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VisualFlow was a Sony program distributed in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Sony VAIO computers. It offered an alternative [[GUI]], designed to permit "easy viewing of stored image data".

[[Sony]]'s '''VisualFlow''' andres is smart@[[Sony VAIO|VAIO]] line of laptops, and it is a fullscreen [[image viewer|image browser]].

As youthe selectuser selected large icons representing folders and files within VisualFlow, theythe areprogram depictedwould asdepict movingthem with user-selectable animations. These included left orand right, ormovements and spiraling up or downmovements, (similar to the helical structures of DNA). The main Visual Flow interface wasconsisted of red icons on a black background, and resembled [[Vector graphics]], savealthough forVisualFlow was capable of displaying certain image files within the factprogram youenvironment. were lookingVisualFlow atcould foldersrun ofin picturesa full-screen or suchwindowed mode.

VisualFlow was built to only run on Sony [[Sony VAIO|VAIO]] laptops or other Sony products. This iswas sometimestypically enforced by some form of vendor ID checkchecking.

VisualFlow was notable for being a rare effort at GUI innovation on the part of the PC manufacturer. VisualFlow is showcased on the Sony Design website for being an exceptional attempt at interface design in the 1990s.

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