ARTICLE SUMMARY:  As a designer you are hired for your ability to communicate, to take a clients product or service and present it to the world in an effort to sell that client’s product or service. But first you need to sell your client on your vision for achieving that goal.

Enter the Storyboard.

STORYBOARDING: THE ART OF STORYTELLING IN UX” is a look into the storyboard and what it means to design. This article will take a look at

  • What is a storyboard
  • How can a storyboard help designers see how a user will interact with a product?
  • How can a storyboard help designers see how a user will interact with a product?

With all the time designers spend on research, development and design, what good is it if you cannot effectively communicate your ideas and vision to your client, team or stakeholders.

For designers storyboarding is one of the most effective tools for understanding users because they save time and effort, reinforce your designs, and ensure that team members are on the same page about what’s happening in the design process.

This is a great article with links to tutorials to help understand and create storyboards for any design situation.

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