Emphysema Ilistrasyon Kouvetir Editòryal by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Ilistrasyon Kouvetir Editòryal by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Fè in Grafik Competition Category.

FèGrafik· 2025

Emphysema Ilistrasyon Kouvetir Editòryal

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

A' Design Award Fè Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Ilistrasyon Kouvetir Editòryal

Yon ilistrasyon konsepsyèl yon peyizaj entèn ranpli ak lè avèk yon pwofondè galaktik ki transmèt souf kout ke chanjman amfizemik yo pwovoke nan alveyòl yo, sak lè poumon yo. Miray entèn alveyòl yo andommaje, sa lakòz yo kraze epi melanje pou yo fòme sak lè ki pi gwo, men ki gen mwens kantite. Sa kreye yon sèl gwo espas lè olye plizyè ti espas. Alveyòl ki rete yo vin anòmman gwo epi gonfle, sa diminye tou sipèfisi ki disponib pou echanj gaz. Chanjman akimile sa yo nan estrikti tisi a fè poumon yo vin mwens elastik, e sa rann li difisil pou ekspire lè efikasman.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fè

Emphysema Ilistrasyon Kouvetir Editòryal se yon ganyan A' Design Award Fè, yon rekonesans ki gen prestij yo bay bon design ki satisfè egzijans pwofesyonèl ak endistriyèl yo atann de kreyasyon ki byen fèt. Ganyan Fè yo montre gwo konpetans, espesyalizasyon wo, konpreyansyon ekspè ak kapasite kreyatif kreyatè yo. Yo atann Emphysema Ilistrasyon Kouvetir Editòryal pou se yon kreyasyon anpil moun estime, admire e renmen ki pratik e inovatè. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Fè entegre pi bon pratik sektè a e li gen karakteristik teknik konpetan ki lye ak konnesans pratik ak talan. Yo respekte Emphysema Ilistrasyon Kouvetir Editòryal pou jèntan li e li fèt pou bay amelyorasyon kalite lavi ki ede fè mond lan vin yon pi bon kote.

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