# STORYBOX > STORYBOX is a purpose-driven platform for digital placemaking, exhibition touring, festivals and civic media. STORYBOX partners with local government, universities, cultural institutions and brands to create digital storytelling experiences in public spaces. We design, deploy and tour LED Digital Cubes, plinths and custom hardware paired with content programs, audience insights and civic engagement tools. ## Core pages - [Digital Insights, Creativity & Engagement](https://www.storybox.co/about): STORYBOX builds on the power of public spaces to connect communities and inspire creative collaborations. - [Program Opportunities](https://www.storybox.co/programs): STORYBOX Place Programs support purpose-driven organisations to connect and collaborate with communities in public spaces and precincts. Explore some of the Programs Case Studies below. - [Products](https://www.storybox.co/products): STORYBOX builds on the power of public spaces to connect communities and inspire ideas and creative collaborations. - [The Story Unfolds](https://www.storybox.co/the-story): STORYBOX was created in 2020 with a simple provocation: Could we reimagine outdoor media as digital portals for shared storytelling and creativity? Could we treat audiences as citizen-storytellers, wh - [Discover Stories](https://www.storybox.co/stories): Each story and program is unique, and we like it that way. - [The People of STORYBOX](https://www.storybox.co/community): STORYBOX was inspired by the idea that storytelling can inspire positive connections between people and places. With positive connections to place comes more care, more vitality, and a stronger sense - [Get in touch](https://www.storybox.co/contact) ## Stories Case studies of STORYBOX activations and programs. Each tells the story of a specific cultural, civic or community partnership. - [The ABC + STORYBOX partnership for better public space media](https://www.storybox.co/stories/abc-storybox): This is a unique opportunity for the ABC to connect with people through meaningful and vibrant visual storytelling in public spaces. - [The Birds of Australia STORYBOX](https://www.storybox.co/stories/birds-of-australia): The Birds of Australia STORYBOX brings to life John and Elizabeth Gould's iconic 19th century illustrations using innovative technology and multi-sensory forms of storytelling. - [Cao Fei My City is Yours x STORYBOX 曹斐: 欢迎登陆](https://www.storybox.co/stories/caofei-agnsw): ‍Located in Haymarket during January 2025 and designed to promote public awareness and participation, the Dancing on the Streets interactive invites members of the public to visualise themselves in on - [Climate Futures](https://www.storybox.co/stories/climate-futures): STRYBX 2032 was a climate futures storytelling program created VIVID Sydney 2022. Featuring students from Dulwich Hill School of Visual Arts & Design & Sydney Story Factory, the program used STORYBOX - [Connecting the Dots](https://www.storybox.co/stories/connecting-the-dots): Connecting the Dots - [Fleet stories](https://www.storybox.co/stories/fleet-stories): Fleet stories - [Parramatta Portraits](https://www.storybox.co/stories/parramatta-portraits): Len was a young man when the ABC was filming at the Cedars of Lebanon venue in 1963, and joined the STORYBOX program to relive the experience in 2020. This was a unique opportunity for the community t - [Shared Signals](https://www.storybox.co/stories/shared-signals): Shared Signals - [STRYBX 2032](https://www.storybox.co/stories/strybx-2032): The team collaborated with students from across Sydney to imagine a future Sydney in 2032, and invited storytellers to speak to us from the future decade. Students from Sydney Story Factory contribute - [The Rowboat](https://www.storybox.co/stories/the-rowboat): The Rowboat - [Time Portal](https://www.storybox.co/stories/time-portal): Time Portal - [TIME FLOWS](https://www.storybox.co/stories/timeflows): To celebrate this moment, the Museum invited Studio ESEM to develop a moving image artwork to be featured as part of the launch event for Museums of History at the Sydney Mint on Macquarie Street. - [TINY STORIES](https://www.storybox.co/stories/tiny-stories): What's a Tiny Story? A Tiny Story is SHORT. 120 words or less! A Tiny Story might be real, or imagined. - [Discovering secrets untold with Leanne Tobin](https://www.storybox.co/stories/tobin): ‍For STORYBOX Parramatta, Leanne Tobin was commissioned to create a new visual art work reflecting on her family connections to Parramatta. Her work, Stories Untold, reveals many layers of connection, - [UNDERWATER LIVES](https://www.storybox.co/stories/underwater-lives): Underwater Sydney is the Australian National Maritime Museum's first project with STORYBOX. It aims to provide a unique perspectives on what lies beneath our oceans, and the role we all play in sustai - [We Are Creatures](https://www.storybox.co/stories/we-are-creatures): We Are Creatures - [We Care: Data + Storytelling for Precincts with Purpose](https://www.storybox.co/stories/we-care): As part of a one day workshop, We Care invited a mix of participants to explore the concept of an innovation precinct through the lens of Care and Common Growth. The idea behind this methodology was t ## Case studies & call-outs - [STORYBOX CANBERRA](https://www.storybox.co/case-studies/canberra): “The wonderful thing about Storybox in Canberra is that we are able to join up some of the most important national institutions in our city, and invite them to participate in an opportunity to share t - [EVENTS & ACTIVATIONS](https://www.storybox.co/case-studies/events-and-activations): Connect with different places, and communities, and explore new methods to engage with exhibition content through digital interactives, digital storytelling and public space media. - [TOURING PROGRAMS](https://www.storybox.co/case-studies/touring): Touring programs can facilitate content showcases of existing exhibitions, or be led through a collaborative curation program inspired by unique features of the STORYBOX platform. - [Outdoor Media for Better Public Spaces?](https://www.storybox.co/call-outs/outdoor-media-for-better-public-spaces): A running feed of our current STORYBOX Social Wall. You can contribute via the link below. - [The Time Portal](https://www.storybox.co/call-outs/the-time-portal): Once your contribution is approved it will appear on the social wall. Contribute below! - [We Are Creatures](https://www.storybox.co/call-outs/we-are-creatures): Once your contribution is approved it will be appearing in the Social Wall here and on the STORYBOX. Stay Tuned! ## Project pages Detailed pages for active and past STORYBOX deployments with partner organisations. - [Birds of Australia STORYBOX](https://www.storybox.co/projects/birds-of-australia): The Birds of Australia STORYBOX brings to life John and Elizabeth Gould's iconic 19th century illustrations using innovative technology and multi-sensory forms of storytelling. - [DIVERSIFIED AT UNSW](https://www.storybox.co/projects/diversified-at-unsw): DIVERSIFIED AT UNSW - [RMIT UNIVERSITY](https://www.storybox.co/projects/rmit): A custom insights dashboard supports the program during the STORYBOX activation period. - [Inner West Museum of Rugby League](https://www.storybox.co/projects/rugbyleague-iwc): The inner west of Sydney is home to over a century of rugby league history. ‍ - [STORYBOX CANBERRA](https://www.storybox.co/projects/storybox-canberra): Along with curated collections from major cultural and educational institutions, the program also facilitated a series of surveys on issues around public health, wellbeing and community vitality. - [STORYBOX PARRAMATTA](https://www.storybox.co/projects/storybox-parramatta): Discovering secrets untold with Leanne Tobin ## Insights & tools STORYBOX runs audience research and place insights for partners — qualitative storytelling and quantitative measurement of engagement in public spaces. - [Place Insights](https://www.storybox.co/insights/place-insights): STORYBOX Place Insights include both data toolkits and storytelling methods. The toolkit includes custom surveys, participatory storytelling programs, workshops and real-time engagement analytics.Expl - [Insight Tools](https://www.storybox.co/insights/tools): Discover the custom tools that come 'inside the box' with every STORYBOX Program. - [Resources](https://www.storybox.co/insights/resources): An expanding set of resources capturing more information about how STORYBOX programs are measured, and what we're doing to improve awareness about ethical AI in public spaces. - [MoodRing](https://www.storybox.co/moodring): The MoodRing Survey tool provides a simple and playful interface for sharing the vibe. - [Insight Tools](https://www.storybox.co/tools-methods/insight-tools): Each STORYBOX program comes equipped with people counters that provide real-time data counts on Wi-Fi enabled devices entering a specified area. Data includes total people counts and dwell time averag - [Mood Ring](https://www.storybox.co/tools-methods/mood-ring): See an example of a Mood Ring survey result visualisation below. - [Long Form](https://www.storybox.co/insights-collection/long-form): Long Form - [Talks](https://www.storybox.co/insights-collection/talks): Talks - [Tools & Methods](https://www.storybox.co/insights-collection/tools-methods): Tools & Methods ## Resources & long-form - [Civic AI, STORYBOX and the future of public space media.A story shared for REMIX Festival, Sydney, June 2025.](https://www.storybox.co/white-papers/civic-ai): Can we put AI to use for better communities and habitats? - [Civic AI](https://www.storybox.co/resources/civic-ai): Can we put AI to use for better communities and habitats? - [Measuring Engagement](https://www.storybox.co/resources/measuring-engagement): Towards improved measures of value for cultural programming in public and shared spaces - [The Story of STORYBOX Unfolds](https://www.storybox.co/long-form/the-story-of-storybox): The Story of STORYBOX Unfolds - [Creative Lives](https://www.storybox.co/story-collection/creative-lives): Cao Fei My City is Yours x STORYBOX 曹斐: 欢迎登陆 ## Partner dashboards - [RMIT City North](https://www.storybox.co/partner-dashboards/rmit-city-north): A selection of highlight stories from the RMIT STORYBOX program. ## Products & installations - [RMIT City North: STORYBOX Cube](https://www.storybox.co/rmit-cube): Get involved in the City North program with our Social wall! It's super easy to add a story from your day. Take some inspiration from one of the current story themes below. - [RMIT City North: STORYBOX Plinth](https://www.storybox.co/rmit-plinth): Get involved in the City North program with social wall! See your contributions live on the plinth here. ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://www.storybox.co/privacy-policy): The STORYBOX.CO Privacy Policy. How we collect, use, disclose and protect personal information.