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Using a flow chart to plan a large website
Written By cgilbert on Feb. 19, 2008.
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What does everyone do in preparation for creating a large web site?
I need to develop a large (100+ page) website with back end user administration.
I have researched different flow chart programs, but do not like any of their functionality.
Does anyone use flow charts, or can anyone push me to a better planning program.
fuscom
Written Feb. 19, 2008 / Report /
Well, I guess you could look in to any one of the offerings in the contextual ads that your post prompted here.
caseyg
Written Feb. 20, 2008 / Report /
I use OmniGraffle to build my flow charts, it came bundled with my Powerbook.
On a PC, I'd use Visio, or Powerpoint if that wasn't available- it has all the basic shapes you need and you can attach text labels to them.
karmatosed
Written Feb. 20, 2008 / Report /
For me it's omnigraffle every time. I even use it for the first stage of wireframing.
ericastjohn
Written Feb. 22, 2008 / Report /
as silly as this sounds...
I take a 2x3 piece of foam board, use post it notes and make categories, pages I will need
home / about / products / services / contact
etc.. then make a flow chart underneat with more specific using more post it notes or different colours.
That way, I can write on them, move them around to diff categories if i need to , rearrange, rename, whatever
if needed, i make foamboards into categories and use post it notes for pages or sub categories.
Mike
Written Feb. 22, 2008 / Report /
I bet that looks pretty cool on your wall Erica.
ericastjohn
Written Feb. 23, 2008 / Report /
LOL Mike. It does - colourful! I have a few hanging up I am working on. The nice part is it works wether it is 5 pages or 500. Keeps me organized!
At our other place (And I want to do it again) We had wipe boards on the walls. You could literally draw on walls. Worked great for post it notes too.
Now.. a house with all wipe off walls .. that's what I want to do now :) NICE!