Our goal at Shorthand has always been to empower users to craft the most engaging visual narratives on the web. Remaining at ...

Unlikely as this might seem from social media platforms, we’re living in a golden age of science communication. As newspapers and magazines struggle to fund specialist science reporters, it might seem ...

But until relatively recently, truly multimedia storytelling simply hasn’t been an option for most content professionals. Multimedia content has typically required developers and web designers to ...

In the past, visual stories on the web were typically ‘stories that have lots of images’. But thanks to an abundance of visual storytelling platforms and exciting web tools, this is changing.

Investigative journalism puts the spotlight on abuses of power, finding stories that are flying under the radar and sharing them in the public interest. Yet cutting-edge twenty-first-century ...

But the second dominant trend — forgive the contradiction — is that content outside of social media is actually getting longer. As we explain in our guide to longform content, media and marketing ...

As PDFs fall out of favour, content teams are increasingly looking to create interactive visual stories. This is not surprising. Done well, visual storytelling works. It can win the attention of your ...

Nonprofits tackle some of the world's toughest problems. But they don't do it alone: nonprofits supporters make a critical difference by donating, mobilising, and helping to spread the word. In this ...

Aperture is one of three camera settings — along with ISO and shutter speed — that impact how well (or not) your photo is exposed. These three settings are often called the ‘exposure triangle.’ So ...

We have a tangible need for beautiful feature stories that craft compelling narratives about our world out of statistics. And, given the sheer quantity of data out there, it makes sense that ...