Greetings,
Adventurer.
We are Story 2 Designs. We’re a worker and POC-led co-op.
We make digital + print creations and websites that move people.
What We Do
We amplify your story through powerful visuals and meaningful graphics.
We center people with in-depth reports unique to your communities.
We are intentional in our process, research, identity systems, and narrative strategy.
We work with social justice organizations, progressive nonprofits, culture makers, and artists.
We make transformation irresistible!
10 Mindful questions to determine if your organization needs a new website.
Before You Go Into Hyperspace…
Make a virtual pit stop on The Digital Manatee and explore the intersections of design & social transformation.
5 Short & Sweet Commandments of Nonprofit Design
Read time: 8 min. In one of our S2 newsletters, (which you can subscribe to by doing a clicky-clicky at the button below this post) we discussed some quick pointers on typical pitfalls of nonprofit design. Whether you choose to work with us or not, or you’re a designer yourself, here are ten considerations to think about when designing for nonprofits.
The 3 People Who Can Turn Your Co-Op From Good to Great
Read Time: 10 min. Every now and then, we get requests on what it’s like to work at a worker-owned cooperative. So we thought we’d offer this helpful tidbit to those of you who are currently working at a co-op and trying to find ways to grow. This is just an S2-tailored list of some of our favorite people who helped us become (and are still helping us!) who we are today. We’d also love to know who YOU believe are the support systems of your cooperative!
How to Write Kickass CTAs for Your Organization
Read Time: 18 min. We all know the anatomy of a good CTA: It must be short (retaining our audience’s attention), it must be emotive (we’re all humans and we’re emotionally driven creatures!), and it must use action words, e.g. Donate, Support, Subscribe, etc.. The most successful ones include visual design and illustration work that complement the copywriting.
How We Navigate Equity
We are a people of color-led, queer-owned design cooperative. Our cooperative is co-owned by each of the 5 members who also work as full-time staff. 4 out of 5 of us are people of color, 2 of us are queer, 1 of us is non-binary, and 2 of us are women. Those are just our most salient identities as some of us have invisible disabilities, some of us come from blue-collar, working-class backgrounds, and the majority of us are children of immigrants and veterans.
Our lives and histories are intersectional. We come from inequity. We started this cooperative as a way for us as marginalized people to begin building equity between ourselves. We knew we needed to do something different in the world—and in the digital and print landscape. We needed to use our expertise to help those who are already doing the work of transforming the world for those who are the most vulnerable. As a creative agency, we know how important it is to partner with clients that hold people over profit who continue to choose care and compassion over capital.
Our cooperative is intentionally designed to begin negating capitalism that is rooted in sexism, racism, homophobia, and ableism. Our work demonstrates that we engage with clients who are committed to negating and ending violence in its many forms.
Because of the nature of our identities, our communities, and the way we understand our world, we are committed to fighting for a just and equitable world both online and offline. This is how we embody equity.
How We Navigate Equity
We are a people of color-led, queer-owned design cooperative. Our cooperative is co-owned by each of the 5 members who also work as full-time staff. 4 out of 5 of us are people of color, 2 of us are queer, 1 of us is non-binary, and 2 of us are women. Those are just our most salient identities as some of us have invisible disabilities, some of us come from blue-collar, working-class backgrounds, and the majority of us are children of immigrants and veterans.
Our lives and histories are intersectional. We come from inequity. We started this cooperative as a way for us as marginalized people to begin building equity between ourselves. We knew we needed to do something different in the world—and in the digital and print landscape. We needed to use our expertise to help those who are already doing the work of transforming the world for those who are the most vulnerable. As a creative agency, we know how important it is to partner with clients that hold people over profit who continue to choose care and compassion over capital.
Our cooperative is intentionally designed to begin negating capitalism that is rooted in sexism, racism, homophobia, and ableism. Our work demonstrates that we engage with clients who are committed to negating and ending violence in its many forms.
Because of the nature of our identities, our communities, and the way we understand our world, we are committed to fighting for a just and equitable world both online and offline. This is how we embody equity.
Our Work
Get an up-close view of our web design solutions and tricks — as well as our clients’ amazing work.
National Lawyers Guild
N.C.E.J.N.
Peoples Economy Lab
Our Clients
Often, our clients are also our community members, friends, and fellow organizers. But we’ll just call them clients here!
