The main goal for most design projects is to convey a message visually, in a way that hooks the viewer. What better way to make an idea stick than by telling a story?
In this course, VP Creative Oluwaseun Duncan walks you through the elements of a compelling story, and demonstrates how to weave narrative into pictures and graphics, for maximum impact.
Learn the tricks that writers, comic-strip artists, advertisers, and illustrators use to elicit emotional responses with stories, and how you can use these to practical application in your designs.
Along the way, Stacey provides examples of great story-driven campaigns created by design firms like Hanson Dodge, Tribu Saatchi & Saatchi, and Aesthetic Apparatus; famous brands such as Harley-Davidson; and artists like our own Mary Jane Begin.
What stories are and why people respond to them.
Connect with your audience
stimulate emotion
worth a thousand words
Story structure
who is the protagonist
what is the story problem
The elements of surprise
Purpose
This exercise helps to test the creativity of delegates on their ability to make stories based on a series of images. Each delegate sees a series of images and needs to make an interesting story that will connects them all together.
Discussion
Who was good at creating an interesting story? Why was the story good? Which set of images proved to be the most difficult to make a story of?
Basically Brand Identity
Symbolism
Iconography and logos
colors and mood
Composition
style
typography
Symbolism/Image
Iconography and logos
colors and mood
Composition/Layout
style
typography
Symbolism/Image
Iconography and logos
colors and mood
Composition/Layout
style
typography
Purpose
Using brand identity and a message
Put it all together
Research the audience and the client
Using personas/Profiling
Coming up with story concepts
The creative brief