Storyboarding[1] with the [PKD] Tool
Dec 6, 2023
1 min read
The Phrase-Keyword Designer Tool, PKD, can be used for many creative purposes, including what we call [Storyboarding]. This means that you can tell any narrative with storyboard style frames, illustrations, and captions using a standard set of Phrase-Keywords.
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Reading your walkthrough of storyboarding with the PKD tool instantly took me back to my first indie game prototype two years ago. I was juggling sketches on napkins, then tried to migrate everything into a digital board, but the interface was clunky and I kept losing track of narrative beats. When I finally stumbled upon a similar workflow—drag‑and‑drop scenes, annotate with timing cues, and preview transitions—I felt a huge relief, much like the moment you describe when the tool finally “just works.” The way you described layering character arcs over background beats reminded me of the night I stayed up fixing a dialogue mismatch that kept breaking the pacing; after a quick tweak in the storyboard, the whole sequence fell…