Storyboards
Storyboards are used by multimedia developers to visualise the look and layout of screens. It is common for storyboards to be created for each screen before authoring commences. Designers will often create 3 different designs for their clients to chose from following the first meeting with them.
It is important that a project has both consistency in its navigational framework and that different sections are identifiable in some way. This may involve making some elements consistent between screens (such as typography, navigational devices and headlines) whilst making dramatic content changes in media (images etc) between screens.
Here are some things to consider ...
- A user must always know they are in the same project, create a familiar and consistent environment.
- Your navigation devices should be placed in the same location on every screen.
- Elements should be laid out consistently, perhaps by using a grid.
- Margins and columns should be consistent.
- Make typography consitent.
- Text styling should be consistent (by use of a style sheet).
- Colour should be consistent.
- etc
