On November 22, 2011, I (Shane) started my blog at roughlybrilliant.com as a way to share everything I was learning about jQuery Mobile and Mobile UX (User Experience). I had no idea what it would turn into and what would strike a chord. Since it's a developer-centric blog, it came as a bit of a surprise to me that the remarks I made about stepping away from the keyboard and sketching our designs first would spark the most positive comments. It is my firm belief that the best way to start your jQuery Mobile projects, is on a pad of Post-it notes.

There is a good chance that this chapter will feel like the most work and feel the most foreign. But ultimately, I believe it will probably be the chapter that gives you the most growth. It's normal for developers to sit down and start coding, but it's time to grow past that.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics: