THE SCHEMATIC COLLECTION / 24 STUDIES
For curious minds. From the first button press to the open sky. Explore the design inside the things you love, through detailed line drawings, exploded views and historic patent figures.
24 × 36 INCHES • ORIGINAL SCHEMATIC ART • ARCHIVAL DETAILS
STUDY 01 Anatomy of Sport The equipment behind the game, from ball construction to the tools that changed how we play. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 02 Anatomy of Play Inside the controller: buttons, circuits, joysticks and the familiar forms of gaming. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 03 Anatomy of Sound A closer look at the instruments and mechanisms that turn movement into music. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 04 Anatomy of Childhood The ingenious parts behind familiar toys and childhood favorites. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 05 Anatomy of Spaceflight Rocket stages, spacecraft and the engineering imagination of exploration. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 06 Anatomy of Speed The parts and mechanisms that put motion into performance. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 07 Anatomy of Flight Wings, structure and the mechanics of getting off the ground. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 08 Anatomy of the Catch Reels, tackle and the small mechanisms behind a day on the water. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 09 Anatomy of Coffee The ritual of coffee, explored through the equipment that makes it. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 10 Anatomy of Photography Lenses, camera bodies and the machinery behind capturing a moment. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 11 Anatomy of Time The precision and moving parts behind the passage of time. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 12 SR-71 Blackbird The unmistakable form of the SR-71 Blackbird, explored in engineering-style studies. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 13 Corvette Sting Ray The split-window Corvette Sting Ray, from its recognizable profile to mechanical details. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 14 USS Constitution Old Ironsides Old Ironsides: hull, rigging, timber and the mechanisms of a sailing ship. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 15 Insert Coin Michael L. Jang's cabinet design records the enclosure around the game. Our new study separates the display, controls and cabinet. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 16 Pocket Power A compact hand-held game system with removable game packs and controls arranged for two-thumb play. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 17 Pinball Mechanics The patented pivotal ball-return mechanism brings mechanical motion to the playfield. Our layout explores flippers, bumpers and the plunger. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 18 Rotary Motion A rotary internal-combustion engine replaces reciprocating pistons with rotary working elements. The new studies explore rotor, housing and shaft. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 19 Vertical Flight An early direct-lift aircraft concept anchors this study of vertical flight. The new helicopter drawings are later interpretive forms. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 20 Steam & Steel A locomotive patent detailing steam and exhaust valve arrangements. Our new studies connect boiler, piston and driving wheels. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 21 Silent Running Longitudinal and cross-section drawings explain a submarine with fixed-capacity ballast and reserve buoyancy. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 22 Beneath The Surface The diving-unit patent describes a demand regulator for underwater breathing. Our new plate studies tanks, hoses and regulator construction. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 23 Power At The Stern An early marine propulsion mechanism places engine power at the stern. Our assembly follows the powerhead, shaft and propeller. Explore the details ↗ STUDY 24 Voltage & Sound Electronic music synthesis uses controlled sound-producing elements. Our original instrument study connects keys, controls and waveforms. Explore the details ↗ A little history. A new perspective. Each poster combines original interpretive schematic artwork with authentic patent or archival figures, labeled separately. The drawings celebrate form and ingenuity; they are decorative studies, not measured construction plans.
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