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Information Architecture adds structure to digital design products... User-Centered Design adds usability value for end users... Graphic Design adds aesthetic value to e-learning Websites... Instructional Design adds learning value to Websites... Sr Information Architect Specialist IA Wire Frames Conceptual Design Skills Each and every project requires developing wire frame mockups; they are oftentimes annotated with specific details for every unique IA project. It cuts down on production costs since wire frame mockups show navigational systems, and what a Web page looks like (without actually doing computer programming). They also provide a way to make sure Web pages and Websites are designed consistently for quality-control purposes and consistency. Because end users have to be able to use Websites or digital design products successfully in order to complete online transactions. Wire frame mockups help to clarify interaction designs and how end users could use a Website. That this promotes user- centered design for end users. It is fair to say that for any given IA project wire frame mockups are drafted and drawn up for every Web page in a Website. Then they are signed off on by stakeholders, project managers, and Information Architects. Per best practices and user-centered design, this is a very important component prior to production. Adobe Creative Suite is primarily used to draw wire frame mockups. For schematics, Information Architects use Visio, OmniGraffle, and Inspiration. Why are wire frame mockups necessary? Wire frame mockups are used to illustrate interface designs, because they document Web page layout for Websites. These documents are used at team meetings and provide visual representations of conceptual design. Since they can be reused for other projects, they are good blueprints to access at any time to generate conceptual ideas, including designing additional templates. After usability testing is completed, it is good to have a record of what one did. Then, if changes have to be made or end users find issues, it is really easy to do edits and redraft them. They are good to keep as research documents to make references to them, if necessary and required. To let you know, it is a long scroll down to view wire frame mockups. Information Architecture— Wire Frame Mockups & Rapid Prototypes top   |   back to portfolio Copyright ©—2007-2012. All rights reserved. Last updated: January 1, 2009 Steven Heitman, IA MAIA, IA MAEd Sr Information Architect Specialist Corporate Training Specialist IA Design & Usability