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Tips and Tricks for Visual Storytelling & Sustainability Communication

Presentations

Sustainability Visualized
Arlene Birt at TEDxFulbright

The Visual Vocabulary of Sustainability
Interaction Design Association

MEDEA Artist Talk
MEDEA New Media Institute in Malmö, Sweden

Blog Posts

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You’ve Finished Your Theory of Change – What’s Next?

August 26, 2024
Congratulations on finishing your Theory of Change! Capturing the heart of an organization in a single model is no small feat. Now that it’s finished,...
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Create your Own Climate Generation Visual

February 8, 2024
Map your family's climate legacy We're excited that a UN Intergovernmental IPCC figure designed by our creative director has been adapted into a customizable digital...
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Happy 2024!

January 12, 2024
We're excited for another year of creating visuals people ‘get’ at a glance. Looking back at 2023, we’re really proud of the work we’ve done...
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Path to a Successful Visual Story

October 17, 2023
A step-by-step guide to our collaborative process Visual storytelling is a powerful tool to help people understand and engage deeply with complex information. Whether developing...
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The Future of the Creative Process Is Increased Collaboration

September 21, 2023
Our founder/creative director, Arlene Birt, collaborated with more than 60 scientists on data visualizations for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate report. She...
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Same Content: Different Audiences

August 11, 2023
When you design for everyone, you design for no one. ...so the saying goes. And we often find understanding the variety of audiences and media...
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The Power of Background Stories’ Visual Storytelling

January 18, 2023
Our visual storytelling makes an impact…and the science shows it.  To better understand how people engage with a highly-visual infographic compared with a written fact...
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Data + Emotion = Memorable Messaging

October 7, 2022
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...
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Spotlight on Sustainable Forestry

April 22, 2022
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)....
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