User flow is the new wireframe

An illustrated guide on the different ‘resolutions’ of user flows, and when to use them.

What do user flows have to do with wireframes? Wait… there’s different types of user flows? Continue on my dear reader…

Am I going to be being (overly) dramatic — no way! (Yes).
Am I (probably) biased—you bet.
But do you have an informative, opinionated article in front of you which will add a tool to your designer tool-belt—yeah sure why not!

Contents

• 📚 A quick definition of user flows
• 🖥 What role do wireframes have?
  — What do wireframes have to do with user flows?
• 🔍 What are the different ‘resolutions’ for user flows?
• 🤔 FAQ: Frequently Anticipated Questions
  — a cool gif

And if that doesn’t entice you to read to the end my busy skim-reading friend then here is my Code of Content which I promise to abide by ✋

📚 A quick definition of user flows