Balsamiq Academy

This mini-course will teach you the basics of proximity, alignment, and visual hierarchy, and how to use different components, like dropdowns and buttons.

With this free course you’ll learn the basics of the most essential navigation elements and Information Architecture.

Follow a website redesign project for a museum, from the research phase to the final implementation. A free case study course with UX and UI expert Piccia Neri.

This easy-to-follow course is intended for Product Managers, Entrepreneurs, and other non-designers who want to feel comfortable in the world of UI design.

Learn the basics of User Experience Design with an easy-to-follow process and pointers for where to learn more. Brought to you by Theresa Neil and Balsamiq.

Free course on how to use Balsamiq Cloud to create wireframes of a digital product quickly. Lots of design tips and tricks by Billy Carlson, author and UX educator.

Over 3 hours of video lessons by UX expert Paul Boag about how humans think and behave when interacting with your product. For UI novices and non-designers.

Website review video series with UX expert Paul Boag. 20-minute videos packed with insights, suggestions, and tips to improve your own website’s user experience.

See what’s new in Balsamiq: comment threads, filters, and improved callout visibility.

The future of Balsamiq is Cloud! Sales of our legacy product, Balsamiq for Desktop will stop on December 31, 2026. Learn what that means for you.

See what’s new in Balsamiq: a 5-project plan, UI facelift, and templates designed to help you wireframe faster.

See what’s new in Balsamiq: new dashboard, data, and Tailwind inspired UI controls.

See what’s new in Balsamiq: the Sketch wireframe style, simplified symbol editing, and more—all built for early-stage product work.

What’s new in Balsamiq: we updated the onboarding by adding user segmentation questions, redesigned the project navigation, and added new pricing and plans.

Summer brings a redesigned Balsamiq Wireframes Editor and a couple nice new features! Join Brendan as he walks you through all of it.

Font Awesome 6, Project Properties, and when to remove a feature. All that in this month's Dev Update Blogpost

A Dropdown menu (or Combo Box, Pull Down menu, Picker) gives you a list of items to select from. It’s a common element in forms, setting pages, and quizzes.

How to design data tables: different styles (zebra stripes, free-form, ruled grid / rows / columns), common cell types, tables on mobile, and best practices.

Buttons are common elements of every interface and are used to execute an action. It must be apparent what that action will be, to avoid any mistakes or confusion.

Menus contain links and buttons that help you navigate to different pages and features. Choosing what goes in the menu can be critical for your users' experience.

Pop-ups usually display marketing messages. Modals are activated by the user. Lightboxes are used to enlarge images. All of them pop up onto the user’s screen.

Text input fields allow keyboard input from the user. They are frequently used with other types of input controls in a form, but can be used on their own.

Checkbox controls allow users to select items from a list when multiple selections are valid. Read more for tips, best practices, and different use cases.

Radio button controls allow users to select items from a list when only a single selection is valid. Find out when you should use them and some best practices.