Emphysema Ihe Osise Mkpuchi Nchịkọta Akụkọ by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Ihe Osise Mkpuchi Nchịkọta Akụkọ by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Eserese, Ịse Ihe na Nkwurịta Anya Competition Category.

IgweEserese· 2025

Emphysema Ihe Osise Mkpuchi Nchịkọta Akụkọ

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Eserese Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Ihe Osise Mkpuchi Nchịkọta Akụkọ

Ọ bụ eserese echiche nke ọdịdị ime jupụtara na ikuku nwere omimi dị ka mbara igwe, nke na-egosipụta enweghị ume nke mgbanwe ọrịa emphysema na-ebute n'akpa ikuku alveoli nke ngụgụ. A na-emebi mgbidi ime nke alveoli, na-eme ka ha mebie ma jikọta ọnụ ịmepụta akpa ikuku ndị buru ibu ma dị ole na ole. Nke a na-emepụta otu oghere ikuku buru ibu kama ọtụtụ ndị pere mpe. Alveoli ndị fọdụrụ na-aghọkwa ndị buru ibu n'ụzọ na-adịghị mma ma fụọ afụ, nke na-ebelatakwa ebe elu dị maka mgbanwe gas. Mgbanwe nhazi anụ ahụ ndị a niile na-eme ka ngụgụ ghara ịdị nkenke, na-eme ka o sikwuo ike ikupụta ikuku nke ọma.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Emphysema Ihe Osise Mkpuchi Nchịkọta Akụkọ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Emphysema Ihe Osise Mkpuchi Nchịkọta Akụkọ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Emphysema Ihe Osise Mkpuchi Nchịkọta Akụkọ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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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