Some of the best ideas start before a lick of HTML or C# code hits my web pages. "Cave drawings" are a crucial part of the process. I like to start out with a visual of a workflow — know that we'll change it a couple of dozen times — and work through scenarios with people, and I really like to do that on paper, or a whiteboard first.
The whole goal of the exercise is to work through ideas, find a basic flow, cite the potential flaws and keep re-working it until a clarity sets in. These kinds of drawings may seem primitive, they work, and they are worth the time and investment.
About Tim Staney
Tim Staney has more than ten years (since 1997) of web development experience building enterprise-grade web applications for Fortune 500, small business and not-for-profit enterprises across the United States and Canada over a wide-range of industries. Tim specializes in information architecture, content management with a keen focus on user experience, and social media integration.
Tim Staney is a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida and active member of his community.
Staney regularly presents to professional and community groups, speaking on social media, social marketing, web content management and web strategy.
Tim Staney is a member of the American Marketing Association and <uwebd />, University Web Developers as well as the St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral Communications Task Force. Tim is the Web Content Manager at St. Petersburg College working for the Marketing and Public Information department managing content in the college's Ektron content management system. Tim also teaches courses like Social Marketing for Small Buisness and Designing Effective Websites for St. Petersburg College's Learn to Earn program.
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