be a part of their process; it's a designer's > tool. > > After you get your thoughts down, however you like, give them a rough > sketch or different options in Visio or Illustrator - this will help > them visualize the different options AND is easier than paper or a > white board to distribute. I would make these very rough though so > that people don't get distracted by the visuals or the layout. Also > I wouldn't include all the interaction details in this rough sketch > - just the screens that need to be agreed upon and explored before > moving on to the detailed wireframes. > > > > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48924 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
