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Essay

How to Embrace the Dramaturgy of Creative Caption Design

14 April 2026

Through creative captions, the access tool of captioning becomes a design element with its own dramaturgical perspective. Caption designer McClain Leong introduces some of the design considerations that enable a dramaturgical approach to creative captions. 

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