OddBird

High-fidelity design mockups can mislead clients into focusing on superficial details like colors and fonts rather than core structural decisions. OddBird deliberately removes polish from early mockups using techniques like grayscale filters, off-brand fonts, or scribbled annotations to help clients understand what stage the design is in and provide appropriate feedback. This approach prevents 'premature sheen' from creating false impressions of completeness and keeps conversations focused on the right questions at each phase of the project.

Make it ugly, for clients

Agreed. High fidelity can help approve a project, however. So maybe the main flow or a few essential pages could use it while the rest less so.

It is a testament to your strength that you are able to apply your unique approach to your own clients. Most clients don’t let us do what we want.

Totally agree, it enforces the WORK IN PROGRESS concept, and guide the attention of the stakeholders where YOU want.

I used Balsamic mockups in the past. They had a “Napkin” theme that made everything look like it’s sketched and very unofficial. It was great.