Technical Illustration

4-Cylinder Ford Engine

4-Cylinder Ford Engine

This is a cutaway illustration of a Ford 4-Cylinder engine back in the days of the Ford Pinto (circa 1970's). It was done by hand with pen and ink on illustration board from technical references.

1997 Black Book Ad

1997 Black Book Ad

Randal Birkey put together this self-promotional ad for the 1997 Black Book. It features: Pharmaceutical Product Logo Globe - Product Illustration Retouched and digitally altered 5 dollar bill with 2 Abe Lincoln's Close-up diagram of a chain product used in a road...

1998 Black Book Ad

1998 Black Book Ad

Randal Birkey put together this self-promotional ad for the 1998 Black Book. It features: A series of vector line art icons A Nuclear Fission Reactor Core Vessel An Atomic Level Fission Nuclear Reaction Diagram A Medical Doctor Digital Vector Illustration Youth...

1985 Chicago Creative Sourcebook Ad

1985 Chicago Creative Sourcebook Ad

Randal Birkey created this ad for the 1985 Chicago Creative Sourcebook, to promote his architectural and technical line art illustration styles and services primarily in the Chicago area. The ad features: Drinking Fountain - stipple style A Commercial Office Building...

“The Item Catalog” for Caterpillar, Inc.

“The Item Catalog” for Caterpillar, Inc.

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 worked with Lou Morelli in producing an interactive CD-ROM demo for...

Aiwa Car Stereo

Aiwa Car Stereo

Randal Birkey illustrated this Aiwa car stereo unit for an ad agency in the early 1980’s.

Ameritech “Signals” Magazine

Ameritech “Signals” Magazine

Randal did this vector digital illustration in Adobe Illustrator for Ameritech's "Signals" magazine in the 1980's. It demonstrates how their wireless technology can penetrate walls and windows in buildings giving customers better cell signal reception.

Abloy Lock Technical Illustration

Abloy Lock Technical Illustration

The Customer's Need The manufacturer of Abloy Locks required an illustration to reveal the unique tumbler technology used in their locks for a trade advertisement. Randal's Solution Randal was contacted by the manufacturer's ad agency in the 1980's and contracted to...

Nuclear Reactor Cutaway Illustration

Nuclear Reactor Cutaway Illustration

Randal Birkey was contracted by Boston Edison, a Massachusetts utility company, to complete a series of technical illustrations for a public relations brochure. This image is a nuclear reactor core, with the sides shown cutaway to reveal the rods inside. The...

Mita Copier Technical Product Illustration

Mita Copier Technical Product Illustration

Chicago is a very commercial, product-driven town when it comes to advertising and design work. Randal did this product illustration in Adobe Illustrator for an ad featuring a Mita copier. This technical line art style lends itself well to newspaper and magazine...