Technical

Engine Piston Pin Sketch

Automotive Piston Pin

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.

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Aiwa Car Stereo

Aiwa Car Stereo

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

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Exploded View Diagram

Exploded View of Engine Cylinder Head

Exploded View Diagram of Automotive Engine Head Exploded view diagrams are very useful for communicating technical information is an easy to understand manner. They show various parts and pieces of a manufactured item or product in a “pulled apart” manner, with lines and visual aids to help the viewer understand where each part fits, and [...]

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Abloy Lock Technical Illustration

Abloy Lock Cutaway Technical Pencil 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 create the illustration. This image is one of the working “pencils” that Randal did [...]

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Mita Copier Technical Product Illustration

Mita Copier 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 advertising reproduction, popular in the 1980′s.

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