Comments on: Stickyframes

By: Ben Crothers

Ben Crothers — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:42:18 +0000

We sometimes use 'stickyframing' as part of the user requirements workshops we run. It's great to first ask workshop participants to write out their ideal pieces of content – one idea per sticky – and then ask them to arrange them on the glass in ways that makes the most sense to them.

We get some surprisingly good ideas come out of it. And another vote from me for Fuzzy Felt Prototyping!

By: Wireframes Magazine

Wireframes Magazine — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:26:19 +0000

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Tracing Paper Layers › Wireframes Magazine — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:03:47 +0000

[...] technique shares some similarities in terms of flexibility with sticky frames. Just as with stickies, the designer can undo and rearrange elements very flexibly. Also, similarly [...]

By: Louise

Louise — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:07:26 +0000

I really want a Fuzzy Felt wireframe kit! How tactile, how lovely, make me one! Please. I already tell my son that my job is "mostly cutting and sticking", Now, how can I get away with lego . . .

By: Marcel Zimmermann

Marcel Zimmermann — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:57:38 +0000

Great! I was inspiried to try this by a video "Paper Prototyping: A How-To Training Video", by Jacob Nielsen. He uses sticky notes in evaluation sessions. In my last project I used this technique in a desing session hands on with the customer. It works great because we used an A3 Paper with a browser-screen on it and then we added the sticky notes as the content boxes or features. That makes fun and is one most efficient techniques I've ever used. :-)

By: Juan Sanchez

Juan Sanchez — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:11:46 +0000

I used to joke about making "Felt Prototyping" based on what kindergarten teachers will use sometimes to tell stories. They stick different pieces of felt up on a felt board that represent characters or objects in a story and change things around as the story progresses. This might be a better solution :-)

By: Yandle

Yandle — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:56:18 +0000

"Photography could not only allow for the various interface states to be frozen as a future reference."

I currently photograph every iteration of a given screen (i.e. every time someone ammends a screen, I photograph it). But I also really like the idea of using photography to capture every state too.

Thanks again for the thoughtful article, Jakub.

By: Tom Buchok

Tom Buchok — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:31:36 +0000

The concept of stickyframing is great. Makes a sketch much more agile.

We've had some success with initial design meetings guiding the prototype design. We'll arrive at a "lowest-common denominator" that becomes the working prototype — i.e. it works for all the various ideas on a concept.

As we lead up to the working prototype, though, stickyframing is something I'd like to try at an upcoming meeting.