Emphysema Mufananidzo Wekuvhara Magazini by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Mufananidzo Wekuvhara Magazini by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award in Girafiki, Mifananidzo neKutaurirana kweMeso Competition Category.

SimbiGirafiki· 2025

Emphysema Mufananidzo Wekuvhara Magazini

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award Winner in Girafiki Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Mufananidzo Wekuvhara Magazini

Mufananidzo wepfungwa wenzvimbo yemukati yakazara nemhepo ine kudzika kwegalaxy unoratidza kushaya mweya kunokonzerwa nekushanduka kweemphysema kumahomwe emhepo mumapapu. Madziro emukati emahomwe emhepo anokuvadzwa, zvichiita kuti aputike uye asanganiswe kuita mahomwe makuru, mashoma. Izvi zvinogadzira nzvimbo imwe huru yemhepo pachinzvimbo chehomwe diki dzakawanda. Mahomwe emhepo akasara anova makuru zvakanyanyisa uye azvimbidzwa, zvichideredza zvakare nzvimbo inowanikwa yekutsinhanisa magasi. Shanduko idzi dzose dzematissue dzezvivakwa dzinokonzera mapapu kuva asingatambanudziki, zvichiita kuti zvive zvakaoma kubudisa mweya zvakanaka.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Emphysema Mufananidzo Wekuvhara Magazini, rukudzo runokudzwa runopiwa kumadhizaini akanaka anozadzisa zvinodiwa zvehunyanzvi neyeindasitiri zvinotarisirwa kuzvigadzirwa zvakagadzirwa zvakanaka. Vakunda veSimbi vanoratidza unyanzvi hukuru, hunyanzvi hwakakwirira, kunzwisisa kwevakachenjera uye kugona kwekugadzira kwevagadziri vavo. Emphysema Mufananidzo Wekuvhara Magazini inotarisirwa kuva chigadzirwa chinokudzwa zvakanyanya, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chinoshanda uye chine zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa eindasitiri uye ine hunhu hwetekinoroji hwakakwana hwakabatana neruzivo nehunyanzvi. Nekushanda kwayo zvakanaka, Emphysema Mufananidzo Wekuvhara Magazini inoremekedzwa uye yakagadzirirwa kupa kuvandudzwa kwehupenyu kunobatsira kuita kuti nyika ive nzvimbo iri nani.

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