Video · ~15 min

App Wireframe Design and User Flow UX (Whimsical Tutorial)

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A hands on walkthrough of turning an app idea into a user flow and simple wireframes, which is the practical skill our answer keeps pointing at. Watching someone map screens and connect them makes the sketch the flows advice concrete for a first timer. Follow along and you will have a shareable flow of your own by the end.

  • See a user flow built from screen to screen in real time
  • Wireframes can stay rough and still communicate the whole idea
  • A flow diagram shows a developer the path before any code

The question it answers

  1. How do I write a spec for a developer when I'm not technical?

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