Emphysema संपादकीयावरणचित्रणम् by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः in आलेखिका, चित्रण एवं दृश्य सम्प्रेषण अभिकल्पना Competition Category.
लौहम्आलेखिका· 2025
Emphysema संपादकीयावरणचित्रणम्
Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio
A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः Winner in आलेखिका Category
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About Emphysema संपादकीयावरणचित्रणम्
वायुपूर्णस्य आन्तरिकपरिदृश्यस्य आकाशगंगीयगहनतायुक्तं संकल्पनात्मकं चित्रणम्, यत् फुफ्फुसस्य कूपिका-वायुकोषेषु वातस्फीतिपरिवर्तनैः जातं श्वासकष्टं प्रदर्शयति। कूपिकानाम् आन्तरिकभित्तयः क्षतिग्रस्ताः भूत्वा विघटिताः सम्मिलिताश्च भवन्ति, येन बृहत्तराः अल्पसंख्याकाश्च वायुकोषाः निर्मीयन्ते। अनेन अनेकेषां लघूनां वायुस्थानानां स्थाने एकं वृहत्तरं वायुस्थानं सृज्यते। अवशिष्टाः कूपिकाः असामान्यरूपेण विशालाः स्फीताश्च भवन्ति, येन गैसविनिमयाय उपलब्धं पृष्ठीयक्षेत्रफलम् अपि ह्रस्यते। एताः संचिताः संरचनात्मकऊतकपरिवर्तनाः फुफ्फुसम् अल्पप्रत्यास्थं कुर्वन्ति, येन वायोः प्रभावी निष्कासनं कठिनं भवति।
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः
Emphysema संपादकीयावरणचित्रणम् A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारस्य विजेता अस्ति; इदं प्रतिष्ठितं मान्यताप्रदानं तेभ्य उत्तमेभ्योऽभिकल्पेभ्यो दीयते ये सुनिर्मितेभ्यः सृष्टिभ्योऽपेक्षिताः व्यावसायिकीः औद्योगिकीश्चावश्यकताः पूरयन्ति। लौहविजेतारः स्वनिर्मातॄणां महत् कौशलम्, उच्चां विशेषज्ञताम्, विशेषज्ञोचितां बोधशक्तिं सृजनसामर्थ्यं च प्रदर्शयन्ति। Emphysema संपादकीयावरणचित्रणम् अत्यन्तं मूल्यवती प्रशंसिता प्रिया च सृष्टिर्व्यावहारिका नवोन्मेषयुक्ता च भविष्यतीति प्रत्याशा क्रियते। A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारं जितवद् एतद् अभिकल्पकार्यम् उद्योगस्य श्रेष्ठतमाः पद्धतीः समन्वयति ज्ञानेन प्रतिभया च संयुक्तानि सक्षमप्राविधिकलक्षणानि च धारयति। Emphysema संपादकीयावरणचित्रणम् स्वसूक्ष्मसमीक्षायाः कारणाद् आद्रियते जीवनस्तरसुधारम् अर्पयितुं च निर्मितम् अस्ति, यद् विश्वम् उत्तमतरं स्थानं कर्तुं साहाय्यं करोति।
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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