Archive for November, 2007

City Furniture Product Illustrations

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Randal created this series of line art drawings for City Furniture, a Chicago furniture retailer, for use in print materials. Read more..

Lands’ End Product Catalog Illustration

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Lands' End contacted Randal Birkey to create an illustration spread for their catalog on "How To Build a Better Sportshirt." Randal worked from Lands End product references to create a ... Read more..

Automotive Piston Pin Illustration

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey created this quick felt tip ink line sketch showing the location of a "piston pin" in the layout of an automotive V-8 engine. Read more..

Headstand Identity Moving Closer to Final Selection

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Logo and Brand Identity, News Blog | No Comments »

Headstand Media met with design firm HBN Design, to review second round logo and identity refinements on November 8, 2007. From these, Randal and Benjamin selected two final design directions ... Read more..

Aerial Perspective of a Milltown

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Aerial Map Illustration, Digital Illustration | No Comments »

An educational textbook publisher contracted Randal for an aerial perspective map of a typical mill town for use in a textbook. Randal made up the view based upon elements required ... Read more..

Desquam Logo Design

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Logo and Brand Identity | No Comments »

Randal Birkey was contracted by an ad agency in the 1980's to create an illustrated logo for potential use in advertising a new drug product. Randal used his architectural drafting ... Read more..

Memphis Arts Council Aerial Map Illustration

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Aerial Map Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey was contracted by the Memphis Arts Council in the 1980's to create a fun map for use in a promotional poster. The map was intended to highlight a ... Read more..

Conceptual Globe Line Illustration Series

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Digital Illustration | No Comments »

A business parable was written by a client of Randal Birkey's in the 1980's. Randal sketched a series of globes in various circumstances to visually illustrate the story. The story ... Read more..

Wheaton College Aerial Perspective Campus Map

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Aerial Map Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey was commissioned by Rich Nickel Design to illustrate the Wheaton College campus map for a redesign of their prospective student viewbook. Randal worked from architectural master plans, aerial ... Read more..

Corinthian Column Diagram

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Architectural Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey created this line drawing of a Corinthian style Greek column, as a diagram for a book on architecture.The original was done by hand with Rapidograph ink pens on ... Read more..