Scientific Optical Diagrams

Scientific Optical Diagrams

Randal did a series of scientific illustrations for Dr. John Delly, scientific advisor to the McCrone company in Westmont, Illinois. This diagram of a Biaxial Indicatrix was used in a training manual for lab technicians to learn how to identify optical light...
Historic Jamestowne Aerial Perspective

Historic Jamestowne Aerial Perspective

Randal Birkey created this aerial perspective of the archaeological site at Jamestowne, Virginia, located in the Colonial Historic National Park. The image was used in a textbook for children studying this first English settlement in the New World. Read more about it...
PVD Remediation System Diagram

PVD Remediation System Diagram

This diagram was created by Randal in Adobe Illustrator as vector art for an engineering client who manufactures prefabricated vertical drain remediation systems. It has a cutaway section showing how the system looks and works below ground, as well as how it is laid...
How Gold Is Made

How Gold Is Made

Randal Birkey was commissioned by a Denver, Colorado graphic design firm in the 1980’s to prepare a series of illustrations on “How Gold is Made.” The illustration series was to be used by their client, Santa Fe Pacific, (now Newmont Gold), in...
HALAN Diagram

HALAN Diagram

The Houston Area Library Association required a simple visual diagram to communicate how their library system would be upgraded an connected via emerging Internet-based technologies. This diagram was developed by Randal Birkey in 1998 and created using Adobe...