Design Brief and Design Analysis and Constraints:

The following questions will help you plan your website design and complete the 'Design Brief' and 'Design Analysis and Constraints' section of your portfolio.

1.      What is the purpose of your website?

2.      Who is the audience of your website?

a.       What is their age range?

b.      What is their profession?

c.       What are their interests?

3.      Is your site fun or serious?

4.      What is your colour scheme?

5.      Describe your theme?

6.      What types of media are you going to include (pictures, videos, sound)?

7.      Which aspects of your site will make it interactive?

8.      How will users navigate through the site?

9.      What will you include on your menu bar?

Storyboards

A storyboard used to represent systems will show the various interfaces (screens), present in a system as well as the links between them. The representation of each interface should be detailed enough for the reader to identify the purpose, contents and design elements. Areas used for input, output and navigation should be clearly identified and labelled. Any links shown between interfaces should originate from the navigational element that triggers the link. Storyboards can be used in a variety of contexts. They can show the relationship between data entry screens in a database, or scenes in a movie, or slides in a presentation, or pages in a website.

The storyboard example below shows the relationship between three pages of information aimed at promoting a school canteen on a website. Elements of each screen are clearly identified and the links between screens shown.