It is always a good idea to sketch interface ideas on paper first, for several reasons:
- Flexibility: Paper is the most flexible design medium. All others will guide your designs in some way, because of the frameworks or widgets they provide.
- Low investment: Drawing designs on paper is low investment. It is easy to throw away designs or pivot to a new design direction.
- Lack of detail: With prototyping tools, it is too easy to add too much detail to early designs, as the tools support this. When you are creating a rough idea or concept of what your web page could look like, it is too early for detail.
Designing an effective interface and user experience is a complex, difficult task. This can be especially daunting ...