wireframing
/ˈwaɪərˌfreɪmɪŋ/ · wire·fram·ing
noun
- The process of creating a simplified visual guide (a wireframe) that outlines the structure and layout of a digital interface. Before the visual design was finalized, the team spent a week on wireframing to map out the app’s navigation.
verb
- To produce a wireframe for a website, app, or other digital product. She is wireframing the new dashboard to show stakeholders the proposed layout.
- To engage in the activity of creating wireframes as part of the design workflow. The designers are currently wireframing to explore multiple user‑flow options.
Synonyms
mockup creationprototypingsketchinglayout designblueprintingdraftingvisual planningconceptual modeling
Antonyms
Did you know? The term wireframing was borrowed from architecture, where physical wire models were used to visualize building structures before detailed drawings were made.