Flashy and pretty visual graphics are boring – give us context and meaning!

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We talk to the visual storytelling specialist Rachel Schallom about the next hit in interactive storytelling – auto play graphics – and what NOT to do when including interactive/visual elements in your projects.

Rachel is an editor for hire specializing in visual, data and investigative journalism. She was the director of Interactives at Fusion and is a regular speaker at conferences nationwide and internationally.

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Rachel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rschallom
Rachel's website: http://www.rachelschallom.com/
Best of Visual Storytelling: http://tinyletter.com/best-of-interactives
Newsletter archive: http://tinyletter.com/best-of-interactives/archive
Our Dishonest President: http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-our-dishonest-president/
Uber story by NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/04/02/technology/uber-drivers-psychological-tricks.html
NPR visual storytelling team Github: https://github.com/nprapps
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