To plan out every single screen would make the whole enterprise so
dreadfully dull and rigid. For me, it's a lot like music composition
(my previous training). Frequently, the passage/screen at hand will
dictate other riffs/widgets...OK, I'll stop before I get too far afield.
The fact is, some people work better with a carefully worked out plan
done up front, and others prefer to tackle the part that interests
them the most (or perhaps is the key task that must be achieved) first.
-David
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David Drucker
Vancouver, BC
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On 27-May-08, at 12:54 PM, Leah Buley wrote:
I agree that doing task flows first is probably the standard, but
I'll play devil's advocate here: you can actually get some pretty
interesting results by diving right away into super sketchy, lo-fi
wireframing.
Task flows can sometimes make a process seem linear and sequential
even though people may approach it by fits and starts, through weird
back doors, and in otherwise unpredictable ways.
Starting with the most interesting moment in a process and
envisioning what that might look like and then brainstorming around
what hangs off that moment -- before, after, and parallel to it --
can be another good way to start to get your hands around how much
complexity you're dealing with.
Then on to task flows and more traditional wireframing...
Leah
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