FIRST: As a group, confirm your AUDIENCE, PURPOSE, and TOPIC
What does your audience already know and what do you need to explain?
What is the scope of your topic? [note: this may continue to evolve via research]
Why did you pick this? What do you want to contribute to the Scholarly Conversation on this topic?
SECOND: Research, read, & learn
THIRD: Begin storyboard/wireframe
Group closely related concepts and information sources
Determine an order
If you are creating something freeform, your viewers don’t necessarily have to go in a set order, but they will always start somewhere - make sure you provide a solid introduction and clear navigational options
Create a visual of your project’s progression or layout/structure
On the visual, identify where specific pieces of information, media, and attributions should go
FOURTH: Review and revise as necessary
Identify areas where additional information or media may be needed
Have someone from your intended audience give you feedback
If you have specific questions, reach out to a classmate, your professor, or your librarians
Digital storytelling elevates the age-old tradition of storytelling to new and emergent heights by coupling stories with digital tools that aid in their telling. From Microsoft PowerPoint to video editing software to web-based applications, the tools at a digital storyteller's disposal vary widely in terms of complexity and effect. A digital story can be stripped-down, as in the case of a narrated PowerPoint; or it can be artsy and embellished, as in the case of a highly produced video. The possibilities are as numerous as they are exciting. (from the Digital Storytelling LibGuide)
A Mind Map is an easy way to brainstorm thoughts organically without worrying about order and structure. It allows you to visually structure your ideas to help with analysis and recall.
A Mind Map is a diagram for representing tasks, words, concepts, or items linked to and arranged around a central concept or subject using a non-linear graphical layout that allows the user to build an intuitive framework around a central concept. A Mind Map can turn a long list of monotonous information into a colorful, memorable and highly organized diagram that works in line with your brain's natural way of doing things.
Credits:
Definition of Mind Mapping from mindmapping.com
Mind Map on how to create a mind map by Vitaly Kolesnik is used under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license
Storyboarding is the process of drawing out the plan for a video or linear project, such as a Prezi.
When conceptualizing a visual media project from beginning to end, consider creating a storyboard, a graphic organizer used to sketch out each scene and document its accompanying narration, titles, music, camera angle(s), animations, and transitions.
Image credit: Storyboard Template by 70Jack90 used under CC BY-SA 3.0
A website wireframe, also known as a page schematic or screen blueprint, is a visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a website. (from Wikipedia)
This blog post offers a good explanation and additional slideshow examples of wireframes (the first slide in their slideshow is below as an example of a sketched wireframe).
Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system's ability to see patterns and trends (from Wikipedia)
We think that this Piktochart Blog: Layout Cheat Sheet for infographics has the potential to be helpful in mapping other types of projects. The sheet itself is below!
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