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Cancer Assassin Ilistrasyon by Cynthia Turner

Cancer Assassin Ilistrasyon by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Bwonz in Grafik Òdinatè Competition Category.


BwonzGrafik Òdinatè· 2020

Cancer Assassin Ilistrasyon

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Studio

A' Design Award Bwonz Winner in Grafik Òdinatè Category

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The Design

About Cancer Assassin Ilistrasyon

Atis la t'ap chache kreye yon pòtrè moman sa a dramatik priz la lanmò nan yon selil T Natirèl Natirèl genyen batay la defans yon selil kansè nan, memorializing yon moman dezi imanite. Selil T asasen natirèl sitotoksi yo se asasen kansè ki pouse selil kansè sibi lanmò selilè pwograme ke yo rekonèt kòm apoptoz. Selil T asasen natirèl yo rekonèt sit espesifik sou sifas selil kansè yo yo rele antèn, mare yo, epi divilge pwoteyin byochimik ki fòme poren nan manbràn selil kansè a ak espesifikman pwovoke selil kansè nan detwi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bwonz

Cancer Assassin Ilistrasyon se yon ganyan A' Design Award Bwonz, yon rekonesans ki gen anpil prestij yo bay design ekselan ki make pa kreyativite, enjenyozite ak finès. Ganyan Bwonz yo se objè ki abil anpil e ki kreyatif nan fason ki frape, ki otantifye gwo eksperyans, imajinasyon ak debouyaj designer yo. Yo atann Cancer Assassin Ilistrasyon pou se yon objè anpil moun estime, admire e renmen, ki pwofesyonèl e inovatè nan fason remakab. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Bwonz enkòpore pi bon pratik nan atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji, e li ekselan pou atansyon li bay detay. Cancer Assassin Ilistrasyon satisfè bezwen yon fason espledid, li touche dezi, li chame santiman e li atire kiryozite.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
People fighting cancer often want to know how to visualize fighting back. This is one visualization capturing the moment of cancer cell death, and the victory of the body's natural immune defenses, Natural Killer T cells. An entire branch of medical research focuses on amplifying and strengthening Natural Killer T cells' effectiveness.
Dimensions & Packaging
17.5" x 12", 350 dpi, tiff
Tags
medical illustration, biomedical artist, visual science, pharmaceutical advertising, biotechnology advertising
Production Technology
Created using Cinema 4D, a 3D modeling program, and Photoshop, on a Mac.
Design Challenge
The artist sought to create a portrait of the simple but dramatic moment the death grip of the Killer T cell overcomes the cancer cell's defenses.
Research
The artist researched the morphology of Killer T cells, cancer cells, and Killer T cells and cancer cells in a death struggle, by studying electron micrographs and written research. She then created 3D models of a Killer T cell, cancer cell, fracture explosion, and cell debris using Cinema 4D, on a Mac. The rest of the digital painting was completed by hand work of drawing and painting in Photoshop using a stylus and tablet, on a Mac.
Inspiration
The artist is a certified medical illustrator working in the advertising and marketing of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Self promotional work created for clients, and prospective clients, is a chance to promote the artist's creativity, artistry and storytelling skills in visual science.
Project Duration
The project was in development for two weeks at the artist's studio in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA.
Operation Flow
This work depicts a frozen moment in time, memorializing a moment humanity desires.
Patents
Illustration Copyright belongs to Cynthia Turner, 2019.
Photograph Copyright belongs to Victor Joseph Stefanchik, 2019.
Video Copyright belongs to Cynthia Turner, 2020.
Video Sound Copyright belongs to Adi Goldstein/AGsoundtrax, 2020.
Image Credits
Image No. #1: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Image No. #2: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Image No. #3: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Image No. #4: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Image No. #5: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Portrait Photograph, Josef Victor Stefanchik, 2019.
Video Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2020.
Video Sound, Think Different, Composer Adi Goldstein/AGsoundtrax, 2020.

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