Visual Storytelling

The opening of Dave Seibert's talk today on visual storytelling had me wondering what innovations our high school media will come up with next to engage its readership. This picture that allows readers to rub their fingers over a dated picture of three women in bathing suits to reveal three women in modern bathing suits would wow any audience.

It reminds me a website I found at the beginning of last year when my staff became obsessed with the idea of a picture within a picture.  DearPhotograph shares photos that attempt to do what Seibert shared, just without the interactivity.

 

My staff also loved this picture and considered using the concept for personality profiles:

Or this one for senior personality profiles (with the older picture being one of them as either an infant or as a freshman:

We keep track of all of this visual inspiration through yearbook Pinterest boards. Or we simply share the ideas on our Yearbook Facebook Group page.

Adrienne Forgette
Northern High School
Owings, MD