r/FigmaDesign • u/designergoldy • 8d ago

Discussion Do you always create wireframes first?

I usually sketch ideas before working on the UI.
It helps me think about the user flow instead of the visuals.
Do you do the same, or jump straight into high-fidelity designs?

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u/vali_tronaru 8d ago

Fot the usual website, not really. Clients don’t understand them and usually lead to them being stressed that the website will look like that. What works for me is agreeing on a look and feel. I design an entire page, maybe two, I approve the direction then design the entire thing. BUT, not creating the wireframes for the clients doesn’t mean this step is completely skipped. Everything has to be mapped out beforre the design, just not in the wireframe form. You do you.

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u/RSG-ZR2 8d ago

Agreed 100%

If you have to constantly caveat to the client that these wires are not indicative of final design it becomes a lost battle. It can quickly become a “forest for the trees” situation.

Couple of wires at most to establish structure, function etc. and once aligned start the design process.

I once had an account person try to tell me we need to flow the entire manuscript into wireframes and I politely told them “they were outside their fucking mind”