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Half a billion users around the world post stories (or “storis”) on Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia) every day. If we want to stand out from the background of others, we just need to master a few simple moves.
Most users view stories on Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia) much more often than the feed of friends itself. Why? Each such story lasts only 15 seconds and is available for viewing for only 24 hours. Therefore, stories are usually more lively and natural, less staged (after all, they don’t “live” for long), and therefore they inspire more trust in a blogger’s or brand’s account.
Even if you do not plan to monetize your blog, the ability to create beautiful and original stories is a useful skill for everyone. Use 10 life hacks to make them unforgettable.
1. Gradient Font
The multi-colored gradient font looks spectacular against a calm background and adds depth and graphic to stories. How to create it? Select the typed text, go to the palette, choose any original color. And, holding the text with one finger, and the second point on the color bar, simultaneously swipe left or right with both fingers.
2. Fill
If you want to choose a single color as the background, the Fill tool comes to the rescue. To do this, upload any photo to your story, click on the icon of the «Brush» tool, select the desired color and hold your finger on the screen for a few seconds. Voila!
Tags from other users or places increase user reach, but they often detract from the image itself. Therefore, they can be hidden when you edit stories. How to do it? Select the desired location or another label, reduce it to the minimum size. Then move the hashtag or mention to an inconspicuous place, and then overlay the “gif” on top or paint over with the appropriate color using the “brush” tool.
4. Volumetric text
The effect of overlaying colors in the text perfectly dilutes the usual fonts on Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia). To create this effect, print the same text in different colors and then layer one on top of the other. In this way, you can combine two or even three colors.
5. Background photo with a link to the post
Sharing your favorite post to stories is easy. Select the post you like, click on the Paper Airplane icon below it, and add a photo to your story. Then enlarge it so that there is a small space on the sides for displaying the link to the post. At the end, click on the link so that it appears in the foreground and the photo in the background.
6. Stickers
You can add different stickers to stories, including animated ones. Tip: look for the necessary stickers in the search in English. So the choice will be wider.
7. Collage
To fit several photos in one story, use the «Collage» function. To do this, in the story sections menu on the left, find the tool icon, click «change grid» and select the required proportions and number of photos. At the end, swipe up to add the necessary photos to the collage.
8. Live-photo in storiz
Animated photos are now available in stories using the Boomerang tool on the left. To do this, select your favorite Live-photo and add it to your story. To make it come alive again, hold your finger on the screen for a few seconds to recreate the effect.
9. Illuminated Emoji
This hack is perfect if you need to make emoji stand out against a dark background or photo. To do this, click the Type tool, select a neon font, and type in your favorite emoji.
10. Answer all questions at once
If you are conducting a survey among followers on Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia), you can answer repeated or similar questions in one story. How to do it? Mark the question, click on «share answer» and select the required photo for the answer. Then organically place a question bubble on it and save the story to the smartphone gallery. Do a similar circle of actions until you place all the questions in one story.