Storyboarding template

A way to show the key elements and interactions of a scenario using images

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Use this framework to show what a concept looks like in action with visual storytelling. Storyboards build a shared understanding by telling a visual story about how people in the future might experience your idea. They can also help you gain support from decision-makers and rally a team to bring the concept to life.

The storyboarding template helps you:

Clearly communicate your idea visually
Establish all the steps involved in building your idea
Identify key points in development or narrative
Get buy-in and build understanding & alignment

How to use the storyboarding template

To get started using the Mural storyboarding template, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Add sticky notes with main ideas

Before you start building out illustrations, it’s important to get aligned on the main ideas. Use sticky notes to brainstorm and add suggestions as a first step, adding notes to the appropriate frames in a sequence of events.

Step 2: Add captions to each frame

Once you’ve brainstormed and captured all the ideas you want to fill out each frame of the storyboard, it’s time to crystallize those ideas into concise captions, giving you a cohesive narrative to illustrate.

Step 3: Add visuals

Now that you have your ideas mapped out and an overarching narrative in your captions, add visuals to your storyboard. These can take the form of photos, icons, or drawings using Mural’s suite of tools — however you see fit to capture each moment in the storyboard.

Tips for running a storyboarding template workshop

Whether working collaboratively, use these tips to get the most out of the storyboarding template and approach.

Make sure you give the needed context for the scenario you’re looking to visualize with our storyboard — the better informed your participants are, the more accurately your storyboard will illustrate your idea
Features like private mode and timer help ensure that you avoid groupthink during real-time brainstorming sessions, while also staying on schedule
Use anonymous voting to help determine the best summaries, captions, and illustrations to broaden engagement and alignment

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Storyboarding template FAQs

Can more than one person make a storyboard on a project?

Yes, creating a storyboard with other collaborators can help create more in-depth and substantive storylines. We suggest 2-10 people per storyboard to keep the ideas flowing — and focused. Mural has helpful administrator tools, like the Timer, to keep things focused, and sticky notes so teammates can add comments without cluttering the imagery in each cell.

Do I need any artistic skills to build out my storyboard?

No, just your creative mind. Visuals can be provided from stock imagery, photos, or online illustrations — the important part is to leverage whatever visual tools you have to communicate concepts clearly and succinctly.

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What is a storyboard?

A storyboard is a visual representation of a story or concept, often used in video production industries. A film storyboard consists of a series of images, usually accompanied by brief descriptions or dialogue, that depict the key scenes or events in a narrative.

Storyboards are also used in product development and design thinking applications to visualize and communicate solutions for a particular problem or challenge to stakeholders.