Emphysema 編輯封面插圖 by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 平面設計 Competition Category.

鐵平面· 2025

Emphysema 編輯封面插圖

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Emphysema 編輯封面插圖

這是一幅概念插圖，呈現一個充滿空氣、具有銀河深度的內在景觀，傳達由肺氣腫導致肺泡氣囊變化所引起的呼吸困難。肺泡內壁受損，使其破裂並合併，形成更大但數量較少的氣囊。這個過程將眾多細小的空氣空間轉變為一個較大的空氣空間。剩餘的肺泡會變得異常增大及膨脹，同時減少可用於氣體交換的表面積。這些累積的結構性組織變化使肺部彈性下降，令有效呼氣變得困難。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Emphysema 編輯封面插圖是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Emphysema 編輯封面插圖將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Emphysema 編輯封面插圖因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

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