Journal

Flowcharts & Comps

by Jen Pennington

Flowcharts are charts that organize content into various categories and subcategories and the structure of a project is “mapped” out. This is extremely useful for the creation of Web sites when clients are not exactly sure how many pages or where certain types of content should go. Once a flowchart is approved, the designer can then use this input to inform the design he or she is creating. Generally these take the form of design comps.

Comps are generally design concepts that imply potential direction for projects. It’s a sampling of flavors, so to speak, where a client may choose ideas that appeal and resonate with their own vision. Once certain specifics become more apparent, the design is finessed over several rounds until final approval.

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