3D Printed Prosthesis

September 8, 2015

This faux x-ray was created forĀ a Scuba Diving Magazine story about a sea turtle that had beenĀ maimed by a boat’s propeller. BTech Innovations, a Turkish company specializing in custom-designed prostheses and implants, got involved. They performed a series of detailed CT scans to create a 3D model of the turtle’s skull and damaged jaw. They […]

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

February 15, 2010

Minneapolis-based Martin Ashal was charged with the task of communicating a broad range of thermal insulating access doors, viewports and wall panels for their client, an industry-leading manufacturer. The products are used in a variety of temperature- and humidity-sensitive applications, such as medical facilities, laboratories and clean rooms. The challenge was that the products are […]

Questions About Technical Illustration

June 16, 2009

I’ve been receiving questions from a number of people curious about technical illustration. For the benefit of anyone else who’s interested, here’s some of the questions and answers: What does a technical illustrator do? What is technical illustration? “Technical illustrators create highly accurate renderings of machinery, instruments, scientific subjects…technology, cartography, or virtually any subject that […]