Wed, May 25, 2005

Wireframe storyboard: diagramming asynchronous web applications

by Austin Govella

Changes in time, the main difficulty in diagramming asynchronous web applications (RIAs/Ajax, etc.

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Changes in time, the main difficulty in diagramming asynchronous web applications (RIAs/Ajax, etc.), are best depicted in parallel series. Tufte’s already laid it all out for us.

This is my second rough attempt, but it seems to hold up pretty well.

Wireframe storyboardTwo-page sample (118kb Flashpaper).

The little eye and lightning bolt reference passive vs. active tasks depicted on the task flow.

Talk About "Wireframe storyboard: diagramming asynchronous web applications"

Rick Bond said:

Thanks for posting this! You said "Tufte laid it out for us"--can you tell me in which book/article?

Wed, Jun 1, 2005

Austin said:

Tufte never specifically addresses diagramming RIAs. I'm referring to his writing on parallel series (e.g. Galileo's illustrations of sunspots and the rings of Saturn). He also founds his entire empire on the notion that one should add context whenever possible to create rich meaning for your audience.

I'll have a revised version of this diagram up in a day or two. It's much cleaner and communicates more clearly.

Thu, Jun 16, 2005

Getting My Bearings said:

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Wed, Sep 7, 2005

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Sat, Oct 15, 2005

Getting My Bearings » Blog Archive » DCIA: User Experience Week Redux said:

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Thu, Dec 21, 2006

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