After a decade of designing digital experiences, I've finally come clean about my secret design sin: I've always hated wireframes. 🧵
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at this point investing any amount of time in a Balsamiq-esque wireframe as i was taught in school seems archaic. i've worked with c-suite members who have made prototypes of their own visions/ideas in PowerPoint ahahaha
i remember in university i had a prof tell me it was the best design tool for non-designers. my professional career has so far validated that lol
most certainly – i have non-designer friends in comms/marketing jobs who use it for social media stuff nowadays. putting together passable design has become a lot more accessible (so expertise on the underlying UX and having good taste are the ultimate advantage now imo)
Absolutely! Can't beat good craft. Speaking of Canva, I saw this earlier today and they're a product designer/content creator. posts.cv/howdyimkai/28N…
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HOLYCOW I always felt so overwhelmed in canva, but pushed myself to give it a try... and it's incredibly powerful for content creators! + brand center for consistency + easy page animations + mobile version is relatively easy also fun little features like note taking and timer
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closest i'll get to wire frames is drawing user flows on a whiteboard/piece of paper in a solo/joint brainstorming session