What is a website wireframe?
Visual diagram of a web page (screen) showing the future elements and content. The main goal is to plan and display the informational and logical content of the screen before the development phase begins. There are low fidelity wireframes with low presentational accuracy and, in contrast, high fidelity wireframes with higher content detail.
What is a low fidelity wireframe?
The simplest and fastest visual representation of a future web page or interface. Remotely represents how and what information will be located on the screen. It can be compared to a paper sketch.
What are the low fidelity wireframes for?
In order to quickly show the client or the development team how the information should be presented on the future web page (screen). This, in turn, helps to assess the development of the project and remotely imagine what the website will be like.
What are the hi fidelity wireframes for?
For creating and testing layouts for more or less complex interfaces or websites where it is important to convey the accuracy and nuances of visual architecture and UX, therefore reducing the risks of misunderstanding when the project moves from the prototyping stage to the development stage.
Low fidelity vs High fidelity wireframes
With the help of Low fidelity wireframes, you can very quickly and without having in-depth knowledge of web development show the future visual placement of information on web pages. Great for initial design and content planning for standard websites, interfaces, and applications.
Creating High fidelity wireframes requires a lot of time and expertise, but they are indispensable for creating complex interfaces where you need to see user interaction and test different UX scenarios before starting to work on the design.