Allen Carroll

Program Manager for Storytelling at Esri, formerly Chief Cartographer at Nat Geo, believer in the power of maps to tell stories. Opinions are my own. He/him

[ArcGIS StoryMaps @ArcGISStoryMaps]

🤯Fun fact—the average person consumes 6 to 12 hours of media per day!

In the mix of memes and movies, how can you create a story that grabs and keeps your audience's attention? Try these #StoryMaps tips: https://t.co/LPzbMgY66p

[ArcGIS StoryMaps @ArcGISStoryMaps]

🤯Take your map choreography to the next level—with scrolly animation!

The #StoryMaps team combined a sidecar and custom JavaScript, made possible through the new script embed capability, to bring a dynamic experience to life. Give it a whirl: https://t.co/CUrzJa5wlj

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

Thanks, Santa, for recommending my book!

[Esri @Esri]

Give the gift of storytelling! 🎁 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘴 is essential for anyone interested in the powerful storytelling potential of maps.

Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for 30% off #EsriPress orders within the US & Canada through Dec 31: https://t.co/mQgatEybrV

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

Honored to be recognized by master storyteller and globetrotter @PaulSalopek, with whom we have collaborated on several @ArcGISStoryMaps https://t.co/TfpyktRR1F

[Paul Salopek @PaulSalopek]

1/ Master mapmaker & storyteller @AllenCarroll is retiring from @Esri. Over the course of my journey, he’s made beautiful storytelling maps for @outofedenwalk. Here are some of his tips about using maps to illuminate, deepen & beautify your story subject. https://t.co/ulm4wKJZX7

[ArcGIS StoryMaps @ArcGISStoryMaps]

Maps can tell powerful stories. "Telling Stories with Maps" shares approaches and techniques for using maps to share a story.

Give the gift of storytelling.🗺️➡️ https://t.co/UooGAJE0hQ

Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for 30% off Esri Press orders within the US and Canada through 12/31.

[Dr. Dawn Wright + @deepseadawn.bsky.social 🇺🇦 @deepseadawn]

How about considering ❄️ gifts that show the art in cartography, help craft visual stories, or inspire young readers w/ maps? Use code HOLIDAYS2025 to enjoy 30% off Esri Press orders within the US and Canada through 12/31: https://t.co/h3MVEOyDhA including "Mapping the Deep"!😉

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

Santa has some good mapping and GIS titles this year!

[Esri @Esri]

Give the gift of hygge-ography this season!🧣☕️

Get cozy with a few of our favorite reads. Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for 30% off Esri Press orders within the US and Canada through Dec 31: https://t.co/x7OsFLF37F

#EsriPress

[ArcGIS StoryMaps @ArcGISStoryMaps]

🌋Experience several hundred million years of Earth's history in just minutes.

How? Through a #StoryMaps team experiment with scroll-driven animation: https://t.co/ckcLoIkdRe

#science #geology

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

Thank you, @PaulSalopek, for your world-spanning work, and for the pleasure you've brought to my team and me through multiple collaborations. Looking forward to more!

[Paul Salopek @PaulSalopek]

Some of the great work by @AllenCarroll's team at @Esri include a map of @outofedenwalk's trek through #CentraAsia along the #SilkRoad. 2/ https://t.co/dsJqinkawX

[Esri Blog @EsriBlog]

In an era where data overwhelms and attention spans shrink, Allen Carroll believes maps have the power to captivate us. And he’s spent his career proving it. His new book, Telling Stories with Map chronicles a remarkable journey. https://t.co/7Bv8Z2I8Lp

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

Find out how a cutaway of Dupont Circle launched my career of "Telling Stories with Maps" Sunday, 7/27, 5:00 at @PoliticsProse Connecticut Avenue store https://t.co/2rWeG7tPq5

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

If you're in the DC area this weekend, please join me at 5:00 Sunday, 7/27 at @PoliticsProse Connecticut Avenue store. I'll discuss the book and sign copies

[Politics and Prose @PoliticsProse]

Sunday (7/27), join Allen Carroll for TELLING STORIES WITH MAPS - showcasing how maps themselves tell stories and enrich narratives by providing context and insight - 5pm @ Conn Ave: https://t.co/bN8OpzPOCi

[ArcGIS StoryMaps @ArcGISStoryMaps]

✍🏼 Meet the author!

Telling Stories with Maps 📖 follows @AllenCarroll's journey from map-loving kid to National Geographic cartographer to founder of @Esri's storytelling program.

Read the stories featured in the book: https://t.co/YsTAB86OM2

#StoryMaps #EsriUC2025

[ArcGIS StoryMaps @ArcGISStoryMaps]

The iconic Boston Marathon winds through 26.2 miles and eight Massachusetts towns each year.

But for the runners, the journey to get there is much longer. Follow this illustrated road to the finish line: https://t.co/Qz89TZ7rGg

#StoryMaps

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

iNaturalist represents a treasure trove of data within which are countless potential stories

[ArcGIS StoryMaps @ArcGISStoryMaps]

Turn a big data set into a visual narrative—

@iNaturalist data, available in Living Atlas, includes millions of observations about the natural world. Get tips and tricks for working with the data in Map Viewer. https://t.co/j0L0Hja67A

#StoryMaps

[MN GIS/LIS @MNGISLIS]

JUST RELEASED!
@AllenCarroll's "Telling Stories With Maps" a must-read and master guide to the art of visual storytelling. Featuring our very own Brooklyn Park, #Minnnesota “Something’s Buzzing” StoryMap https://t.co/n65BFCdgA9

Order your copy today: https://t.co/u8fP1D4KZQ

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

@ArcGISStoryMaps @Esri Just arrived from Esri Press!

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

Launching on June 10: my book, Telling Stories with Maps, loaded with advice and memories, from atlases and wall maps at @NatGeo to ArcGIS #StoryMaps at @Esri

[Esri @Esri]

Get the new, essential guide to storytelling with maps from @ArcGISStoryMaps‘s Allen Carroll. "Telling Stories with Maps: Lessons from a Lifetime of Creating Place-Based Narratives" publishes this June in print and ebook.

🔸Explore more: https://t.co/deoKF2Ah2Y

[Allen Carroll @AllenCarroll]

@ArcGISStoryMaps Required viewing for all story authors!😄