Wireframe Page Types
A page type is a complete, pre-defined page layout based on an assembled set of components and/or elements. A team may choose to create a few representative page types, such as a home page, search results page, and product page, or may use a component and page type library to catalog and evolve a much more extensive collection of page types across projects and efforts.
The EightShapes Unify system comes with sample page types for you to get the idea.
Where
/wireframes/_pages/
How
To use a page type:
- Find the snippet of interest by navigating to the /wireframes/_pages/ directory.
- Place the snippet by either:
- Selecting File > Place and selecting the snippet of interest
- Dragging the snippet from Adobe Bridge or your files window (Windows Explorer or Mac Finder) into an InDesign wireframe document.
- Orient the embedded content (text, objects, etc) to be left-upper aligned with page layout’s guidelines.
- Ungroup the embedded content if necessary to customize your layout.
NOTE: You cannot open a page snippet file independently of an InDesign document (.indd) file; the snippet must be placed into a document.
When
Place a page type onto your wireframe page layout at the outset of authoring content for that page.
Why
A page type is valuable as a:
- Starting point to update that page for a future project
- Standard layout that organizes components and elements in a meaningful way
- Full-page example assembled via components to reinforce reuse to designers and stakeholders
- Supporting artifact for writing guidelines for elements, components and pages