Build in seconds with sections
Your content deserves to be stunning. Shorthand gives you the ultimate storytelling toolkit — beautiful, intuitive, and flexible sections designed to give you visual superpowers.
Explore our building blocks.
Curate and craft immersive, interactive experiences with Shorthand sections. Whether you're building a sleek brand story, an engaging editorial, or a data-driven narrative, these sections are the secret sauce to making it all happen.
A bold entrance
Create compelling titles and unforgettable first impressions with text on a full-screen image or video.
Words that stand out
Seamlessly overlay large text on full-screen media, with enhanced overlay controls for readability and impact.
Scroll to discover
Let visuals unfold dynamically as you scroll, with cinematic image and video transitions that captivate attention.
Focus on the message
Keep it clean, focused, and flexible — perfect for delivering narrative, context, or commentary with embedded assets.
Scroll-driven storytelling
Add motion to your message with animations for foreground and full-screen imagery that evolves step-by-step as the reader scrolls.
Moments that move
Sync text and visuals precisely by setting scroll-triggered transitions that guide the reader around an image.
Structured creativity
Arrange text, media, and more in customisable columns and rows — ideal for complex layouts or side-by-side comparisons.
From static to stunning
Showcase a diverse collection of media in a grid or carousel that expands to a full-screen slideshow.
Full-screen impact
Embed uncropped, high-quality images or videos that fill the screen for maximum visual immersion.
Data that tells a story
Transform numbers into narratives with dynamic charts and text blocks — perfect for powerful data storytelling.
Total creative control
Go beyond the template. Add custom elements, embeds, or code for tailored functionality and advanced design.
Curated content at a glance
Display a grid of content with thumbnails, guiding readers to explore more of your work in a clean, visual layout.
Creative control
without the complexity
With Shorthand’s sections, you’re in control. Easily add, copy, save, duplicate, delete, split, and convert sections to shape your story exactly how you want. Start with any section and make it uniquely yours.
See it in action
Not sure where to start? Browse our story examples to see how these sections come together to create something truly special. Get inspired and craft something that wows.
All features
Everything you need to tell your story, and more.
Let’s build something beautiful.
Join thousands of storytellers using Shorthand to publish standout visual comms and content. Fast, flexible, and built for scale.