Mapping the Path to Watershed Improvement
Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP)
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Making Climate Science Visual
We collaboratively designed 24 figures for the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report together with 50+ climate scientists and with input and approval by 195 governments.
The Power of Background Stories’ Visual Storytelling
To better understand how people engage with a highly-visual infographic compared with a written fact sheet, we designed materials for an experiment done in collaboration with the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative, using their SCOPE (Science Communication Optimizer for Policy Engagement) rapid-testing method.
Data + Emotion = Memorable Messaging
Numbers are a useful way to quantify and understand the world around us. What numbers alone can’t do, however, is provide an emotional connection between the viewer and the data. To do this, we need to tell a story.
Learning More About the Strengths and Challenges Facing Our Communities
St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation (SPMF)
Spotlight on Sustainable Forestry
Climate change has led many people and organization to explore how we can pull more carbon out of the atmosphere and store it (carbon sequestration). This carbon collection can happen in many forms, and growing plants are one key method for storing carbon. Plants use CO2 from the atmosphere to grow, and they release oxygen as their “waste product” – the opposite of animal metabolism. Carbon sequestration is more complex than just planting trees. Background Stories recently partnered with Dovetail Partners to visually show how humans can more effectively support carbon sequestration while also meeting human needs for forest products.
Creating Accessible Design
Accessibility is an important consideration throughout the design process: from layout, to font selection, to image tags. We want all relevant audiences – including people with disabilities – to be able to connect with the visuals that we create. Although accessibility guidelines vary, depending on the design output (digital, print, etc.), here is an overview of items the Background Stories team considers when designing for audiences.
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Your research is complicatedExplaining it shouldn’t be WHO WE AREHOW WE WORKOur teamExperts at creating emotionally-engaging content on challenging topicsArlene Birt Founder & Creative DirectorRead bio Arlene Birt is a visual storyteller, speaker, educator, and public artist. Birt aims to put data into context and help individuals emotionally connect to seemingly distant environmental concepts. An […]
Tuna Research Made Visual
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
Explaining Energy Regulation
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)