Past Event: Storytelling with Maps: Crafting Digital Narratives with ArcGIS StoryMaps

Storytelling with Maps: Crafting Digital Narratives with ArcGIS StoryMaps

In-Person Workshop

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Lunch: 12:00–12:30 p.m.
Workshop: 12:30–2:00 p.m.
Location: Marx Classroom, Marx Library (see directions) | 219 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Lunch will be served.

This event is organized in partnership with Yale Library and the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions.

Overview

In this 90-minute, hands-on workshop, participants will learn the building blocks of effective storytelling with maps and geographic data. The session will begin with best practices for planning and outlining a digital narrative, then move into assembling a story using ArcGIS StoryMaps.

Participants can use provided content or bring their own project to work on during the session. The workshop will cover:

• Core techniques for digital storytelling
• Common story structures and principles of visual design
• Advanced workflows for geospatial storytelling
• Resources to continue developing StoryMaps skills

Instructor

Ross Donihue (YSE MEM ’18)
Lead Content Strategist, Esri StoryMaps

Ross Donihue leads a team of professional writers, cartographers, and visual designers at Esri. His work applies geography and systems thinking to enhance geospatial technology and empower global users to tell compelling, map-based stories.

Before joining Esri in 2018, Ross founded Map for Good, a visual storytelling studio that has collaborated with organizations including National Geographic Society, Patagonia, NOAA, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He is also a National Geographic Explorer and holds a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment.

Requirements

• Participants may bring their own content or use materials provided during the session.
• Marx Classroom has desktop computers available, but attendees are welcome to bring a laptop.