Headstand Media

Randal Birkey is not really known for doing “cartoon” illustrations, but back in the 1980’s he did a whole series of them for Ameritech Mobile Communications. They were used in various brochures and company print communications.

Here are a few examples. Notice the relative size and shape of the cell phones back then!

Men looking at a paper with options.	Man looking pleased with his cell phone bill.
Man happily driving and talking on his cell phone.	Man using cell phone to get help for a flat tire.

These were done by hand using Rapidograph ink pens on cold press illustration board. In those days, art was photographed and then pasted in place as a part of preparing final reflective art boards. These were then photo processed into film by the printer to make the printing plates.

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