Michael Darius · Small Step Ventures
The storyboard practice of Michael Darius: sequence, rhythm, composition, words, and pictures.
Finding the sequence of a story: what we see, what we feel, and what comes next. Composition and rhythm, one frame at a time.
Words and pictures composed together. Making room for curiosity, quiet, and the discoveries that happen between one page and the next.
Illustration, ornament, and typography share the page. The character of each story guides its visual language.
The practice
Begin with the idea, the intended reader, and what the story wants to say.
Work through scenes, composition, pacing, and transitions in a storyboard.
Bring text, art, space, and movement into a shared composition.
Return to the experience, revise, and let the story find its rhythm.
The Storybook Instrument uses our own storyboard format, designed to support different stories and visual treatments. The format carries the work; each story can have a language of its own.
The Story of Small Step
The First
Quiet Night
Michael Darius
Words · pictures · a world of their own
The original manuscript and founder audio reading are public. A separate Storybook Instrument explores the story through the rhythm and space of a book.
Explore the storyA children’s book, a sequence of scenes, or an illuminated experience.
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