The Role of Wireframes in Enhancing User Interface Design

Abstract

Good user experience (UX) design is critical for the success of websites and applications. However, translating user needs into functional UI designs poses challenges for many development teams, often resulting in misinterpretations, discrepancies in objectives, and increased costs. According to the Nielsen Norman Group, poor usability can result in the loss of up to 50% of potential users, highlighting the paramount importance of effective design practices.

A wireframe serves as a crucial visual blueprint that conveys a UI's hierarchy, structure, and functionality, emphasizing usability and fostering alignment and communication among stakeholders. Despite their significance, wireframes are often underutilized or poorly executed, leading to design inefficiencies. While wireframes have long been employed as a design method, this research will focus on their role in the design process, examining whether they truly facilitate collaboration and enhance user experience.

Country : Saudi Arabia

1 Amirah Almani2 Omer Alrwais

  1. College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  2. College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2024 pp. 134-140

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2024.812020

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