While I love scrolling through my Instagram feed as much as the next person, Instagram stories have my heart! I find them so charming and the perfect way to give more personality to your page. I have several tips and tricks I use to get my stories to look more charming and I’m excited to share them here.
Edit in VSCO first
I always do the same edits I use for my main posts (I did a post all about it) to keep my theme consistent but also because I find it makes things look more polished.
2. Use fonts that match your content
I always use the typewriter font and try to pick hues that are pastel so they don’t totally detract from the photo. It gives you more of a signature look if you are consistent with that details, and people will want to come back to check your stories!
3. Use Unfold for pictures that need to be cropped
I love Unfold for keeping with a sleek, modern, polished theme, while also changing up everyday stories. I usually just use the simple page look with one center picture (edited in VSCO first) and save it to Instagram. I then add text in Instagram and sometimes an additional filter.
4. Videos
I try to do a mix of videos and boomerangs and almost always use the Paris or Oslo filter to keep the colors bright! I also make sure the text doesn’t get lost as the video moves around, so I usually add a highlight behind the text to keep it visible.
