Show HN: I stopped wireframing pages – I design SaaS products as visual sitemaps
When building small SaaS tools, I kept running into the same problem:
I’d design beautiful pages…
Then completely rethink navigation later.
So I flipped the workflow.
Now I design the entire product structure first as a visual sitemap.
Not a text list.
Not a static diagram.
A drag-and-drop map of every page and connection.
What changed:
I cut unnecessary pages before writing code
Navigation debates disappeared
Feature creep became obvious
User flows felt cleaner
It felt less like “designing pages” and more like designing a system.
Because I couldn’t find a lightweight tool that felt simple enough, I built this workflow into my own product —
EPIC ( https://no-edit.lovable.app )
It includes a visual sitemap builder designed specifically for small SaaS founders who want to think in structure before UI. I’m not sure why more design tools don’t prioritize structure thinking upfront. Curious — Do you plan product structure visually first, or jump straight into UI?
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