Library Guides: Digital Storytelling: Other Digital Elements

Geospatial Storytelling

Use mapping tools like these to pinpoint areas of the globe and highlight spatial relations in your video.

StoryMaps
Combine maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content.
Scribble Maps
An easy way to place text on maps, draw shapes, and pinpoint locations.

SimplyAnalytics
SimplyMap creates thematic maps are reports using demographic and business data
Limited to 3 concurrent users. SimplyAnalytics enables non-technical users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic data (ie. census, consumer expenditure data) including estimates and projections, business data from D&B and the County Business Patterns Survey (CBP) and marketing data from EASI/MRI and Claritas PRIZM segments. SimplyAnlytics turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface. Data is available at the State, Congressional District, County, City, ZIP Code, Census Tract and Block Group level in addition to custom trade area and can be exported as images, shapefiles or in tabular formats. Authorized PSU users must "Sign in as a guest" if they do not wish to register for a personal account. Personal accounts save your preferences, reports, and maps.

StoryMapJS
StoryMapJS is a free tool to help you tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of events.

Infographics are a simple way to create visually appealling illustrations of concepts, data, and statistics.

Piktochart
Create free infographics to display information and ideas based on simple graphic templates.
Venngage
Free infographic maker.
TimelineJS
TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines.