Emphysema Ilustrácia obálky editoriálu by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Železná cena A' Design Award in Grafika Competition Category.
ŽeleznáGrafika· 2025
Emphysema Ilustrácia obálky editoriálu
Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio
Železná cena A' Design Award Winner in Grafika Category
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About Emphysema Ilustrácia obálky editoriálu
Konceptuálna ilustrácia vnútornej krajiny plnej vzduchu s galaktickou hĺbkou, ktorá vyjadruje dýchavičnosť spôsobenú emfyzematickými zmenami vzduchových vačkov pľúc - alveol. Vnútorné steny alveol sú poškodené, čo spôsobuje ich rozpad a zlúčenie do väčších, ale menej početných vzduchových vačkov. Tým vzniká jeden väčší vzduchový priestor namiesto mnohých malých. Zostávajúce alveoly sa stávajú abnormálne veľkými a nafúknutými, čo zároveň znižuje povrchovú plochu dostupnú pre výmenu plynov. Tieto kumulatívne štrukturálne zmeny tkaniva spôsobujú, že pľúca strácajú elasticitu, čo sťažuje efektívne vydychovanie vzduchu.
The Recognition
About the Železná cena A' Design Award
Emphysema Ilustrácia obálky editoriálu je laureát Železnej ceny A' Design Award, prestížneho uznania udeľovaného dobrým dizajnom, ktoré spĺňajú profesionálne a priemyselné požiadavky očakávané od dobre navrhnutých výtvorov. Laureáti Železnej ceny preukazujú veľkú zručnosť, vysokú špecializáciu, odborné porozumenie a tvorivé schopnosti svojich tvorcov. Od Emphysema Ilustrácia obálky editoriálu sa očakáva, že bude vysoko cenený, obdivovaný a milovaný výtvor, ktorý je praktický a inovatívny. Tento dizajn ocenený Železnou cenou A' Design Award zahŕňa najlepšie postupy v odvetví a má kompetentné technické vlastnosti spojené s know-how a talentom. Vďaka svojej dôkladnosti si Emphysema Ilustrácia obálky editoriálu zaslúži rešpekt a jeho úlohou je prinášať zlepšenia kvality života, ktoré pomáhajú robiť svet lepším miestom.
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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