This book retells the story of the first year that the wind in Orkney was left unobserved.
Sparked by a barometer enshrined in a glass case on the streets of Stromness, I became aware of the beginnings of the MET office. Barometers such as these lined the coasts of the UK, where people observed and reported the weather.
The weather forecasts.
No. 98. The Orkney barometer is one of only 2 remaining. But that's not what struck me. What surprised me more was that this baramoter was still in use as recently as 2005. And so this book follows the journey of the wind across the first year that was left unread. 2006. Using the very data that these barometers founded. The MET office.
The story is interweaved with a design produced from the data and using the cone system that was put in place to warn seafarers of bad weather.
Specifications
135mm H x 200mm W 14 Printed Pages + Cover 350gsm Colorplan Paper Covers and Inserts 170gsm Mohawk Eggshell and Transparent Pages String Bound (as a nod to traditional flags).
