After a decade of designing digital experiences, I've finally come clean about my secret design sin: I've always hated wireframes. 🧵

Remember those early days when skipping wireframes was considered digital design blasphemy, and going straight to high-fidelity mockups meant you were just another "pretty pixels" designer?

Fast forward to today, and the tools have evolved to make our traditional wireframing process feel like using a horse and buggy in the age of electric cars.

Design systems and component libraries have transformed our workflow, making it possible to rapidly prototype with real, production-ready elements rather than spending hours crafting the perfect shade of wireframe gray.

The truth is, those gray boxes and lorem ipsum placeholders often created more confusion than clarity, leading to endless rounds of "but ignore the visuals" conversations with stakeholders.

What really matters is starting meaningful conversations earlier, whether that's through quick sketches, rough layouts with actual components, or good old-fashioned whiteboarding sessions.