Storyboards are a sequential series of images or illustrations that are developed for the purpose of visualising or planning for various forms of media or even a set of instructions.
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Making toast storyboard
14 years ago
Planning Tools For Interaction - Storyboards
Examples Of Information/Instructional Design
Code Breaking. How Safe is your Password
by Robin Richards
The visual representation of the strength and weaknesses of a variety of users' passwords.
The PolarClock 3.0
A colourful yet simplistic portrayal of date and time.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
by Harry Pearce and Jason Ching
A visual expression of drug users around the world. Also shown among these drugs users are people who suffer from HIV.
What Is Information/Instructional Design?
Information Design involves the detailed planning of information to be used effectively and efficiently by a particular audience. Visual representations of the data are created to aid the viewer to be able to understand its meaning clearer. Information design focuses on what is required to be known so that instruction can be developed.
Planning Tools For Interaction - Mood Boards
Mood boards allow people to view expressions and visual references for each aspect of a persona. An example of a mood board for the following information is below:
John is a 75-year-old retired carpenter who still enjoys hikes in national parks and riding his Harley-Davidson. He looks forward to the local club raffle and a catch up with the boys on a Thursday evening. He also enjoys playing bingo, listening to local radio and watching old western movies with his wife Jill. As he gets older and has to visit the hospital more often, he prefers quick and efficient healthcare with simple, bold instructions and hospital signs. He aims to enjoy the rest of his life traveling a little and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren.
• Location: Hobart
• Toaster Usage: Unfortunately Johnny has never used a fancy new electric toaster
• Computer/Internet Usage: PC, Occasionally browses the Internet with the help of his grandchildren.
• Computer Skill: Novice user. Finds things too complicated on the computer to use. Has an email but doesn’t know how to use it properly.
What Is Interactive Design?
Interaction involves the communication between a user and the computer in order to accomplish something either directly or indirectly. Interactions can be either one-on-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many. An interaction designer creates either a digital or analog product, physical or conceptual, or a combination of all these.
Interactive design is focused on how products work and how they are used. An interactive designer focuses on designing everything that deals with interaction including the behaviours to be defined. The focus on connections between people should not be forgotten.
Planning Tools For Interaction - Flowcharts
Flowcharts are used to give a visual representation of a set of instructions and aid a user to perform decisions.
- Place toaster on a stable hard and flat surface.
- Plug into power outlet.
- Turn power outlet switch on.
- Insert one or two pieces of bread.
- Look at cook setting.
- Determine if setting is on medium.
- Depress lever and wait for ejection.
- Check darkness of toast. Is it medium or dark brown?
- Wait for toast to be cool enough to toast.
- Test toast is safe to touch. Is it?
- Remove toast and prepare.... ITADAKIMASU!
Examples Of Web 2.0
It has been mentioned that Web 2.0 is made up of a number of different technologies that come together to form an integrated network of interactivity. Featured below are three different websites that each have their own purposes to deliver content and a means of interactivity among its users.
IGN is a website that focuses on various forms of entertainment ranging from movies, to music, to games. The website's home page features large images as previews that link to either a number of images, a video, or a news article. Users are able to write their own articles and post to the site, or comment on existing articles.
Super Stevo - Web 2.0 Interactive Design is an example of a blog. Blogs allow users to post anything they like from articles, to images, or videos. Other users are able to read each other's blogs and comment on the posts.
YouTube is a website primarily focused on the delivery of user-generated content. Its main purpose is the sharing of videos. Users are able to view videos, post their own videos, rate videos, as well as comment on them.
What Is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 is what the Internet has evolved to. In this day and age the Internet focuses on interactivity. The ability for users to collaborate and interact with each other has become one of the main purposes for accessing the Internet. Web 2.0 is made up of technologies that enable such interaction between users on the Internet. Examples of these technologies include blogging, social networking, Wikipedia, and podcasting. No longer is the Internet used for reading static information; it is now used to share music, videos, and interact in new and evolving ways.
To put simply...
Web 2.0 - it's how we roll.
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