Last week I had the pleasure of attending SXSW Interactive Festival 2017 to immerse myself in new and emerging forms of storytelling. What impressed me most was the rate at which the social impact community is growing. It’s now cool to do good — and that’s great. SXSW, which started in Austin as a music… Continue reading SXSW impressions: Doing good is the new cool
Author: Matt Ford
Matt is an avid experimenter of new forms of visual storytelling. He worked as a multimedia journalist for The Associated Press covering the 2008 U.S. presidential election, the Arab uprisings, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Before journalism, Matt worked in the Los Angeles film industry as a set and studio lighting technician on productions such as Spiderman 2 and The West Wing.
Why I’m going to SXSW interactive 2017 this year
Why I’m going to SXSW 2017 For the first time ever, I’ve decided to make the trip to Austin for SXSW Interactive 2017. Here’s why I decided this was the year I would finally attend. An emphasis on social impact I’m not sure if it’s due to Brexit, President Trump, or the… Continue reading Why I’m going to SXSW interactive 2017 this year
Creating a UNICEF interactive documentary
The conversation about Lebanon’s Syrian refugee crisis usually begins with some big and unprecedented numbers. 1 in 4 four people in Lebanon are refugees (1.5 million refugees in a country of roughly six million people) Half of the refugees who have fled the Syrian conflict are children And half of all registered Syrian refugee children aren’t… Continue reading Creating a UNICEF interactive documentary
The fusion of tech and storytelling – the FoST conference
Last week concluded an interesting conference/symposium called the “Future of StoryTelling (FoST)”. True to their name, it focused on the emerging trends in technology and communications that will shape how we tell stories in the digital age. It’s an invite-only event, and although Vignette was fortunate to receive an invitation, we were unable to attend… Continue reading The fusion of tech and storytelling – the FoST conference
Taking refugee stories to the street – The Caravan’s unique performance project
With the Syrian war in its fifth year, and the refugee crisis continuing unabated, there is a rising challenge by storytellers in the region to find new approaches to connect people to the human cost of the conflict. One of the more innovative efforts I’ve seen is The Caravan, a street performance project that tells… Continue reading Taking refugee stories to the street – The Caravan’s unique performance project