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SCENARIOS/VIGNETTES

Scenarios focus on the experience of the interface from the point of view of a user. Scenarios will help you to identify key issues to resolve in your interface design.Early in the concept development phase it is useful to create a narrative "day in the life" of joe public using your interface.

• Try creating stories from different users in your target group such as older folks, kids, pets, etc.
• Have each team member create a scenario and share it with the group. This will help exhaust possibilities.

  You will be suprised at the number of issues arise as the story evolves!

Examples from past projects:coming soon

STORYBOARDS

Storyboards turn your scenarios into visible actions and reactions. A picture helps to bring out details of your design and help the group understand what the "thing" might look/be like. For the making of the Flight of the Phoenix demo, project team members at the HIT lab created a storyboard to sell the concept and to visually represent ideas. Capture the major moments in the story.

Examples from past projects: coming soon

The making of Star Wars Episode 1 is well documented on the web. Demonstrating mouth watering examples of concept diagrams and sketches, these storyboard and drawing techniques can help you get your interface ideas out of your head and on to a page. (not to mention - sell the idea to millions!)