Ocular Nanotechnology Magazincover-Illustration by Cynthia Turner

Ocular Nanotechnology Magazincover-Illustration by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Eisen in Computergrafikdesign Competition Category.

EisenComputergrafik· 2024

Ocular Nanotechnology Magazincover-Illustration

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Computergrafik Category

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The Design

About Ocular Nanotechnology Magazincover-Illustration

Wie Wesen aus einer anderen Welt faszinieren diese winzigen Transportmechanismen durch ihre Vielfalt an Formen und Strukturen sowie durch ihre Beziehung zur wässrigen Umgebung, in der sie sich bewegen können, um ihre Wirkstoffe intelligent an den richtigen Bestimmungsort zu liefern. Nanopartikel sind aufgrund ihrer Biokompatibilität und ihrer Fähigkeit, mit Medikamenten und Gentherapien durch chemische Anbindung, Einbettung oder Verkapselung im Nanocarrier beladen zu werden, die gängigsten Nanocarrier für okuläre Therapeutika. Im Uhrzeigersinn ab zwölf Uhr: Nanopolymer, Nanoemulsion, Nanomizelle und Liposom.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Ocular Nanotechnology Magazincover-Illustration ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Ocular Nanotechnology Magazincover-Illustration wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Ocular Nanotechnology Magazincover-Illustration wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Nanoparticles are 1 to 100 nanometres in diameter and have unique properties due to their small size and high surface area to volume ratio. Nanoparticles are the most common nanocarriers for ocular therapeutics due to their biocompatibility and their capacity to be loaded with drugs and gene therapies by chemical attachment, embedment, or encapsulation in the nanocarrier. Highlighting four types of nanotechnology-based ocular drug delivery systems delivering their payloads to the back of the eye, clockwise starting at noon: nanopolymer, nanoemulsion, nanomicelle, and liposome.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 431.8 mm width x Height 279.4 mm, 300 dpi, tiff
Tags: medical illustration, biomedical artist, visual science, ophthamology, nanocarriers, ocular drug delivery
Production Technology: Created using Cinema 4D, a 3D modeling program, 3D Models, and hand-painting in Photoshop, using a stylus and tablet on a Mac.
Design Challenge: Create accurate depictions of ocular drug delivery nanocarriers and arrange the four carriers in a pleasing composition that did not necessarily give one precedence in importance over another.
Research: The artist researched the morphology of the 4 specified nanocarriers and created accurate scientific visualizations of them. Each nanocarrier was separately modeled and imaged in a 3D program, and then brought into a Photoshop document. The composited tiff was finished by handpainting in Photoshop to reflect light from one element to the next to bring color harmony to the palette. Additional motion elements were painted to tie the composition together and lead the eye in reading the image.
Inspiration: An illustration for the cover of EyeNet, the magazine of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, for their annual meeting and special annual issue. I created the nanocarriers individually in Cinema4D, a 3D software program, and then composed them in Photoshop on a background of a field of the rods and cones cells found at the back of the eye. I enhanced the rendered 3D models by reflecting the colors from one into the other, and creating light effects to add movement and excitement to the composition.
Project Duration: The project was in development for two weeks at the artist's studio in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA.
Operation Flow: The Art Director requested an illustration with a science fiction futuristic feel to be used for their special annual issue, which is also released on the occasion of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual meeting and is used to brand the meeting.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Cynthia Turner, 2023
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Ocular Nanotechnology, 2023
Image #2: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Ocular Nanotechnology, 2023
Image #3: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Ocular Nanotechnology, 2023
Image #4: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Ocular Nanotechnology, 2023
Image #5: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Ocular Nanotechnology, 2023