ahandrewh teaches IAT-235information design

P2: Wireframes (due November 5)

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Introduction

Wireframing is a means by which we start to explore the structuring of information and content in digital, interactive contexts. This project provides you with context for a website and asks you to think about how to structure and lay out the content on mobile and desktop platforms.

This project is completed in teams of two or three.

P2: Wireframes is worth 25% of your final grade.

This term's context

For P1, P2 and P4 we will be working with the Embark Sustainability Society to propose a more usable form for their Sustainable Project Funding Opportunities spreadsheet.

You are welcome to:

You are not expected to work within Embark's branding for this project.

Weekly instructions

This project spans multiple weeks. Please read the weekly instructions carefully.

From October 8 to October 22

The first week is about getting set up to work collaboratively, as well as to learn the basics of Figma — our wireframing tool for the term.

Please complete the following:

  1. As a group print the team contract. Bring a printed copy to the next lab.
  2. Individually complete the Embark Sustainability Project Agreement. If you have any questions or concerns about the agreement, please do not hesitate to email Andrew.
  3. As a group select six rows from the Sustainable Project Funding Opportunities spreadsheet to work with for the project.
  4. As a group sketch an information architecture for the website. Propose an information architecture that you believe would work best for making the content more understandable.
  5. Based on the information architecture, individually create low-fidelity hand-sketched wireframes of each website section proposed. The wireframes should:
    • Use a consistent grid structure.
    • Show us the hierachy of content.
    • Show us the layout of content.
    • Show us both desktop and mobile sizing.
    • Be at most 4cm wide.
    • Extend downwards to illustrate content as needed.
    6. A pair of hand-rendered wireframes, one for mobile and one for desktop scale

    A sample of low-fidelity wireframes showing both the mobile and desktop sizing with additional content extending "below the fold" as needed.

Bring to your October 22 lab
  • Your filled in team contract
  • A sketch of an information architecture
  • A set of hand rendered wireframes

We will discuss your deliverables in lab.

From October 22 to October 29

In this week you will be generating wireframes in Figma. They should illustrate the different sections of the website and how they link together.

Please complete the following:

  1. Individually generate a set of medium-fidelity digital wireframes in Figma must be made for a mobile and desktop resolution. Other wireframe requirements:
    • Dimensions of the desktop size are 1920 pixels (wide) by 1080 pixels (tall) — scrolling is expected.
    • Dimensions of the mobile size are 390 pixels (wide) by 670 pixels (tall) — scrolling is expected.
    • Use six rows of Sustainable Project Funding Opportunities spreadsheet content. You are permitted to reorganize and restructure the content.
    • Use only the Regular, Italic, Semibold, and Semibold Italic weights of Open Sans and Bold weight of Montserrat (these fonts are already available in Figma).
    • Only permitted are the following colours:
      • Black — 0,0,0 (RGB) or #000000 (HEX)
      • White — 255,255,255 (RGB) or #FFFFFF (HEX)
      • Dark gray — 77,77,77 (RGB) or #4D4D4D (HEX)
      • Light gray — 179,179,179 (RGB) or #B3B3B3 (HEX)
      • Blue — 80,80,255 (RGB) or #5050FF (HEX)
    • Use a consistent grid structure.
    • Include no branding such as logos.
    • Include no images, icons or illustrations (use empty boxes to indicate where they would go).
    • Link sections together as needed.
A mobile scale wireframe next to a desktop scale wireframe in Figma showing columns structures and content layout

A sample of a medium-fidelity mobile and desktop wireframe in Figma. Your own structure and layout should explore different ideas than the image above.

Bring to your October 29 lab

A URL to Figma wireframes that contain your mobile and desktop resolution wireframes.

We will discuss your deliverables in lab.

From October 29 to November 5

Working with the feedback you have received, as a group create a final set of interactive wireframes for mobile and desktop sizes. Make sure to have followed the rules:

  • Dimensions of the desktop size are 1920 pixels (wide) by 1080 pixels (tall) — scrolling is expected.
  • Dimensions of the mobile size are 390 pixels (wide) by 670 pixels (tall) — scrolling is expected.
  • Use six rows of Sustainable Project Funding Opportunities spreadsheet content. You are permitted to reorganize and restructure the content.
  • Use only the Regular, Italic, Semibold, and Semibold Italic weights of Open Sans and Bold weight of Montserrat (these fonts are already available in Figma).
  • Only permitted are the following colours:
    • Black — 0,0,0 (RGB) or #000000 (HEX)
    • White — 255,255,255 (RGB) or #FFFFFF (HEX)
    • Dark gray — 77,77,77 (RGB) or #4D4D4D (HEX)
    • Light gray — 179,179,179 (RGB) or #B3B3B3 (HEX)
    • Blue — 80,80,255 (RGB) or #5050FF (HEX)
  • Use a consistent grid structure.
  • Include no branding such as logos.
  • Include no images, icons or illustrations (use empty boxes to indicate where they would go).
  • Link sections together as needed.

Grading rubric

Grading for this project focuses on the final wireframes. Please email Andrew with any questions about the rubric.

A B C D/F

Teamwork (4 points):

Team contract has been completed and all weekly teamwork reflections completed (graded individually).

Team contract has been completed and one weekly teamwork reflections missing (graded individually).

Team contract has been completed and two weekly teamwork reflections missing (graded individually).

Team contract is missing and two weekly teamwork reflections missing (graded individually).

Followed the rules (2 points):

All rules — detailed in the project — are followed.

Up to two rules — detailed in the project — are not followed.

Up to three rules — detailed in the project — are not followed.

Four or more rules — detailed in the project — are not followed.

Design (10 points):

  • The layout builds a clear relationship between text, image, and interactive elements; we can see clear clusters of content.
  • Interactive elements — such as buttons or links — are always distinguishable from other content as interactive.
  • The layout builds a clear relationship between text, image, and interactive elements; we can see clear clusters of content.
  • Interactive elements — such as buttons or links — are often distinguishable from other content as interactive.
  • The layout builds an unclear relationships between text, image, and interactive elements, as divisions between clusters of content are unclear.
  • Interactive elements — such as buttons or links — are sometimes distinguishable from other content as interactive.
  • The layout builds a confusing relationships between text, image, and interactive elements.
  • Interactive elements — such as buttons or links — are rarely distinguishable from other content as interactive.

Consistency (3 points):

Visual treatment of elements — headings, links, buttons — is consistent across all desktop and mobile wireframes.

Visual treatment of elements — headings, links, buttons — is mostly consistent across all desktop and mobile wireframes.

Visual treatment of elements — headings, links, buttons — is inconsistent across some desktop and mobile wireframes.

Visual treatment of elements — headings, links, buttons — is inconsistent across all desktop and mobile wireframes.

Grids (3 points):

There are no concerns with the use of grids which establish an effective layout.

There are a few concerns with the use of grids, but they still establish an effective layout.

There are many concerns with the use of grids which makes a somewhat understandable layout.

There is little-to-no use of grids which hinders the understandability of the layout.

Responsive design (3 points):

  • Content effectively reorganizes between mobile and desktop.
  • Text sizing is always appropriate for mobile and desktop.
  • Content effectively reorganizes between mobile and desktop.
  • Text sizing is mostly appropriate for mobile and desktop.
  • Content reorganizes somewhat between mobile and desktop.
  • Text sizing is mostly not appropriate for mobile and desktop.
  • Content does not reorganize, or reorganizes very poorly between mobile and desktop.
  • Text sizing is not appropriate for mobile and desktop.

Final submission requirements (November 5)

The final submission for P2 is a URL to your interactive wireframes for both mobile and desktop.

Your project submission is due to Canvas before your November 5 lab.

Please make sure double-check all your submitted files and URLs to ensure they can be opened. We want to avoid late or problematic submission penalties whenever possible.