Emphysema Toimetuslik Kaaneilustratsioon by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Toimetuslik Kaaneilustratsioon by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Rauaauhind A' Design Award in Graafika, illustratsiooni ja visuaalse kommunikatsiooni disain Competition Category.

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Emphysema Toimetuslik Kaaneilustratsioon

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

Rauaauhind A' Design Award Winner in Graafika Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Toimetuslik Kaaneilustratsioon

Kontseptuaalne illustratsioon õhuga täidetud sisemaastikust galaktilise sügavusega, mis edastab emfüsemaatiliste muutuste põhjustatud hingeldust kopsu alveolaarsetes õhukottides. Alveooolide siseseinad on kahjustatud, põhjustades nende lagunemist ja ühinemist suuremateks, kuid vähem arvukateks õhukottideks. See loob ühe suurema õhuruumi paljude väikeste asemel. Allesjäänud alveooli muutuvad ebanormaalselt suureks ja paisunuks, vähendades ka gaasivahetuseks kättesaadavat pindala. Need kumulatiivsed struktuurilised koemuutused põhjustavad kopsude muutumist vähem elastseks, raskendades õhu efektiivset väljahingamist.

The Recognition

About the Rauaauhind A' Design Award

Emphysema Toimetuslik Kaaneilustratsioon on Rauaauhinna A' Design Award võitja, prestiižikas tunnustus, mis antakse headele disainidele, mis vastavad professionaalsetele ja tööstuslikele nõuetele, mida oodatakse hästi disainitud töödelt. Raudvõitjad näitavad oma loojate suurt oskust, kõrget spetsialiseerumist, asjatundlikku mõistmist ja loomingulist võimekust. Emphysema Toimetuslik Kaaneilustratsioon peaks olema kõrgelt hinnatud, imetletud ja armastatud looming, mis on praktiline ja uuenduslik. See Rauaauhinna A' Design Award võidudisain ühendab tööstuse parimaid tavasid ning tal on pädevad tehnilised omadused, mis on seotud oskusteabe ja andega. Emphysema Toimetuslik Kaaneilustratsioon on austatud oma põhjalikkuse eest ning on loodud pakkuma elukvaliteedi parandusi, mis aitavad teha maailma paremaks paigaks.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: A conceptual illustration of an inner space landscape of emphysemic alveoli, highlighting collapsed bronchioles and damaged alveolar air sacs. The inner walls of the alveoli rupture and create enlarged air sacs, resulting in inefficient oxygen exchange and diminished respiration. Temple Health Lung Center is a national leader in diagnosing and treating lung disease. The Center desired a conceptual illustration of emphysemic changes in alveoli for marketing purposes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 444.5 mm x Height 292.1 mm, 350 dpi, tiff
Tags: medical illustration, biomedical artist, visual science, emphysema
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: The artist sought to create an air-filled inner landscape with galactic depth conveying the breathlessness that can come with emphysema.
Research: The artist reviewed bronchial anatomy and the pathophysiological changes of emphysema by studying radiological images and cat scan images to ensure accuracy. She then built a complex bronchiole tree using rendered 3D models, and hand-painted the structural alterations of the lung’s alveoli air sacs that occur in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of emphysema. As the walls of the alveoli become thin, they break down and merge, forming larger, fewer air sacs. This creates one larger air space instead of many small ones and reduces the surface area available for gas exchange. The remaining alveoli become abnormally large and inflated, further reducing the surface area for gas exchange. This cumulative structural change in the tissue causes the lungs to become less elastic, making it difficult to exhale air effectively.
Inspiration: Developing atmospheric perspective and depth of field was important to convey the inner space scene within the lungs. The image was created with a 3D software model and developed as an illustration in Photoshop.
Project Duration: The project was in development for two weeks at the artist's studio in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA.
Operation Flow: The work depicts a frozen moment in time reflecting the devastation of lung function wrought by emphysematic changes to the air sacs of the lungs.
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023
Image #2: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023
Image #3: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023
Image #4: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023
Image #5: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023