Graphic Design

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Editorial Design

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Social Impact & Development

Social Resonance Lab - Ethical Storytelling

Social Resonance Lab - Ethical Storytelling

Social Resonance Lab - Ethical Storytelling

Client

Social Resonance Lab

Year

2026

Discipline

Graphic Design

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Editorial Design

Sector

Social Impact & Development

Stack

Adobe Illustrator, Figma

I worked with Social Resonance Lab to turn ideas from its ethical storytelling essays into a set of social media graphics. The posts needed to work inside the blog and make sense when shared separately on a social feed. Working with founder Keeya Lee Ayre and the team, I developed a text-led approach using one strong black-and-white cutout halftone image to introduce each concept. Purple, yellow and dark backgrounds, halftones and simple diagrams kept the designs close to the brand while giving the information a clear structure. I also created animated versions in Figma, and the finished work was shared with the team and released publicly.

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Context

Process

Outcome

The starting point was a written blog piece by editorial lead Trisha Gupta on ethical storytelling and listening. The team wanted selected concepts translated into visual posts that could accompany the essays and be used in social media communication. My role was to make those concepts easier to follow without losing the relationships and distinctions that gave them meaning. Before designing, I went through the blog and the brand guidelines to understand how the colour, typography, imagery and logo worked together. The posts needed to feel like part of Social Resonance Lab's existing communication. They also needed enough information to stand on their own, rather than relying on someone having read the full essay first.

SOCIAL POSTS

Social post 'Power & Context': diagram linking ethical listening, ethical storytelling, relational accountability, consent and narrative circulation
Social post 'Storytelling Practices' comparing ethical storytelling with extractive, instrumental storytelling
Social post comparing ethical listening with extractive listening, point by point
Social post 'Ethical Listening': attunement, reflexivity and withholding, each paired with what it means in practice
Social post 'Power Asymmetry' comparing distance from consequences with exposure to instrumental storytelling
Social post 'Story Released': how distance from consequences and unintended audiences lead to context collapse and harm
Social post 'Power & Context': diagram linking ethical listening, ethical storytelling, relational accountability, consent and narrative circulation
Social post 'Ethical Listening': attunement, reflexivity and withholding, each paired with what it means in practice
Social post 'Storytelling Practices' comparing ethical storytelling with extractive, instrumental storytelling
Social post 'Power Asymmetry' comparing distance from consequences with exposure to instrumental storytelling
Social post comparing ethical listening with extractive listening, point by point
Social post 'Story Released': how distance from consequences and unintended audiences lead to context collapse and harm

ANIMATIONS