Avatar Web Design New York Discusses Wireframing Best Practices

NEW YORK, June 9, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Avatar New York is an award-winning web design company. With innovative websites tailored to each business's clientele, Avatar New York web design helps companies attract new clients, enhance brand awareness, and increase revenue.

Think of website and app wireframing as a blueprint, or a skeleton. It's the basic framework for layouts, functionality, and user-flow. The details get added later; establishing a strong foundation is key in creating a successful website or app. Avatar web design New York discusses wireframing best practices.

Do your due diligence Preparation and testing is essential for creating a great final product. Extra time spent in the beginning and throughout the process will prevent headaches later.

    --  Research first Understand the business' target audiences, business
        goals, and how the business wants its users to interact with the website
        and for what purposes, to frame the design appropriately to meet the
        client's expectations.
    --  Test throughout Test usability, flow, and other issues throughout the
        process to identify opportunities early and correct them before too much
        back-tracking is required.

Make it a team effort Getting a consensus on usability issues, content, design flow, and more, from others on the team and the client, will ensure a better final product.

    --  Collaborate Leverage the know-how and ideas of other designers and
        developers and clients.
    --  Notes and annotations Clear communications create a cohesive team flow.
        Include details about user interaction and site functionality on
        wireframes so the team can work collectively towards unified goals.
    --  Decide whether a high or low fidelity framework is appropriate Create
        wireframes that clients will understand. For tech-savvy collaborators
        and clients, low fidelity wireframes will suffice. Low fidelity
        wireframes are best early in the development process to highlight basic
        functionality, architecture, and user-flow. For less experienced clients
        or later-stage development, high fidelity wireframes are better suited
        to achieve in-depth testing and to highlight more comprehensive features
        to make the design easier to understand and visualize in its finality.

Focus on the big picture for UX Wireframing should focus on UX and arrangement of content to achieve goals.

    --  Substance first approach Keep it simple; wireframes should focus on
        functionality, structure, and user behaviors. Colors and visuals can
        distract from usability and should be added later in the process.
    --  Hierarchy Establish navigational and content hierarchy in early stages
        of wireframe development to address user needs.
    --  Navigational patterns Consider user-side navigation to deliver a superb
        user experience which will impact retention, conversion, and repeat
        traffic.
    --  Content and spacing Exact content and typography will be added later in
        development. When wireframing, consider realistic font sizes, image
        sizes, and the amount of space needed for content to help create visual
        hierarchy and organization. This will prevent issues with the interface,
        such as accommodating more content than was planned.

Consider how the website or app will translate Consider the user's interactions with the final product.

    --  Mobile responsiveness It's easier to scale a mobile design up than to
        scale a desktop design down. Consider how both versions will render and
        design wireframes with mobile responsiveness in mind.
    --  Hidden content Be cognizant of hidden content within internal pages when
        wireframing. Hidden content can damage SEO and has a negative impact on
        the user experience. Prioritize relevant content and focus on what is
        important for the user.

Avatar New York Web Design is an innovating, award-winning web design New York firm dedicated to providing clients with responsive websites that help grow brands and convert visitors to customers. With an expertise in web development, branding, cloud hosting, mobile app development, and CMS and e-commerce solutions, Avatar New York's top tier designers have the ability to create intelligent websites for any type of business.

Media Contact: Todd Johnson, Avatar New York, 646-736-6713, sales.s@avatarnewyork.com

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