I worked with The New York Times’ in-house marketing team, T Brand Studio, on a special section called The Science and Seduction of Luxury for the Lincoln Motor Company. The project explores the interplay of old and new, heritage and innovation, status and luxury. The blueprint style illustrations lend a feeling of scientific, analytical comparison between the eras. […]
Technical Illustration Process Technical illustration is equal parts science and art. This process helps me consistently deliver on my clients’ information communication needs and creative goals. What is your process for a typical project? The first step is defining the problem. We discuss your creative and informational goals to define the scope of the project. This includes […]
About James Provost James Provost is a freelance technical illustrator based in Toronto, Canada who works with magazine, publishing, marketing and corporate clients to communicate information visually. An honours graduate from the Technical & Scientific Illustration Bachelor of Arts program at Sheridan College, James has worked with clients from around the world in the publishing, marketing, advertising, design and […]
I illustrated the tasks in the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge finals for Science News magazine. The bots are supposedly being designed for disaster response, but they look equally capable of causing disasters. I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
Spot illustrations comparing various methods of electrical brain stimulation. For a Science News article on at-home brain stimulation for improving working memory, increasing attention span, and overclocking math skills, as well as potentially reducing depression and chronic pain, some studies suggest. Thanks to Marcy for the really interesting project!
I recently worked with Mindy Limback and Nikkole Pirch at Missouri S&T Magazine to create this cutaway illustration of Bertelsmeyer Hall, a new sciences building on campus. Below are some rough sketches to explore possible angles.
Illustration showing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s last flight, on the back of a 747 to Los Angeles International Airport. From there it was paraded through the streets six miles to the California Science Center.
Contact PLEASE NOTE I have joined Rivian Automotive full-time. I am not currently taking on new projects. Thanks for your interest! Contact info: Email info@jamesprovost.com Main 416.669.5448 New York 718.717.7990 Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Dribbble Follow me on Tumblr Follow me on Behance Subscribe to my RSS Feed About James Provost James […]
With all the microblogging formats I’m on, like Twitter, Dribbble, Flickr and Tumblr, this blog has become more of a quarterly update. But what a quarter it’s been! Early in the year I moved to a larger home-studio space in Toronto. I have lots of room now to spread things out, pin things up and make a mess. […]
I got an early start on my spring cleaning and today I debut two new portfolios. The first is a selection of information graphics, or infographics, I’ve created for various clients. Infographics are any form of visual communication design, regardless of content or style. Since technical illustration might be considered a subset of this broadly […]