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by gabefriedman

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I'm frustrated by the inability of traditional tools
- org charts, design documents - to convey to
clients what a web site will feel like and do. Or
frustrated by my inability to make them convey
this.

What tools do people find useful fordoing
this? Or what use do people make of these
tools that I haven't thought of?

The goal is simply to allow a client to look at a
document (could be online, interactive) and
get a sense of the shape, scope and
relationships of the site.

Thanks

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by Lamont Adams

Interesting question... are you looking for something to help communicate with technical or non-technical people?

Could you impart this feel for the site by building a static mockup or prototype? Just whip up a few pages in static HTML to give the client an idea. You'll probably get more feedback from them this way than if you present simply flowcharts or design documents.

by gl44

They convey the feel very well, but good ones are relatively expensive to build. If you already have the customer's approval for the project or you are reccommending something significantly different from what they are used to, I would suggest a mockup.

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