Emphysema Ilustração de Capa Editorial by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Ilustração de Capa Editorial by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design Gráfico, Ilustração e Comunicação Visual Competition Category.

FerroGráfico· 2025

Emphysema Ilustração de Capa Editorial

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Gráfico Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Ilustração de Capa Editorial

Uma ilustração conceitual de uma paisagem interior repleta de ar com profundidade galáctica que transmite a falta de ar provocada pelas alterações enfisematosas nos sacos alveolares dos pulmões. As paredes internas dos alvéolos são danificadas, fazendo com que se rompam e se fundam para formar sacos de ar maiores e em menor quantidade. Isso cria um espaço aéreo maior em vez de muitos pequenos. Os alvéolos remanescentes tornam-se anormalmente grandes e inflados, reduzindo também a área de superfície disponível para a troca gasosa. Essas alterações estruturais cumulativas do tecido fazem com que os pulmões se tornem menos elásticos, dificultando a exalação eficaz do ar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Emphysema Ilustração de Capa Editorial conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que Emphysema Ilustração de Capa Editorial seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, Emphysema Ilustração de Capa Editorial merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar melhor.

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