Emphysema Redaktionell Coverillustratioun by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Redaktionell Coverillustratioun by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award an Eisen in Grafik, Illustratioun a Visuell Kommunikatiounsdesign Competition Category.

EisenGrafik· 2025

Emphysema Redaktionell Coverillustratioun

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

A' Design Award an Eisen Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Redaktionell Coverillustratioun

Eng konzeptuell Illustratioun vun enger loftgefëllter bannenzeger Landschaft mat galaktescher Déift, déi d'Otemlosegkeet vermëttelt, déi duerch emphysematesch Verännerungen un den Alveole-Loftsäckcher vun de Longen verursaacht gëtt. Déi bannenzeg Wänn vun den Alveolen sinn beschiedegt, wat dozou féiert datt se ofbauen a verschmelzen fir méi grouss, awer manner Loftsäck ze bilden. Dëst kreéiert ee méi grousse Loftraum amplaz vu ville klengen. Déi iwwereg Alveolen ginn onormal grouss an opgeblose, wat och d'Iewerfläch fir de Gasaustausch reduzéiert. Dës kumulativ strukturell Gewebsverännerungen féiere dozou datt d'Longen manner elastesch ginn, wat et schwéier mécht d'Loft effektiv auszootmen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Eisen

Emphysema Redaktionell Coverillustratioun ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Eisen, enger prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un gutt Designe vergi gëtt, déi déi professionell an industriell Ufuerderunge erfëllen, déi vu gutt gestaltene Kreatioune erwaart ginn. Eisen-Gewënner weisen déi grouss Fäegkeet, déi héich Spezialiséierung, dat Expertewëssen an d'kreativ Kapazitéit vun hire Schëpfer. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Emphysema Redaktionell Coverillustratioun eng héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Kreatioun ass, déi praktesch an innovativ ass. Dëst mam Eisen ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Industrie a huet kompetent technesch Eegeschaften, déi mat Know-how an Talent verbonne sinn. Emphysema Redaktionell Coverillustratioun gëtt fir seng Grëndlechkeet respektéiert a ass gestalt, d'Liewensqualitéit ze verbesseren an ze hëllefen, d'Welt zu enger besserer Plaz ze maachen.

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