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Ocular Nanotechnology Dealbh Còmhdach Irisleabhair by Cynthia Turner

Ocular Nanotechnology Dealbh Còmhdach Irisleabhair by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Grafaigean Coimpiutair, Modaileadh 3D, Binneas agus Reandaradh Competition Category.


IarannGrafaigean Coimpiutair· 2024

Ocular Nanotechnology Dealbh Còmhdach Irisleabhair

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Grafaigean Coimpiutair Category

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The Design

About Ocular Nanotechnology Dealbh Còmhdach Irisleabhair

Coltach ri creutairean à saoghal eile, tha na h-uidheaman lìbhrigidh beag seo iongantach tron iomadachd de chumaidhean is structaran aca, agus cuideachd tron dàimh aca ris an àrainneachd uisgeach far am bheil iad comasach air gluasad gu tuigseach gus an luchdan a lìbhrigeadh don cheann-uidhe cheart. 'S iad na nano-mhìrean na nano-ghiùlanairean as cumanta airson leigheasan sùl air sgàth an co-fhreagarrachd bhitheòlasach agus an comas aca a bhith air an luchdachadh le drogaichean agus leigheasan gine tro cheangal ceimigeach, leabachadh, no còmhdachadh san nano-ghiùlanaiche. Deiseal a' tòiseachadh aig meadhan-latha: nano-phoilimear, nano-mheasgachadh, nano-mhìosail, agus lipòsom.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha Ocular Nanotechnology Dealbh Còmhdach Irisleabhair air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Ocular Nanotechnology Dealbh Còmhdach Irisleabhair na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air Ocular Nanotechnology Dealbh Còmhdach Irisleabhair airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

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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

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