Storytelling + UX design: tips from 7 years at MicrosoftSummary: Designers can use storytelling to share knowledge and influence decisions in presentations, mockups, illustrations, and more…Dec 5, 2023Dec 5, 2023
AI art and the loss of practiceAI art generation will change a lot of things. One of them may very well be which skills commercial artists choose to build and maintain.Dec 23, 2022A response icon1Dec 23, 2022A response icon1
Story structure and theme in Ira Glass’ anecdote and reflectionRadio personality Ira Glass once described storytelling as “anecdote” and “reflection.” This post explores how that applies to structure.Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Design your story to fit humansThe best tools are designed to be fitted to people, rather than asking people to fit them. Stories are no different.Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
How Orson Scott Card’s MICE quotient maps to internal and external genres of narrative driveExternal narrative drive is fueled by idea-driven and event-driven plots, while internal narrative drive is fueled by characters.Nov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
Virtual reality comes in three flavorsThis post originally appeared on natelistrom.com.Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
The interest-effort formula for engaging story audiencesStory audiences experience a push and pull between effort and interest. Tuning the balance affects the feeling they get from a story.Aug 12, 2022Aug 12, 2022
The three underlying functions of inciting incidentsInciting incidents consist of one or more of three distinct functions. This essay explains what each is and how they work.Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
From technicians to talent: Three phases in creative marketsEpistemic status: Just the kernel of an idea.Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
