Archive for November, 2007

Nightstand 1: Recap

Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in News Blog, Nightstand | 3 Comments »

Nightstand 1 - November 29, 2007 Last night Headstand Media hosted our first Nightstand event. Twenty-one guests attended Nightstand 1 from various professional backgrounds and experiences. We were very pleased with ... Read more..

Residential Rendering for Architectura, Chicago, Illinois

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 Posted in Architectural Illustration | No Comments »

OBJECTIVE A Chicago area custom home builder required a rendering of a new custom residence designed in the Prairie style by Architectura. SOLUTION Randal Birkey first constructed a 3D wireframe model to establish ... Read more..

Nightstand 1: Ways of Making a Website Sticky and Viral

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in News Blog, Nightstand | No Comments »

On November 29, 2007, Headstand Media will host the first monthly Nightstand event, for invited individuals interested in sharing experiences and best practices in applying Web 2.0 technologies and thinking ... Read more..

WSJ Article Review - Lights! Camera! Sales!

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 Posted in News Blog | No Comments »

Did you read the article in today's WSJ, in the Small Business section? The article tagline read: "How to use video to expand your business in a YouTube world. It's ... Read more..

Randal Birkey Delineator - Business Card Design - circa 1980

Monday, November 26th, 2007 Posted in Architectural Illustration, Logo and Brand Identity | No Comments »

Randal Birkey needed a business card to communicate his architectural illustration business information during the 1980's. This Frank Lloyd Wright house design was illustrated in a line and color pencil ... Read more..

Deep Tunnel Project Entrance Rendering

Monday, November 26th, 2007 Posted in Architectural Illustration | 2 Comments »

Randal Birkey was contracted by an architect to prepare a rendering of a proposed entrance structure design near a Chicago "Deep Tunnel Project" location. Randal went on site and took ... Read more..

“The Item Catalog” for Caterpillar, Inc.

Monday, November 26th, 2007 Posted in Flash Design, Interactive Multimedia, Web Design | No Comments »

Caterpillar, Inc. desired to explore moving a portion of their extensive parts catalog from a paper only, to an interactive CD-ROM computer-based solution back in the early 1990's. Randal Birkey ... Read more..

Parkway North Office Building Site Plan

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 Posted in Map Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey was commissioned by a commercial real estate developer to prepare a site plan of a new development in the northern suburbs of Chicago. This color study was done ... Read more..

How Gold is Made - Newmont Gold Illustrations

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 Posted in Digital Illustration, Flash Design, Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey was commissioned through a Denver design firm in the 1980's to prepare a series of illustrations on "How Gold is Made," for use by their client, Santa Fe ... Read more..

Flash Design for Web Design

Monday, November 19th, 2007 Posted in Aerial Map Illustration, Flash Design, Map Illustration | No Comments »

Flash Design for Web Design Headstand Media is skilled in the creation and production of Flash animation media files for use in web designs, computer presentations, interactive applications and CD/DVD's. ... Read more..