Emphysema Redaksjonele Omslachillústraasje by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Redaksjonele Omslachillústraasje by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award yn Izer in Grafyk, Yllustraasje en Fisuele Kommunikaasje Ûntwerp Competition Category.

IzerGrafysk· 2025

Emphysema Redaksjonele Omslachillústraasje

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Grafysk Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Redaksjonele Omslachillústraasje

In konseptuele illústraasje fan in loftfolle ynnerlânskip mei galaktyske djipte dy't de koartazemens werjout dy't feroarsake wurdt troch emfysematyske feroarings oan de alveolaire loftsekjes fan 'e longen. De ynmure fan 'e alveolen wurde beskeadige, wêrtroch't se ôfbrekke en gearsmelte ta gruttere, minder loftsekjes. Dit soarget foar ien gruttere loftromte ynstee fan in soad lytse. De oerbleaune alveolen wurde abnormaal grut en útset, wêrtroch't ek it oerflaktegebiet beskikber foar gaswiksel ferminderet. Dizze kumulatyve strukturele weefselferânings soargje derfoar dat de longen minder elastysk wurde, wêrtroch't it lestich wurdt om loft effektyf út te easemjen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

Emphysema Redaksjonele Omslachillústraasje is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Emphysema Redaksjonele Omslachillústraasje wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Emphysema Redaksjonele Omslachillústraasje wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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