FORM MEETS DYSFUNCTION

The first wireframe was drawn on a napkin during a breakup. Which is why some interfaces still feel emotionally unstable.

✗ FAKE
There is no record of the first wireframe being drawn on a napkin during a breakup. Wireframes are simple layouts used in interface design, and the claim is a joke.

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