Mozilla Paperstorm

User-driven online propaganda tool on the topic of net neutrality

Year
2016
Client
Mozilla Foundation (freelance for Studio Moniker)
Tech
JavaScript, CaesiumJS
Credits
Concept:Studio Moniker
Backend:Studio Moniker
Frontend:RULES RULES RULES
Links
Official project video. Credit: Studio Moniker

Concept

The idea to drop leaflets from the air to spread a political message stems from historical methods of leaflet bombs. Filling a bomb with millions of sheets of paper and dropping them from the air so that big regions on the ground get covered with these leaflets and the messages get spread.

Today campaigning is not bound to physical restrictions anymore, with digital tools one can reach nearly every single soul on the planet. With Paperstorm we cover the virtual surface of planet earth with sheets of printed paper. Read more

Text: Studio Moniker
Example of images / texts users have drawn
Example of images / texts users have drawn
Example of images / texts users have drawn
Example of images / texts users have drawn
Credit: Studio Moniker

Our role

Studio Moniker brought us on board to work on the frontend part of the project – closely working with Moniker’s internal team who were responsible for the backend.

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