Emphysema Léaráid Clúdaigh Eagarthóireachta by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Léaráid Clúdaigh Eagarthóireachta by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dearadh Grafach Competition Category.

IarannGrafaic· 2025

Emphysema Léaráid Clúdaigh Eagarthóireachta

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Grafaic Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Léaráid Clúdaigh Eagarthóireachta

Léaráid choincheapúil de thírdhreach inmheánach líonta le haer le doimhneacht réaltrach a chuireann in iúl an ghearranáil a tharlaíonn de bharr athruithe eimfiséimeacha ar mhálaí aeir na n-ailbhéalach sna scamhóga. Déantar damáiste do bhallaí inmheánacha na n-ailbhéalach, rud a fhágann go mbristear síos iad agus go gcumaiscítear iad chun málaí aeir níos mó agus níos lú a fhoirmiú. Cruthaítear spás aonair aeir níos mó leis seo in ionad go leor spásanna beaga. Éiríonn na hailbhéalaí atá fágtha neamhghnách mór agus séidte, rud a laghdaíonn an t-achar dromchla atá ar fáil le haghaidh malartú gáis freisin. Fágann na hathruithe carnacha struchtúracha fíocháin seo go n-éiríonn na scamhóga níos lú leaisteach, rud a fhágann go bhfuil sé deacair aer a análú amach go héifeachtach.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Emphysema Léaráid Clúdaigh Eagarthóireachta Duais Iarainn A' Design Award, aitheantas gradamach a bhronntar ar dhea-dhearaí a chomhlíonann na riachtanais ghairmiúla agus thionsclaíocha a bhíonn á n-éileamh ó chruthuithe a ndearnadh go maith iad. Léiríonn buaiteoirí Iarainn scil mhór, speisialtóireacht ard, tuiscint saineolaí agus cumas cruthaitheach a gcruthaitheoirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Emphysema Léaráid Clúdaigh Eagarthóireachta ina chruthú a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear atá praiticiúil agus nuálach. Comhtháthaíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Iarainn A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr sa tionscal agus tá saintréithe teicniúla inniúla aige nasctha le heolas agus le tallann. Tá meas ar an dearadh Emphysema Léaráid Clúdaigh Eagarthóireachta as a dhúthracht agus dearadh é chun feabhsuithe cáilíochta beatha a sholáthar a chabhraíonn leis an domhan a dhéanamh ina áit níos fearr.

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