Base Maps

Base Maps

Base Maps OBJECTIVE To create a number of Chicago area base maps in Adobe Illustrator (Postscript – vector) format, to enable a wide range of customization and personalization by RANDAL BIRKEY clients. SOLUTION Randal Birkey has created a number of such base...
US Swine Flu Map Animation

US Swine Flu Map Animation

US Swine Flu Map Animation The team at Headstand Media produced a US Swine Flu Map Animation which was online at http://www.swine-flu-map-animation.com This tool was used on a daily basis to track the spread of the disease over time from state to state in a visual and...
Corporate Site Plan Illustration

Corporate Site Plan Illustration

Corporate Site Plan Illustration Randal Birkey created this site plan of what eventually became an insurance office campus in the northern suburbs of Chicago in the 1980’s. The developer was Homart, and the project called Riverwoods. The original art was done with pen...
Rand McNally CityFlash Maps

Rand McNally CityFlash Maps

Rand McNally CityFlash Maps OBJECTIVE As the recognized premier global map company, Rand McNally was exploring the possible transition from traditional cartography techniques to digital map production in the late 1980s. A new map product line called...
Chicago Area Map Illustrations

Chicago Area Map Illustrations

Chicago Area Map Illustrations I’ve done so many map illustrations in my career, I’ve lost count. Many of them are of the Chicago area. The one on the left I did in 1995 of the Chicago area, featuring all the main Interstate highways, Lake Michigan, the...