Storytelling is one of the most effective tools in modern web design, shaping how users connect with a brand or product.
The following websites stand at the forefront of this approach — each crafted by some of the world’s most creative designers and recognized with prestigious awards.
These projects go beyond visuals, using narrative structure, interaction, and flow to guide users through an experience that’s both engaging and memorable.
1. Xyzal: Storytime with Nigel
By Monks from The Netherlands.
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Storytime with Nigel blends storytelling with AI and custom illustrations in an interactive platform that makes bedtime storytelling customizable and relaxing for all ages.
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Games & Entertainment Culture & Education 360 3D Button Colorful Cookie message Dark Illustration Intro animation Sound-Audio Storytelling Core.js GSAP Animation Next.js Node.js Open Graph React Webpack
2. END SPECIESISM
By Bike Bear from Malaysia.
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A plot that moves and makes you rethink having a burger again, this is a story told through End Speciesism’s vegan movement.
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Art & Illustration Food & Drink Games & Entertainment Social responsibility 3D 404 pages Animation on scroll Colorful Footer Design Fullscreen Illustration Interactive animation Interactive Design Landing Page Storytelling Text animation Typography Unusual Navigation Lenis Next.js Nginx Open Graph React Tailwind CSS Webpack
3. MISATO TOWN
By SHIFTBRAIN from Japan.
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A typical rural story, but one that can’t be found anywhere else. From Misato Town, Shimane Prefecture.
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Art & Illustration Culture & Education Games & Entertainment 3D Animation on scroll Colorful Creative Menu Illustration Interactive animation Interactive Design Storytelling Angular Apache Core.js GSAP Animation Open Graph PHP Three.js Typescript Webpack
4. Resn’s Little Helper
By Resn from New Zealand.
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A long time ago, before St. Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santa or whatever you wanna call him, there was an elf, some ’shrooms and a flute. The real first Christmas. Truth.
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Art & Illustration 3D Fullscreen Illustration Interactive animation Interactive Design Liquid Sound-Audio Storytelling GSAP Animation Open Graph Three.js Webpack
5. HTTTWKAR
By Hello Monday from The USA.
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A beginners guide to help white families learn how to make an active choice to acknowledge biases and help create equity for all people, on an individual and institutional level.
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Games & Entertainment Social responsibility 3D Clean Dark Interactive animation Interactive Design Intro animation Landing Page Minimal Storytelling GSAP Animation Open Graph Three.js
6. Zendetta — A story from Syria
By Psychoactive Studios from New Zealand.
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An immersive, interactive web-experience. From political detainee to refugee and activist, a story of survival and revolution through the Syrian uprising.
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Art & Illustration Culture & Education 404 pages Animation on scroll Clean Contact Page Interactive animation Interactive Design Intro animation Minimal Sound-Audio Storytelling Next.js Open Graph PWA React Sanity Three.js Vercel Webpack
7. Making Memories
By Akufen from Canada.
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La Fabrique à Souvenirs is a Quebec-based photography and videography studio specializing in capturing authentic, emotional moments for weddings and special events.
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Services Art & Illustration Events Games & Entertainment Photography 3D Clean Cookie message Gallery Graphic design Header Design Illustration Interactive animation Interactive Design Intro animation Landing Page Microinteractions Minimal Photo & Video Project Page Sound-Audio Storytelling Transitions Typography Elementor Font Awesome Google Font API GSAP Animation Javascript Lottie Nuxt.js Open Graph PHP PWA Three.js Vue.js Webpack Wordpress
8. The Empathy Experiment
By Monks from The Netherlands.
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The Empathy Experiment visualizes the effect of higher or lower empathetic behavior in universally relatable relationships and conversations.
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Art & Illustration Culture & Education 3D Colorful Custom cursor Fullscreen Graphic design Illustration Interactive animation Interactive Design Interactive header Intro animation Landing Page Microinteractions Sound-Audio Storytelling Typography Core.js GSAP Animation Open Graph Three.js Webpack
9. Inside Kristallnacht
By Make Me Pulse from France.
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‘Inside Kristallnacht’ is an immersive XR experience that tells the powerful story of Charlotte Knobloch, a survivor of Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass).
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Culture & Education 3D Clean Custom cursor Fullscreen Header Design Interactive animation Interactive Design Interactive header Intro animation Minimal Sound-Audio Storytelling GSAP Animation Open Graph PWA tween.js Vue.js
10. The Blue Desert
By Adoratorio from Italy.
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The world has changed, and a lone wayfarer wanders its expanses.Discover the Blue Desert, as well as our steps towards the goals set by COP21 in this narrative, interactive experience.
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Games & Entertainment Culture & Education Social responsibility Animation on scroll Custom cursor Header Design Interactive animation Interactive Design Interactive header Intro animation Microinteractions Sound-Audio Storytelling Unusual Navigation Firebase GSAP Animation Howler.js Open Graph Three.js Vue.js
