Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Planning Tools for Interaction - 1

A flow chart is a good way to lay out steps in a graphical manner, which make completing a task or solving a problem easier. A well designed flow chart is easily read and understood. Made up of a series of shapes and appropriate symbols, flow charts are a common way of planning interaction design. Below is a step by step set of instructions on how to use a toaster to cook toast, and a flowchart that represents these steps.


Step by Step instructions on how to cook toast.

1. Plug Toaster into wall socket
2. Turn wall socket power on
3. Put bread in toaster
4. Adjust dial to desired level of cooking
5. Depress level till it clicks at the bottom
6. Once popped, is toast cooked?
7. Wait for toast to cool down
8. Remove toast from toaster
9. Prepare toast to your liking
10. Enjoy!


Flowchart


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