A Collection of Printable Sketch Templates and Sketch Books for Wireframing

At the beginning of a web (or application) development project I always create the sketches first. While sketching can be done on a blank paper, it’s much better to use a sketch template. For me that is the best and most productive way to work on and improve my ideas before application development begins (and things get more complicated :-)). This way I won’t pay too much attention to some details that should be taken care of later, but stay focused on general layout and functionality.

Below you will find more than 20 resources that you can use in sketching phase of application development. If you have some additional resources to share, please leave a comment so I can add them to the list.

And, of course, don’t forget to share your wireframes on I ♥ wireframes :-)

• Printable sketch templates for websites
• Printable sketch templates for mobile applications
• Sketch Books
• Make you own sketch templates

Printable sketch templates for websites

These are some pretty good, printable sketch templates for website design.

Browser Sketch Pad (PDF)

Browser Sketch Pad by Design Commission — see original source

• Browser Sketch Pad (PDF, Letter Sized Template)
• Browser Sketch Pad (PDF, A4 Sized Template)

960 grid template

960 grid template by Nathan Smith — see original source

• 960 Sketch PDF template

Graph paper

Graph paper by Konigi — see original source

• All Konigi PDF templates
• Konigi PDF Wireframe with notes
• Konigi PDF Wireframe (Landscape)
• Konigi PDF Wireframe (Portrait)
• Konigi PDF Storyboard
• Konigi PDF Storyboard with notes
• Konigi PDF Two-by-two
• Konigi PDF Basic

Paper browser

Paper browser by Rain Creative Lab — see original source

• Paper browser PDF template (Horizontal)
• Paper browser PDF template (Vertical)

MBTI sketching paper for ideation

MBTI sketching paper for ideation by Concept7 — see original source

• MBTI sketching paper (A4)
• MBTI sketching paper (A3)
• MBTI sketching paper (Letter)
• MBTI sketching paper (Legal)

Sketching grid paper

Sketching grid paper by Concept7 — see original source

• Concept7 A4 sketching grid paper
• Concept7 A3 sketching grid paper

6 pages template

6 pages template by nunile — see original source

• 6 pages PDF template

Paper wireframe templates

Paper wireframe templates by Jason Robb — see original source

• Paper wireframe templates (PDF templates)
• Paper wireframe templates (PSD and PDF templates)

Sketchboards

Sketchboards by adaptive path — see original source

• Multi page template (PPT template)
• Single page template (PPT template)

Wireframe template

Wireframe template by Alfonso Bozzelli — see original source

• PDF wireframe template

Printable sketch templates for mobile applications

Due to raising popularity of iPhone and Google Android platforms, you might get a few mobile application design projects from time to time. So be prepared. Below you’ll find a few of them that I used and recommend.

iPhone UX Sketch Templates

iPhone UX Sketch Templates by Erik Loehfelm — see original source

• PDF iPhone sketchboard
• Omnigraffle iPhone sketchboard
• Photoshop iPhone sketchboard
• EPS iPhone sketchboard
• PNG iPhone sketchboard

iPhone Sketch Pad (PDF)

iPhone Sketch Pad by Design Commission — see original source

• iPhone Sketch Pad (PDF, Letter Sized Template)
• iPhone Sketch Pad (PDF, A4 Sized Template)

iPhone Application Sketch Template

iPhone Application Sketch Template by Oliver Waters — see original source

• iPhone Application Sketch Template (300dpi A4 JPEG)

iPhone Wireframe Templates for Sketching

iPhone Wireframe Templates for Sketching by Evan K. Stone — see original source

• iPhone Paper Prototype (PDF and Visio (VSD) format)

iPhone App Wireframe Template

iPhone App Wireframe Template by full of design — see original source

• iPhone Notepad Portrait Template (PDF)
• iPhone Notepad Landscape Template (PDF)

Sketch Books

You may prefer to buy a finished product, a sketchbook. Or perhaps you’re just too lazy to print the ones that are downloadable :). Anyway, here’s the list of sketchbooks I recommend:

Browser Sketch Pad

Graph paper pad with browser chrome on top.

Browser Sketch Pad by Design Commission — see original source

• 8.5 X 11 Inches
• 50 Sheets in a pad
• 70 lb Paper
• Chip board back

Wireframe Graph Paper Notepad

Wireframe Graph Paper Notepad by Konigi — see original source

• 50 sheets
• 8 1/2 x 11 inches on white opaque vellum paper

Storyboard Notepad

Storyboard Notepad by Konigi — see original source

• 50 sheets
• 8 1/2 x 11 inches on white opaque vellum paper

Dot Grid Book

Dot Grid Book by Behance — see original source

• Semi-Hard Suede-touch Cover
• 9 x 10.5 Inches
• 50 pages, 80lb Premium Blend Paper
• Double spiral (black)

App Sketchbook

Quickly put your iPhone® app designs on paper.

App Sketchbook by Stephen Martin — see original source

• 50 Double-sided pages
• 3 real-size iPhone® templates per page
• Pixel (20px) ruler and title bar markings
• Ruled section for your development notes

iPhone Sketch Pad

iPhone Sketch Pad by Design Commission — see original source

Has one phone silhouette on the front side and three on the back. 200 possible screens per pad.

• Printing on both sides
• Grid lines
• 8.5 X 11 Inches
• Project name, Screen, and Date fields
• 50 sheets, 70 lb paper
• Cardboard back

Notepod

Notepod by Jacky Winter and Inventive Labs — see original source

• Three 60 x 110mm
• 100pp Notepods printed on both sides
• 80gsm laser throughout with a stiff black strawboard back

Make your own sketch templates

Free Online Graph Paper / Grid Paper PDFs

Downloadable and very printable.

Free Online Graph Paper by Incompetech — see original source

• Square Graph Paper PDFs (Graph Paper, Dots)
• Triangle Hexagonal Grid Paper PDFs
• Brick, Asymmetric, and Specialty Graph Paper PDFs (Storyboards)
• Circular and Polar Graph Paper PDFs
• Writing and Note-taking Graph Paper PDFs (Notebook Paper, Lined Paper)