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User Flow Visualization

A user flow is a direction taken by a user to accomplish a mission in a user interface, from the entry point to the ending goal. The homepage of your website could be the entrance point, with the purchase of your product as the ultimate target. The user journey's navigation steps are described by the user flow.

Keep in mind that each user flow is unique to a single user community, so if you have several target groups, you'll need to create different user flows for each of them. Some typical user flows, according to Smashing Magazine, are: 

Paid advertisement – a person who clicks on a banner ad or clicks on a Google AdWords ad.

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A person who comes to a social network because of a friend's message.

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Email – a person that has been referred via an email newsletter.

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Organic quest – a consumer that arrives from a deep connection that was discovered via a search.

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A person that comes from a mention on the news or a blog post is recognized as a press or news article.

Advantages of User Flows User Flows are worth a thousand pictures if one picture is worth a thousand sentences.

Why is User Flows unique among UX Design deliverables? They do, however, have a number of advantages that make them much more effective communicators than the prototype: 

They're fast – Visualizing a workflow with User Flows is the quickest way to do it. You might also render them in your modelling tools. There's no reason to turn from one app to another.

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Better method visualization – Unlike designs, which mimic the final solution, User Flows displays all of the options in a single image.

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Other than mock-ups – Using the exported series of mock-ups to demonstrate the procedure is not the best option. The app isn't just a set of screens. Interactions are the answer. Since they are all tasks/processes that users want to finish, you shouldn't think of the approach as a set of screens.

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Prototypes – When you share a prototype, you can't be sure if anyone has been down any of the paths. In a single picture, User Flows displays all of the directions.

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Process before user interface – You should imagine all of the projects before you start making mock-ups. This methodical approach should be reflected in the user interface. Any User Flow Kits help you to simulate UI before creating your own by using built-in templates.

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Blocks and mock-ups of arrows are simple to grasp for all. It's a mystical deliverable that eloquently describes the built solution's relationships. Clients or the team would be able to grasp Interface Flows (Wire/UI Flows) with mock-ups included.

Justinmind is a web and mobile prototyping platform that allows developers to plan and simulate their conversion flow in context. Users provide a full range of features for building user flow, including integrations with usability testing tools, a versatile scenario designer, and criteria specification capabilities. Throughout the design process, users can drag and drop elements onto the canvas and monitor their progress in any browser or on any screen. With Justinmind’s Events framework, users can make their Screen Flow interactive.

My usage and disadvantages 

I'm not suggesting that the deliverables themselves are flawed, but I do agree that the word "User Flow" is problematic (and several other similar ones). The fact that someone who can provide a clear description of it does so by comparing it with something else (which is similar but different) suggests that it is a word that needs to be clarified.

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However, it appears that this is the case for User Flow, either because the term is poorly articulated or because no one knows what it means.

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Due to a shortage of advanced resources, creating user flows has historically been difficult. Our interface flow diagrams frequently resemble a bowl of spaghetti, with connectors flowing through a frame and causing us to squint our eyes while we closely follow each string while using standard flow diagramming tools.

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And, if we make revisions to our designs, which is a necessary and unavoidable part of the process, we must re-import a screen, rebuild the connectors, and reoutput the project to a PDF format, or even re-print the whole thing.

Conclusion The aim of a UX study is to increase a product's user flow quantitatively. To prevent waking up one day to a cluttered and difficult-to-use product, this should be done on a regular basis, particularly during major releases. Analysing the product's user flow and overall UX would allow designers to discover multiple pain points and frustrations—to walk a mile in the users' shoes—and openings that will enhance the product's overall user experience.

References: Alviri, A. (2017, December 21). Enhance user flow – a guide to ux analysis. https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/guide-to-ux-analysis. Google. User Journey Maps or User Flows, what to do first? Google. https://www.google.com/amp/s/medium.com/amp/p/48e825e73aa8. 10 must-know tools for creating user flows with great UX. Justinmind. https://www.justinmind.com/blog/10-must-know-tools-for-creating-user-flows-with-great-ux/....