UX mockups
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Mock-up, or prototyping, is one of the elements of digital product design.
Visualizing a project using UX mockups allows you to understand the design, see its features and easily implement changes in the early stages of development. Among other things, it shows the size and placement of elements on a page or in an application. It also defines the relationships between them.
Before starting work on a mockup, UX research should be conducted to create a concept for our product. A UX mockup (wireframes, mock-ups, blue prints) is a simplified version of the final product.
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Types of UX mockups
Mock-ups can take place at different levels of detail, there are two basic types of UX mock-ups – Lo-fi and Hi-fi. However, before proceeding to create a digital prototype, it is not uncommon to start work with a design on a piece of paper, so-called paper prototyping. This makes it possible to quickly extract the most essential elements, which will find their way into further work on the final product. Lo-fi is characterized by a low level of detail. Such a design usually appears in shades of gray, as it aims to show the size and location of individual elements.
It does not take into account the detailed parts of the design, focusing only on priority factors such as buttons, links or images. It comes in the form of a block diagram or gray-box wireframing, which is the shading of rectangles due to their priority in the overall diagram. Hi-fi wireframes, on the other hand, are created after testing the basic functions of a product. They are primarily used to refine detailed elements of the product, such as content. The design takes on color – colorful graphics, pictograms, icons appear. At this stage it is a good idea to define a specific color palette to be adhered to throughout the project. The mock-up of high fidelity is very close to the final design of the entire project, so it’s a good idea at this stage to dispel any doubts about particular details of the product.
How to create a UX mockup?
Before starting digital prototyping of a product, activities should be preceded by UX research to create an outline of the essential elements to be included in the design. First of all, it is worth focusing on usability studies to verify the need for specific parts of the product. Other factors include heatmap, competitive analysis, quantitative analysis, surveys or in-depth interviews. The information gathered will speed up and facilitate further work. In addition, dissecting the structure of the design of an application or website allows you to predict how much time will be needed to mock-up the various product projections. It is a good idea to start prototyping with a simplified, hand-drawn sketch. This makes it easier to extract the best ideas, which will be applied in the next stages – Lo-fi and Hi-fi mockups.
UX mockups – what tools?
One of the most popular digital prototyping software is Figma. It is the tool we rely on to create UX mockups. Figma allows sharing and collaborative work with the entire team in real time. It allows for real-time commenting, which gives quick feedback on the project from both colleagues and the client. Such features make project work dynamic. Extremely useful is also the recordable history of project changes, which allows quick return to previous stages of mockup. In addition, Figma gives you the possibility to create sub-projects – pages – which, for example, are used on other devices. It is also worth mentioning atomic design, which allows you to create base units of designs, which are the basis for the creation of subsequent, more advanced activities. A significant convenience is the ability to import files from the Sketch platform. Figma is all about integrated high-quality prototyping. Of course, there are quite a few other UX mockup tools, such as UXPin, Balsamiq, Sketch, Axure, Marvel, Invision, among which there is something for everyone.
[re]asuming – UX mockups.
At Re Ben Gesta, we know how to effectively build a brand image on the Internet. We treat each project individually, taking into account all expectations and needs of the client. When creating UX mockups, we rely on the extensive knowledge and experience of our team, which we have gained during numerous projects.
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Verification
With UX mockups, you can easily and quickly correct any errors and test users' reactions to a product
Saving time
UX mockups save time for everyone involved in their creation - from the client to the design team to the users
Saving money
UX mockup avoids mistakes that are time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive to solve
Proven solutions
Mock-up of digital product precludes conducting experiments on users, saving them frustration
Predicting costs
At the mock-up stage, it is easier to estimate the cost of a digital product, taking into account the time-consumption and complexity of making it
FAQFrequently asked
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What are the steps involved in creating a UX mockup?
- Gathering data
When creating a UX mockup, it is first necessary to know the business requirements of the product and grasp the idea of the product as accurately as possible.
- Pre-planning
The design team develops the initial screens, User Interface and user flow.
- Sketches
Whether on paper or in the form of a graphic note on a computer, sketches are transferred to the appropriate program and then shared with the design team.
- Information architecture
Creating accurate information architecture diagram
- Design
Designing a mock-up in the appropriate prototyping software is the final building block.
As a customer, do I have visibility into the mockup of my digital product?
Of course. Your contribution to the design depends on your willingness and involvement in the creation of the product – you can entrust it entirely to us or be an active member of the design team. In addition, you decide on the final product. You accept it or report the need for modifications.
Sometimes the mockups are black and white. Why?
Color consistency at some stage of design serves to present the functionality of the digital product, rather than its potential final appearance with the target color scheme applied. In other words – such a mockup simply serves a different function – it presents the product from the side of functionality, information architecture, and not strictly aesthetics.
Can a UX mockup be drawn up... on a piece of paper?
Often the prototype is actually drawn out on a sheet of paper. This allows you to quickly make an overview sketch, eliminate later optional problems, easily make corrections or choose from several sketches – the one with the greatest potential. In the next step, however, we move on to the use of professional UX mockup solutions.
