I believe that you shouldn’t design in the chronological order the user will use the product. In other words, you don’t need to design the login screen first. You can pick a point in the middle. I call it an “anchor point”. This point serves as one of the important foundation interfaces. It shows a specific interaction that represents a wider set of areas. These are often a single screen, but they give a gist to how the rest of the product will work.
At Marketo, that screen was the Smart List editor. This is a newer screenshot from the product.
The original looked more like this.
Look at it in PowerPoint to see details.
This one single screen was the foundation of the rest of the product built over the past 8 years. It was modeled after seeing the movie Minority Report.
Now at Engagio, I am designing the same anchor points. How does one do Account Based Marketing specifically? I am starting in the middle and working my way out. It’s a good process for me, but I am unsure if it works for other people. I want to show a screenshot of what I have, but I think I need to wait until we build it. Don’t worry, I am keeping all my old copies.
Whatya think?