If recent projects are any indication, energy is a hot topic. From advances in sustainable production, to energy independence, to efficiency and control, the issues are boiling over and innovation is gathering steam. Above: Four solar energy technologies illustrated: photovoltaic panels, solar water heating, solar power tower and passive solar heating. Right: Cutaway illustration of [...]
James Provost grew up drawing, playing with computers and taking things apart to learn how they worked. These interests united in the BA Technical Illustration program at Sheridan College, where he graduated with honours.
Since then, James has been freelancing fulltime for advertising, design, engineering, manufacturing and publishing clients, creating highly detailed and accurate illustrations of [...]
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 requires precision [...]
The New York Times has a slideshow of the work of artist-turned-med-student Satre Stuelke, who takes CT scans of everyday things – from a toaster to an iPhone, to Barbie, to a Big Mac. His aim is to get people to “think about how things are constructed.”
Images like this are captivating, they satisfy some [...]