digital storytelling
MARKETING THEME | LOGO DESIGN | PRINT | WEB | VIDEO
In academics, stories provide effective learning that can lead the learner to a desire for more cognitive learning. It takes a deep understanding of a thing to tell your own story about it. Hearing someone else’s story can touch viewers deeply, moving them to reflect on their own experiences, modify their behavior, treat others with greater compassion, and become involved to make positive change. Stories can provide unique ways of building community in your own discipline, or in reaching out to other disciplines.
A digital story is a short (3-5 minute) movie that uses images and/or video, voice, and music to tell a story. Digital stories put emphasis on personal voice and facilitative teaching methods.
As co-leader of the Digital Storytelling Program at The Ohio State University, I enjoyed leading 3-day workshops and seeing the wide variety of stories come alive.
In addition to teaching workshops, I created and developed the branding, print and digital media for the program within Ohio State’s guidelines. Each year, we would host a showcase of digital stories produced throughout the year.
This was the first website I designed for the Digital Storytelling Program. At the time, Ohio State’s web branding guidelines required only that the header be consistent across all sites.
This was my first digital story.