Megan Robinson.folio

8/6/2019 Megan Robinson.folio

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Megan Robinson.

Port olioT: +44 (0)7851 753 052E: [email protected]: megan-robinson.co.uk


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A fnal interview Seeing the Blossom.

The Brie was to obtain the transcript rom a amousinterview and consider ways to express the content.

Dennis Potters nal interview with Melvyn Bragg wasrecorded three months be ore he died o pancreatic cancer.Watching the interview created a challenge: how to conveythe emotion, and the pain, o a man con ronted with death.

Throughout the 67 minutes there are requent pauseswhere Potter drinks rom a fask o liquid morphine. Witha cigarette in one hand and a glass o champagne in theother, Potter dissects his li e and career.

Without watching the interview I wanted the reader tounderstand how the reality o his impending death isrein orced with sharp and sudden moments o pain thatgradually become more requent and lasting towards theend o the interview. In essence youre watching a battlebetween an incredibly creative and able minded writer and aman crippled by the e ects o the end stages o cancer.

This book is a tribute to Dennis Potters li e and contains asmall selection o his work. The nal chapter o the book isa typeset transcript o the interview, which shows a physicaldeterioration throughout the conversation, a cigarettelike burns slowly eats away at the fuidity o the dialogue,eventually drawing the interview to a close.

CONCEPT | BOOKBINDING | TYPOGRAPHY


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Haynes Car ManualTypographic Manual.

This project was a personal response to the Haynestypographic manual. The greasy ngerprints le t byprevious owners became much more descriptive thanthe instructions themselves. In response to the brie Icreated an identical hand bound version with an accuratetranslation o the text set in ngerprints; commenting onthe rustration involved with trying to understand thisdated language. The more you interact with the page and

ollow the instructions with your nger, the clearer thein ormation becomes.

TYPOGRAPHY | BOOKBINDING


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Scottish OperaLa Bohme.

Shortlisted.

A collaborative project with Scottish Opera in order todesign their under 26 campaign or the show la bohme.The brie was to advertise a modern adaptation o aclassic opera attracting a new audience

My aim was to accentuate the industrial and grittyside o this particular version, drawing on the large,

overpowering structures o downtown New York torepresent the L and B o La Bohme.

The typographic poster was intended to steer awayrom the stereotypes o the traditional opera and act

as a metaphor or the overwhelming sensation oexperiencing your rst live per ormance.

TYPOGRAPHY | ADVERTISING


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A Shipbuilding guide Walking Tour.

Glasgow was once at the heart o the worlds Shipbuildingindustry with over 40 shipyards along the River Clyde.Today only two yards remain. Visualizing the enormity othis dying industry requires imagination. This Audio tourdocuments the history o shipbuilding through a libraryo colloquial Clydeside knowledge. The supporting mapsand plans re erence the great engineering achievementso Glasgow drawing on the beauti ul blueprints andengineering plans that created the industry.

Once you arrive at the location marked on your map,the end o your tube becomes activated using near eldcommunication. Your local guide then explains directlyinto your ear, (over the ambient noise o the shipyard,)a little about the location in which you are standing.The maps o er subtitles to help understand the strongClydeside accent, as in contrast to a conventional audiotour; clarity o in ormation is not prioritised over thecelebration o a uniquely Glaswegian industry.

CONCEPT | AUDIO | WAYFINDING | INFO GRAPHICS


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Glasgow A Shipbuilding History

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Glasgow was at the heart of the UK s shipbuildingindustry, with one in four British ships being builton the Clyde. In the late 1800s there were forty-three shipyards along the river, today thereare two.

As little remains of shipbuilding on the Clyde,visualising the scale & enormity of this industryrequires imagination. Through using ambient noiseand colloquial Clydeside knowledge we hope toenhance your imagination in order to create avision of the past.

Sound spots are located around the City inareas of significants to the development ofGlasgows shipbuilding history.

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THE RIVER CLYDE

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Clydebank

Yoker

Scotstoun

THE CITYOF GLASGOW

George Square

1 mile

Main Shipyards

John Browns

Rothesay

Yarrows

Blythswood

Fairfields

Hartland and Wolff

Princes

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The river Clyde early 1900s

Yarrow shipyard 1921

Red Clydeside, George square 1919

Launch of Queen Mary, John Browns 1936

Robert Napiers shipyard, Lancefield Quay late 1800s Finnieston crane, Lancfield Quay, early 1900s

Visual Guide

These photographs were taken from the same point as whereyou were stood when your ear piece became activ ated. Your local guide will explain more about the history behind thisphotograph and the area that you are located.

3 layered map.Map o the river Clyde | location shots | colloquial subtitles


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Maps and audio tube


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A conversationCraft.

This became a research project to look at the slipperynature o the word Cra t. A selection o essays, incontrast with a collection o personal opinions, observethe diversity o the word and its many interpretations.

The method and time spent creating these booklets ismeant to mirror the content. The essays are hand set inthree individual booklets using a stock that I elt bestrefected the content o the essay. The Booklets were

hand stitched and held together with a blind embossed jacket.

The Revival o Handicra t, William Morris,Heading: Akzidenz Grotesk, Copy: PerpetuaStock: GF Smiths, Natural 135gsm

Cra t and the Computer, David Crow,Heading: Akzidenz Grotesk, Copy: PerpetuaStock: GF Smith, Digital white 135gsm

Critique o On the Nature o Gothic, David Pye,Heading: Akzidenz Grotesk, Copy: PerpetuaStock: GF Smith, O White 135 gsm

TYPOGRAPHY | BOOKBINDING | RESEARCH


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A Typeset page rom the booklet.


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Booklets


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Grow KitOffice Growing.

A project that started out as urban arming le t me askingquestions such as why city dwellers dont grow their own

ruit and veg? This project encourages urban armingthrough a range o products or o ce growing. Researchsuggested that people with o ce jobs struggle nding thetime or space or gardening.

Our concept is built on acts around work related stress andincreasing o ce hours. Through introducing the therapeuticand holistic bene ts o growing we hope to counteractthe day-to-day stresses o o ce li e. The products arealso bene cial on a larger scale, carbon o setting yoursurrounding environment and improving green credentials.

O ce conditions are per ect or growing ruit and veg dueto the high temperature and natural daylight. (Rather like alarge greenhouse.)

The brand re contextualises everyday o ce language, suchas computer chips and laptop symbols, with the world oagriculture, creating a product that sits naturally within thesterile working environment, adding un and li e, as well assome healthy competition into the o ce.

Along with the ully unctioning grow kits, we also designeda usable inter ace and blog as well as packaging and all thesupporting print, instructions and tools.

CONCEPT | BRANDING | PACKAGING | WEB


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Branding


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Concept range (used or advertising)


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Grow Kits (Desktop herb range)


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officegrowing

office growing

bespoke products, carefullyselected for your individual

office requirements.

tomatoes

herbsleeks carrotslettuce

chilli potatoes beans

directionssun | water | space | time

place seed plate on top of soil,situate in a sunny spot,

sprinkle with water daily,cut and enjoy after 10 days!

User manual


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