Storyboards
What is it?
Storyboards are a visual representation of a sequence of action through a series of images. Similar to a comic book, they show the interaction between a user and the product in an appealing form that anyone can understand. Each image represents an important step in the action. If the images are not self-explanatory, they are supplemented by additional comments.
Purpose & Objectives
Why are you doing this? What are you aiming for?
Storyboards have the great advantage that they are easy to understand for everyone due to their visual and concrete representation. In addition, they can be created without any special prior knowledge. They are a useful supplement to scenarios and are also popular for stakeholder presentations or initial user tests.
- They can be used
- as a supplement to scenarios
- to ty the pieces together from
- personas,
- scenarios,
- requirements,
- use cases
- into a visual representation of the planned interaction
- to set priorities about which interaction should be implemented
Data Sources
Where do you find the knowledge or input needed to do it?
- Use
- Scenarios
- Personas
- Use cases
- User Stories
Procedure
How do you do it? Which techniques or tools do you use?
- Start with a scenarios to demonstrate how a person uses a system to achieve his/her goals. Include characteristics from your personas for a realistic representation.
- Define a sequence of key scenes in the interaction.
- Draw pictures or use wireframes, screenshots, photos to show what happens in the scenes.
Outcomes / Results
What do you get once you have done it?
