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and fix interaction with an interface at a specific point

in time, they should be accompanied by the written

word (from short notes explaining interaction to, when

needed, complex technical documentation).

However, they might be also used in a less formal way.

Since they are quick and simple in form, they serve

well as clear sketches for inner communication in the

team. If developers ask how something should be

done – the answer can be provided as a rapidly created

wireframe.

To give you an example, UXPin is a startup with

really rapid development cycles (releases every couple

of days). We use wireframes to quickly visualise tasks

(even small ones!). It eliminates misunderstandings and

is really cheap.

Wireframes are seldom used as a testing material,

although they may help to gather feedback in initial,

guerrilla-style, research, in which you don’t care about

methodological purity, but rather try to get some quick

insights.

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