Client work · Digital product

PlanStory

Making a district’s strategic plan easier to understand.

Across screens

Captured from getplanstory.com · 12 October 2026

PlanStory website at a desktop viewport.
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PlanStory website at a mobile viewport, captured separately from desktop.
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Public dashboard sample for the fictional Lakeview Community Schools. These demonstration figures are not client outcomes.
Public dashboard sample for the fictional Lakeview Community Schools. These demonstration figures are not client outcomes.

The business need

A strategic plan needs to be understandable outside the team that wrote it. Board members, district leaders and families need different levels of detail without losing the shared story.

Our contribution

ASALA handled the branding, design, product UX and full-stack application development.

The approach

We shaped the brand and website around a concrete deliverable: a strategic plan people can read and explore. The product UX gives each audience an appropriate view, while the website lets districts examine examples before requesting a sample.

Selected decisions

Different audiences, different views

We designed distinct entry points for a data story, board view, dashboard and context view. Each format gives a different audience a way into the same district plan.

A recognizable district identity

District-specific typography, color and storytelling sit within a consistent product structure. The branding examples make this flexibility tangible before a district commissions its own view.

A concrete next step

Visitors can examine examples and request a branded sample, rather than having to infer what the service would produce.

Current status

The public marketing site and sample formats are available to explore. Lakeview and Northstar are fictional demonstration districts; they are not client outcomes. No adoption or performance figures are claimed.

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