The Role of Storytelling
Oct 7th 2021
Web & Mobile Design - DMA 331
Today’s Plan
Reading Discussion
Storytelling
As a sales tool, helping to get stakeholders to buy in to your work
As a research tool, helping users understand the context what you are investigating
Sometimes it’s more important than the execution of the end product, specially when the technology isn't there just yet
Story helps to cement the rationale of work from the very beginning
Site Maps
What’s a Site Map?
Visual sitemaps are a hierarchical diagram that shows the information architecture of a website. It gives you a visual representation of the site’s organization and how different sections are linked together.
Information Architecture
The structure of your sites content and pages.
Independent of the content details. But matching closely to how your user to be associated.
The relationship between pages and interactions on a website.
Midterm Project
Assignment Review
Break
Follow Along Figma Exercise
Recreating a pixel perfect version of the Bon Appetit website
Considering components & styles along the way
Reviewing the design on device (Figma Mobile App)
Rose Bud Thorn
This is working great!
A highlight, success, small win, or something positive that happened.
This is an opportunity!
New ideas that have blossoming or something you are looking forward to knowing or experiencing
This is broken!
A challenge you experienced or something you can use more support with
At least 2 of each in reflection of today’s class