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stories of everyday wonder created by public works story design studio
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Because places are always more than their postcards
Because places are always more than their postcards
Beyond beaches and sunsets: How a vintage Hanuman print reveals Sri Lanka's South Coast mythology, from Rumassala's medicinal herbs to Ramayana trails.
The struggle with contentment
The struggle with contentment
Some wholesome negativity and why contentment is not a popular feature in commercial storiesThe other day, a squirrel made me realize how small my human existence is. It was napping content on a mango branch; the rounded belly pressed against the tree told me that it had had its fill of April mangoes. The squirrel was done for the day. I, on the other hand, was not done. I don’t stop just because today’s meal is sorted. I go on. My today’s needs were met a long time ago, but I go on because I wa
The wheel of our world, the myth of the protector and how our climate narrative must evolve
The wheel of our world, the myth of the protector and how our climate narrative must evolve
Monsoon ghost stories
Monsoon ghost stories
Some ghost tales stem from moods and changes triggered by the monsoons. Shaped from the peculiarities of the rainy season, these horror stories take the form of urban legends and myths shared through verbal storytelling between friends, drinking circles, family and strangers who want to share a rush of adrenaline with warning. Here are two such monsoon ghost stories still in circulation as urban myths in Sri Lanka.One life every monsoon: the story of Samudradevi’s spirit haunting Diyawanna The D
Revering rain
Revering rain
South Asia’s ancient reverence for rain, once sacred, communal, and interwoven with myth, ritual, and faith, has faded in modern life, and why remembering the monsoon’s cultural, spiritual, and ecological significance can restore our connection to nature and to each other.
Folktales: treasures from unclaimed terrains
Folktales: treasures from unclaimed terrains
A folktale is shaped by many voices across time. They echo generations. Rarely written down, but remembered and retold. Never owned, but carried. A folktale is a story that lives in the oral tradition of a people, passed from mouth to ear, from elder to child, from stranger to another. It is shaped not by a single author but by the collective imagination of a community. And like all things born in the wild, folktales resist being contained.They feature ordinary people, animals, spirits, moral di
The garden of the gods
The garden of the gods
Using sound + image to signify complex feelings.
Using sound + image to signify complex feelings.
From a graphic design perspective, sound behaves like a compositional tool to define rhythm, spacing, and emphasis and tune meaning. Sound creates an emotional topography that influences the Rasa of the story. In my last Food for Thought, I referenced a Mike Mills documentary as an example of how sound changed the meaning and emotion of a story.Mike Mills' 1999 documentary AIR: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing approach to telling a story is all resonance.I found the ambient sounds carried m
Tender Respite: music playlist
Tender Respite: music playlist
Album: Deliquium in C
When work is worship
When work is worship
We've been here before
We've been here before
short study on words that are over two hundred years old reveals how non-binary ideas on gender have been around for centuries.
I hope my son finds this story
I hope my son finds this story
Holding the book in my hands allows me to relive the journey and the emotions associated with it. The picture book of memories seems to be more tangible compared to digital formats. Like a family photo album. The uniqueness of it, the curled page edges, the broken spine, the feel of the pages, and the parts of it that give it character have become part of what makes it a memento that can be shared when I am with friends and family. The book is called “The Traveling with Roberta Goole Picture Boo
The taste of yesterday
The taste of yesterday
How four desserts held together the fond memories of a family through the years.
Politics of language and why it matters in commercial stories
Politics of language and why it matters in commercial stories
Stories shape and change history: Food for Thought
Stories shape and change history: Food for Thought
The eye of the storm; guide to the Rebel archetype
The eye of the storm; guide to the Rebel archetype
In society, rebels have played important roles as catalysts for change—both good and bad. Their willingness to question and challenge the status quo has been instrumental in the evolution of political, social and cultural ideas. The Rebel archetype, as conceptualized in Jungian theories, represents the aspect of an individual's psyche that seeks to challenge established norms, rules, and authority. This archetype is often associated with the need for individuality, autonomy, and asserting agency
Stories to stay authentic in the travel business
Stories to stay authentic in the travel business
Designing stories with difficult messages
Designing stories with difficult messages
How we consult and create stories to help businesses navigate through challenging messages.
Why stories make business sense
Why stories make business sense
Chilli will save the day; a drinking story
Chilli will save the day; a drinking story
Heroes—feminine, funny and unlikely; Reading list
Heroes—feminine, funny and unlikely; Reading list
Why truth is fundamental to commercial stories
Why truth is fundamental to commercial stories
Short guide to the Sage archetype
Short guide to the Sage archetype
Creator reading list
Creator reading list
Creativity is a wild bird
Creativity is a wild bird
The bearer of light; guide to the Creator archetype
The bearer of light; guide to the Creator archetype
What poetry lends to commercial stories
What poetry lends to commercial stories
Lover reading list
Lover reading list
PW guide to the Lover archetype
PW guide to the Lover archetype
Love is not to be known, just felt
Love is not to be known, just felt
A serious note on being funny
A serious note on being funny
How a jackal settled a lawsuit
How a jackal settled a lawsuit
GIF Shenanigans
GIF Shenanigans
Live to laugh; unpacking the Humorist
Live to laugh; unpacking the Humorist
Johnny's story; shadow Humorist
Johnny's story; shadow Humorist
Technology is the graphic designer's magic trick
Technology is the graphic designer's magic trick
Making the impossible real; understanding the Magician archetype
Making the impossible real; understanding the Magician archetype
Magician archetype; reading list
Magician archetype; reading list
How to disappear / Why we use a storytelling framework
How to disappear / Why we use a storytelling framework
Rebirth Road: original mixed media art
Rebirth Road: original mixed media art
The call to adventure; a short guide to the Explorer archetype
The call to adventure; a short guide to the Explorer archetype
PW Store
PW Store
Of folks, sands, and seas / Explorer / Screenprint
Of folks, sands, and seas / Explorer / Screenprint
Never seen fear / Hero / Screenprint
Never seen fear / Hero / Screenprint
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