Story-Driven Marketing by Stephen Kastner

Books. Film. Web. Photography. Words. Hosting.

This is DesignWise…

“Everyone has a story to tell…”

Stephen leads DesignWise Studios with a focus on storytelling in digital media. With decades of experience in photography, film, journalism, book publishing, and web strategy, he encourages you to deliver authentic narratives that resonate across all digital platforms.

“I created the Green Mountain Writers Group to assist individuals and business leaders to create story-driven narratives in traditional publishing, blogging on social media, short-form video, and filmmaking. Intentional storytelling is also the key component of effective marketing.”

Our Services

🎥 Video Production
📷 Photography
✉️ Email Marketing
Writers Workshop Training

🌐 Web Design
📰 Press Releases
💻 Hosting & Support
Social Media Coaching

Some of our Video Productions

A Few of our own Stories

4th Annual Lake Champlain Open Water Swim

“We organize an annual swim across Lake Champlain and are looking for paddlers to escort swimmers,” said the post by Christophe Lissarrague on the Lake Champlain Kayak Club Meetup. The 4th Annual Lake Champlain Open Water Swim was to take place on August 19, 2017 and I decided to join them. I ordered a waterproof…

August 28, 2017
How-to Make an Animated GIF into a Looping Video in Facebook

I set out to create a tile ad and decided it would grab a bit more attention as a five-frame, animated GIF. A client wanted to feature their free webinars tailored for physicians on the Vermont Medical Society‘s website. I built the following 350 X 250 pixel animation consisting of 5 frames that displayed for…

August 11, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg Plans an “Empathetic” Dislike Button

Speaking at a Facebook headquarters Q&A session recently, developer Mark Zuckerberg says a ‘dislike’ button is nearing the testing stage. While many people are going to have their wishes fulfilled with the arrival of a counterpart to the Facebook Like Button, the Dislike Button may be the ultimate undoing for those in business who try…

September 20, 2015

What Clients Say

DesignWise Studios brought our vision to life with powerful visuals and storytelling.
– Happy Client

“Stephen Kastner at DesignWise Studios has helped create our newsletters and web site for years. He is a master wordsmith, artist, researcher, and an amazing resource. I highly recommend Stephen’s work, he has always been a tremendous support to me.”

Dr. Melissa Nelson

“Stephen is very talented with what he does! He was able to perfectly put together exactly what I was envisioning without much detail. He enjoys learning what you’re passionate about and helps you achieve what you would like to! I would recommend DesignWise to anyone who is looking for marketing/advertising help.”

Shayoga Rose

“Stephen has done my websites and all of my social media work for years. He is very good at taking sound bites of info and turning them into eloquent statements. He is a great photographer, writer and designer. He is excellent at managing all the details of the social media world from renewing domains, to posting on FB to maintaining websites.”

Kathy Navis

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