How to find and tell your story

"Uncovering history as well as displaying statistics is really challenging and tricky, since traditionally both of them are associated with something boring and insipid that no one loves. However, it is hard to deny that we prefer visual over text, so why not turn this inclination into an advantage and reveal a series of facts and past events in a visually-appealing, engaging and alluring way thereby making a journey through history/story a really enjoyable and rewarding pastime. Besides, you do not have to reinvent the wheel, the solution is already here: visual storytelling is considered to be a new language for effectively and attractively communicating information."

Read the full article to explore these 10 informative and captivating visual storytelling online projects:

• Le Monde
• 25 Years of the Internet
• In Chartered Waters
• Celebrate Design
• Computing History
• A Formula 1 History
• Slam Dunk History
• Flat Guitars
• Wrist
• WorldCup Matchballs

Via Jeff Domansky

Stories play a central role in any culture. Their original purpose is to entertain, educate, and to teach us moral values. Back in the days when there was no mass media, stories were passed on from person to person, from generation to generation. Later, they were written down, duplicated, and easily accessible to the masses. With every new medium people kept finding new and more advanced ways to preserve and share their stories.

Now, in the age of the Internet, it is time to turn things around. It’s no longer about how a medium can help us to pass on our stories. It’s about how stories can help us get the most out of this new medium.

 

Read the full article to discover more about these 10 ways to incorporate storytelling in your web design in order to communicate your messages more effectively in a way that suits your site and audience:

- images

- illustrations

- background images

- mascots

- words

- personality

- parallax scrolling

- interactivity

- social media

- video