scottish forensic document catalog
credits
forensik is a small sideproject and forensic document catalog by Ronald MacDonald, an Edinburgh-based forensic analyser. all photographs of Ronald used on this catalog were produced by Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee. copyright, IPTC and XMP credits on the image files themselves remain with the photographer.
case files, working notes and written reports
Ronald MacDonald
all forensic readings, transcripts and case notes posted on this catalog.
photographs and image production
Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee
all photographs of Ronald MacDonald used on this catalog were made by Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee. copyright, IPTC and XMP credits remain with the photographer.
catalog design
Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee
site structure, colour and layout adapted from the german berlinistic catalog tradition (deformat / netforce ruhr). built with next.js and tailwind.
reading rooms and archives
National Records of Scotland · West Register House · private estate archives
ronald began his career inside the national records of scotland. some case files reference holdings in private estate archives, with names changed or omitted at the request of the client.
hosting and infrastructure
Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee
hosted as a sideproject within the emmajane.computer infrastructure.
licensing
case file text — © Ronald MacDonald. quoted and excerpted with permission for the catalog. for use beyond reading, please write first via the contact page.
photographs — © Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee. all rights reserved. for licensing enquiries, please write to the photographer via https://github.com/emmajanemckinnonlee.