Coping With It All

Coping With It All

Coping With It All toolkit for the FLF Development Network, designed by Studio Gardiner

Project description

Coping With It All is a practical toolkit designed to help researchers navigate the competing demands of academic life — bringing together ideas around personal productivity, team working and the wider institutional environment.

Working closely with Dr Charlotte Rae and colleagues, I shaped and distilled a substantial body of workshop material, academic thinking and practical guidance into a clear, accessible structure.

The content was developed into a distinctive visual language using illustration, infographics, typography and colour — breaking down complex and often wordy material into intuitive graphics, clear messaging and practical resources that are easy to navigate and use.

The toolkit became the foundation for a wider suite of communications, including posters, postcards, social media assets and motion graphics — allowing key ideas to work independently as well as part of the complete resource.

Client:

Future Leaders Fellows Development Network

Type:

Knowledge & Information Design

Book spread from the Coping With It All researcher toolkit, designed by Studio Gardiner for the FLF Development Network.
Toolkit spread from the Coping With It All researcher toolkit, designed by Studio Gardiner for the FLF Development Network.
Time spread from the Coping With It All researcher toolkit, designed by Studio Gardiner for the FLF Development Network.
Systems spread from the Coping With It All researcher toolkit, designed by Studio Gardiner for the FLF Development Network.
Three posters from the Coping With It All researcher toolkit, designed by Studio Gardiner for the FLF Development Network.
Eight postcards from the Coping With It All researcher toolkit, designed by Studio Gardiner for the FLF Development Network.
Eight graphics from the Coping With It All researcher toolkit, designed by Studio Gardiner for the FLF Development Network.

“Stuart took our messy workshop notes and beautifully transformed them into a set of practical, digestible resources. He truly has a talent for informational design, converting wordy academic content into intuitive graphics and clear messaging. Stuart is a delight to work with, and kept us informed throughout the various stages. We would gladly work with Stuart again in a heartbeat.”

Dr Charlotte Rae

University of Sussex

“Stuart took our messy workshop notes and beautifully transformed them into a set of practical, digestible resources. He truly has a talent for informational design, converting wordy academic content into intuitive graphics and clear messaging. Stuart is a delight to work with, and kept us informed throughout the various stages. We would gladly work with Stuart again in a heartbeat.”

Dr Charlotte Rae

University of Sussex