Storyboarding
What
A visual sequence of a specific use case or scenario, coupled with a narrative.
Why
To visualize interactions and relationships that might exist between a user and a solution in the context of the user’s full experience.
Templates
- Storyboard (Miro)
- The Product Storyboard by Orbit Ventures (Miro)
How to do it
- Gather any documents that describe the different use cases or scenarios in which users will interact with your service.
- Sketch scenes that visually depict a user interacting with the service, including as much context as possible. For example: Are they on the move? Where are they? What else is in their environment?
- Annotate each scene with a description of what the user is attempting to do. Describe what general feeling or experience the team wants the user to have.
- Review this storyboard with the product team and stakeholders for feedback. Iterate until the storyboard represents a shared vision of the scenario and progression of scenes.
- Create a polished version of the storyboard if you plan to use it for future work or in other external contexts.
Additional resources
- Tool: Communication Methods Supporting Design Processes. Service Design Tools.
- “Storyboarding in the Software Design Process.” Ambrose Little.
- “The 8 Steps to Creating a Great Storyboard.” Jake Knapp.
Considerations for use in government
No PRA implications. No information is collected from members of the public.