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WHY VISUAL STORYTELLING?

Compelling, high quality visuals can catalyse fundraising efforts, attract donors and convince policymakers and the public.

Positive, compelling and informative visual storytelling has the power to change points of view and behaviour, to connect people who are worlds apart and to catalyse support.

Read more in our brochure.

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A short video can portray 1.8 million words of text

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Our brains process images 60 times faster than text

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People tend to be moved to give around twice as much when presented with an identifiable person's visual story

WHO ARE WE?

We at Communication for Development Ltd specialise in servicing the communication needs of international development organisations and business’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) divisions. We are a global team of visual storytelling experts, headquartered in London in the UK.

Our combination of stunning creativity, impressive technical ability and a solid understanding of both development and CSR issues equips us to produce visual content that’s both engaging and relevant. Our clients include non-profits, international institutions, foundations, donors, ethical businesses and other development stakeholders.

Our global presence means we're always local. Click or tap the map to explore our creative associates' locations.

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Field-based Creative Associates
Desk-based Creative Associates

OUR SERVICES

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Creative Consulting

We offer guidance with communication strategy, campaign planning and choosing the right creative medium for your message. We can then put a team together to support you in developing your project.
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Photography

We have almost 40 talented photographers based around the globe, chosen for their understanding of development and CSR as much as for their creative and technical skills. All have been trained in rapport building and interview techniques to help them capture their subjects’ back stories in words, and their emotions in images.
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Graphic Design

Our graphics wizards create fun and informative infographics, logos, brochures, illustrations and attractive reports with user-friendly formats.
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Behaviour Change Tools

Our team’s C4D deliverables have been used to encourage behaviour change in a range of development arenas, such as public health, sexual health and electoral participation.
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Videography

Well over half of our photographers are also skilled videographers who, together with our dedicated video editors, have decades of experience between them in creating compelling videos. We can offer documentary style, animation, talking heads, whiteboard videos and more.
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Web and App Development

Our website and mobile app designers and coders have an understanding of our clients’ technical and messaging needs and also, critically, of cross-platform requirements and user intuition.
 
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Copywriting and Editing

Our wondrous wordsmiths specialise in writing and editing specifically for development and CSR. From penning evocative human interest stories and putting compelling captions to images, to proofreading coffee table books and enlivening lengthy reports, we’ve got your verbal needs covered.
 

QUALITY MATTERS

To ensure that our communication materials are of the highest quality and accuracy, and that they adhere perfectly to clients' briefs and style guides, each assignment team has a quality assurance member to review all of our work with a fine-tooth comb.

Our standards are high. Don't just take our word for it, though; have a look at this video that we produced for The World Bank in Vietnam.

To see more, you can explore our portfolios below.

OUR PORTFOLIOS

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Photography

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Video

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Design

BRANDS THAT HAVE TRUSTED US

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You have given us the most amazing portfolio of photographs and material for case studies that quite frankly is a stunning and incredibly valuable input into the vast range of uses to which it will all now be put - from donor bids to comms material for briefings, presentations to corporates, media work and you name it.

– Jane Gibreel, Egypt Country Director
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Our donors and partners loved receiving the beautiful and compelling book you produced for us! The images are absolutely stunning and the written content is not only accurate and informative, it's also lively. We found your team to be professional and easy to work with. Thank you for everyone's effort, which is really paying off now!

– Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Vietnam Country Director
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The suite of images and videos we received from you has proven incredibly valuable in capturing the essence of the people and places we serve with our Mobile for Development work. We've used your material to add key visual elements to our reports and website, and to promote our work to mobile operators at important events such as Mobile World Congress. Thank you so much!

Jody Delichte – Marketing Director (2011-15), GSMA Mobile for Development
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GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF OUR ASSIGNMENTS

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WORLD BANK - Vietnam
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COCA-COLA CSR - Malaysia
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WORLD RENEW - Uganda
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