Real Estate Development Site Plan

Real Estate Development Site Plan

Randal did many illustrations using a “stipple” ink line style in the early 1980’s before the Macintosh computer came along and changed the way business and print communications were done… the so-called “desktop publishing”...
Wacker Drive Streetscape

Wacker Drive Streetscape

In the 1980’s Randal shared office space with an architectural and planning firm called Boyer, Hoppe & Associates. This firm had a client comprised of the major tenants along Wacker Drive, one of Chicago’s more famous business streets, as it follows...
Wheaton College Campus Map Aerial View

Wheaton College Campus Map Aerial View

Randal did his first map for Wheaton College through Rich Nickel Design in the early 1980’s. Also contributing to the project as a writer was Amy Wolgemuth. This original art was done by hand at 20 x 30 inches in size on hot press illustration board. The line...
Wheaton College Campus Map

Wheaton College Campus Map

Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, has recruited Randal on several occasions to create or update various campus maps. This is an example of a mechanical or vector line art version created in Adobe Illustrator. This style of map is very easy to update and make...
Shedd Aquarium and Oceanarium Floor Plan

Shedd Aquarium and Oceanarium Floor Plan

Randal Birkey was contacted by the world famous John G. Shedd Aquarium and Oceanarium in 1991, to illustrate their new campus map, and new facility floor plan based upon the major building expansion project they were completing. Based upon architectural and...