Emphysema Redaksjonell Omslagsillustrasjon by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award i Jern in Grafikk, illustrasjon og visuell kommunikasjonsdesign Competition Category.
JernGrafikk· 2025
Emphysema Redaksjonell Omslagsillustrasjon
Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio
A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Grafikk Category
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About Emphysema Redaksjonell Omslagsillustrasjon
En konseptuell illustrasjon av et luftfylt indre landskap med galaktisk dybde som formidler åndenøden fremkalt av emfysematiske endringer i lungenes alveoler. De indre veggene i alveolene skades, noe som får dem til å brytes ned og smelte sammen for å danne større, færre luftsekker. Dette skaper ett større luftrom i stedet for mange små. De gjenværende alveolene blir unormalt store og oppblåste, noe som også reduserer overflatearealet tilgjengelig for gassutveksling. Disse kumulative strukturelle vevsendringene får lungene til å bli mindre elastiske, noe som gjør det vanskelig å puste ut luft effektivt.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Jern
Emphysema Redaksjonell Omslagsillustrasjon er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Emphysema Redaksjonell Omslagsillustrasjon forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Emphysema Redaksjonell Omslagsillustrasjon respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.
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.
- Patents
- Copyright belongs to Cynthia Turner, 2023. VA 2-366-423
- 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
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