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Shorthand is the visual storytelling platform that makes it simple to craft captivating feature articles, digital magazines, reports, internal comms, and more.
7 examples of engaging feature stories - Shorthand
A feature story is a piece of longform non-fiction content that covers a single topic in detail. Examples of feature stories include news features, in-depth profiles, human interest stories, science communication, data storytelling, and more. Feature stories are a common type of content for news organisations, particularly those who invest in longform journalism.
A beginner’s guide to aperture in photography - Shorthand
Aperture is one of the most important concepts in digital photography, yet it is often misunderstood. Here’s the simple definition: Aperture is the size of the opening in the lens through which light passes.
Ten examples of immersive photo essays - Shorthand
The rise of immersive, interactive photo essays. What is an immersive, interactive photo essay? Let's take these terms one at a time. An immersive photo essay uses rich media and story design to capture and keep the reader's attention. Immersive content is typically free of the most distracting elements of the web, such as pop-ups, skyscrapers, and other intrusions on the …
A beginner's guide to ISO in photography - Shorthand
ISO is measured in numbers, with lower numbers being less sensitive and higher numbers being more sensitive. The most common ISO values are 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3000.
10 tools to create interactive maps - Shorthand
An interactive map is a form of data visualisation that uses interactive features, such as Google Maps-style dragging and zooming, data points, overlays, statistics, and other information to keep a reader engaged.
10 free annual report templates - Shorthand
Annual reports are a great opportunity to give an in-depth account of your achievements from the previous year. We’ve put together 10 high-quality free annual report design templates for the web. These reports can all be quickly edited and customised in Shorthand by anyone on your team, with no coding or web design skills needed.
A beginner's guide to JPEG files - Shorthand
JPEG files (or JPG files) are a type of raster image file format that uses compression to store data, and has the file extension .jpg. This compression allows for smaller file sizes, which makes them ideal for use on the web. JPEGs are also used for printing, as they can produce high-quality images while still keeping the file size relatively small.
10 engaging examples of science journalism - Shorthand
by Kimberlee Meier. The climate crisis. COVID-19. The latest breakthrough treatment for cancer. Artificial intelligence. If you have a reasonable understanding of these issues, then science journalism has done its job.
10 examples of inspiring annual reports - Shorthand
What are non-profit annual reports for? While you might be familiar with the basic definition of an annual report — a yearly statement summarising your organization's accomplishments and financial health – there's much more to it.