StoryCubes

*** Buy Packs of Blank StoryCubes ***

What Are StoryCubes?
StoryCubes are a tactile thinking and storytelling tool for exploring relationships and narratives. Each of the six sides can illustrate or describe an idea, a thing or an action – placed together it is possible to build up multiple narratives or explore the relationships between them in three-dimensions. StoryCubes can be folded in two different ways, giving each cube twelve possible faces – and thus two different ways of telling a story, interior and exterior, to reveal different perspectives and make new connections and associations.

Print On Demand StoryCubes

*** design your own Print On Demand StoryCubes with bookleteer ***

Users of Proboscis’ bookleteer service can design their own StoryCubes and order Print On Demand copies digitally printed and die-cut on card.

Some ideas for using StoryCubes

as a brainstorming tool to help people share ideas in workshops, conferences and creative labs
as an evaluation tool to build up multi layered and multi faceted responses to an event (conference, workshop, performance etc)
as mnemonic devices helping participants recall activities and outcomes of workshops and mentoring sessions
in school projects to help students collaborate on group work, enhance negotiation and debating skills and develop tactile and spatial construction skills
in community projects for intergenerational work – helping people see each others’ perspectives on shared issues
with young children: make your own alphabet and number cubes or create StoryCubes with photos of friends and family to assist recognition and memory skills
for storytelling games – where each participant adds elements to their cube and take turns in telling a story with them
for storyboarding: to help organise storylines for writing, animations or films
for urban gaming: use StoryCubes as props in urban game scenarios.

StoryCube Design Services
Proboscis offers several design services for StoryCubes. Please contact us for pricing options.

StoryCube Packs for Conferences & Workshops: for organisers to distribute to delegates as an evaluation tool, or to stimulate discussion and debate. Proboscis will design and produce a pack containing StoryCubes and customised handouts for distribution to delegates.
Workshop Facilitation: Proboscis can facilitate StoryCube workshops at conferences and events for brainstorming, discussion and evaluation sessions. Proboscis will design and provide custom handouts for delegates, all the necessary StoryCubes and will facilitate the workshops themselves. In addition we will document and evaluate the workshop as part of the service.
Custom Printed StoryCubes: Proboscis can design and manufacture individually designed StoryCubes – e.g. as give-aways for events, objects for urban gaming experiences, marketing campaigns or other projects – for single or double-sided cubes with as many different StoryCube designs as you like (minimum order 200 StoryCubes). You can design your own StoryCubes using our bookleteer service and order them to be printed on digitally printed and de-cut card. See above for sample costs.
Licensing: For customised designs and volume ordering (such as museum education programmes, workshops etc) the StoryCube design may be licensed to take advantage of local manufacturing economies.

Download our Design Services Leaflet (PDF 1Mb) or visit our Online Store

StoryCubes Resources