Designing the Structure
In Rework [FH10], Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson write that “architects don’t worry about which tiles go in the shower or which brand of dishwasher to install in the kitchen until after the floor plan is finalized.”
This is what flow diagrams and storyboards are: your product’s floor plan. We’re at the very beginning of the “design” part of our design process. Flow diagrams and storyboards are not about details. They are about the big picture: the structure.
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