Wireframing is a critical step in the UI design process. Mid-fidelity wireframes offer more impactful and engaging visuals compared to low-fidelity versions. However, their creation can be time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring the addition of actual content and semantic icons. In this paper, we introduce a novel solution WireGen, to automatically generate mid-fidelity wireframes with just a brief design intent description using the generative Large Language Models (LLMs). Our experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of WireGen in producing 77.5% significantly better wireframes, outperforming two widely-used in-context learning baselines. A user study with 5 designers further validates its real-world usefulness, highlighting its potential value to enhance UI design process.
@article{arxiv.2312.07755,
title = {Designing with Language: Wireframing UI Design Intent with Generative Large Language Models},
author = {Sidong Feng and Mingyue Yuan and Jieshan Chen and Zhenchang Xing and Chunyang Chen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.07755},
year = {2023}
}