Our process is collaborative

We value your expertise on content and audience.

A visual summary of Background Stories process.
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Scope

We discuss your needs and craft a proposal.

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Kickoff

Meet the full team and we’ll start work.

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Visual Story Development

Our team structures information into a strategic visual narrative.

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Sketches

Review our concept and the flow of your content.

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Digital Design

Your design gets digitized and colorful.

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Iteration

We value your input on each iteration.

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Wrap-Up

Celebrate! Share your story with the world.

A design doesn’t work unless it works for everyone. Our team uses baseline best practices for all projects. This includes legible text, good color contrast, and plain language for general audiences.

We optimize our digital designs according to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines when it fits into the project scope. If your organization has specific requirements, we’ll discuss them early in the process.