Emphysema Sawir-sharaxeedka Daboolka Tafatiirka by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Sawir-sharaxeedka Daboolka Tafatiirka by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Garaafigga, Sawir-gacmeedka iyo Isgaarsiinta Muuqaalka Competition Category.

BirGaraafig· 2025

Emphysema Sawir-sharaxeedka Daboolka Tafatiirka

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Garaafig Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Sawir-sharaxeedka Daboolka Tafatiirka

Sawir-tusaale fikradeed oo ka turjumaya muuqaalka gudaha ee buuxda hawo oo leh qoto dheer galaxi oo kale ah, isagoo muujinaya neefsasho-la'aanta ay sababto isbeddelada cudurka emphysema ee ku dhaca kiishashka hawada ee alveoli sambabbada. Darbiyada gudaha ee alveoli ayaa dhaawac ah, taasoo keenta inay burburaan oo ay isku dhafaan si ay u sameeyaan kiishasha hawo oo waaweyn oo tiro ahaan yar. Tani waxay abuurtaa meel hawo oo weyn halkii ay ahayd kuwo yaryar oo badan. Alveoli-ga hadhay wuxuu noqdaa mid si aan caadi ahayn u weyn oo barar, sidoo kale yaraynaya aagga dusha sare ee loo heli karo isdhaafsiga gaaska. Isbeddeladan urursan ee dhismaha unugyada waxay keenaan in sambabbadu noqdaan kuwo aan dabacsanayn, taasoo adkaynaysa in hawada si hufan loo soo saaro.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award

Emphysema Sawir-sharaxeedka Daboolka Tafatiirka waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf leh oo la siiyo naqshado wanaagsan oo buuxiya shuruudaha xirfadeed iyo kuwa warshadeed ee laga filayo hal-abuurro si wanaagsan loo naqshadeeyay. Guuleystayaasha Birta waxay muujiyaan xirfad weyn, takhasus sare, fahan khabiir iyo awood hal-abuur oo abuurayaashooda. Emphysema Sawir-sharaxeedka Daboolka Tafatiirka waa hal-abuur la filayo inuu noqdo mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, wax ku ool ah oo cusub. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu isku daraa hab-dhaqannada ugu wanaagsan warshadda wuxuuna leeyahay sifooyin farsamo oo karti leh oo ku xiran aqoon iyo hibo. Dhammaystirkeeda awgeed, Emphysema Sawir-sharaxeedka Daboolka Tafatiirka waa mudan ixtiraam, waxaana loo naqshadeeyay inay keento hagaajin nololeed oo ka caawisa in adduunka laga dhigo meel ka wanaagsan.

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