Resources to Make Media
Design teams created resources for making transmedia projects—critical and creative research that moves across media to connect different stakeholders. Explore some popular genres, as well as basic tips and design frames.
Civic Storytelling, Transmedia Knowledge, and Community Engagement
These short videos offer introductory overviews for working in transmedia forms of knowledge and strategic storytelling that can connect different groups and communities.
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Social Distance Learning |
Civic Storytelling |
Transmedia Storytelling |
Community Engagement |
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Transmedia Knowledge |
Digital Storytelling |
Place-based Learning |
Research Documentary |
Genres
Transmedia genres combine different forms and functions, as well as histories and expectations that can shape collaboration and communication between groups and individuals. For each project, we recommend working with a suite of genres, such as illustrated analysis, video, and web presentation.
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Infographics |
Science Rap |
PechaKucha |
Information Comics |
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Dance Your PhD |
Posters |
PechaKucha |
Podcasts |
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Pop-Up Exhibits |
Padlets |
Information Comics |
Vlogs and Sketches |
Design Process and Project Planning
Transmedia projects typically begin with formal research, move haltingly from fuzzy abstraction to concrete clarity, failing fast along the way and sparking creative insights and potential transformations for individuals, teams, and partners.
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Design Frames and Strategic Sparklines
Working with design frames and narrative and rhetorical structures can help you make complex, persuasive arguments across a wide variety of media genres.
UX Design Frame |
Narrative Sparkline |
CAT Design Frame |
Dinner Party Sparkline |
Media Cascades |