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21 Jan '22

Fun Animated and Illustrated Greeting Cards

21/01/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, adobe photoshop, Advertising, advertising comics, animated greeting cards, animated marketing video, business comics, Business Illustration, Cartoon, cartoon animation, Cartoonist, comic strip, comic strips, comics, Deutschland, drawing for invitation, drawing for wedding, e-cards, Einladungskarten, Facebook, Freelance Illustrator, Holiday Card, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, illustration newsletter, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Linked In, LinkedIn, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, motion graphics, Schweiz, Sympathiefigur, Whiteboard, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video, You Tube, YouTube, YouTube Video, zeichnung fuer einladung, zeichnung fuer hochzeit

Below a YouTube video presentation of 10 animated greeting cards for various occasions. I had the pleasure of inventing and designing this series of animated greeting cards for client 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH for GMX, Web.de, Mail.com Germany via the agency dieKLEINERT.de

The topics that were presented to me in the briefing were: Happy Birthday, I’m Sorry, Thank You, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Get Well Soon, Happy New Year and Thank You!

20 May '21

MARVIN is 1st Place Winner in the Graphic Novel category of the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Awards

20/05/2021 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Bande dessinee, Bandes Dessinees, BD, Book, Book Illustration, comic, comic strip, comic strips, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, Illustration, Illustrator, Marvin, Marvin Graphic Novel, Marvin Hamlisch, Purple Dragonfly Award

I am thrilled to announce that my book MARVIN about the life of Broadway and Hollywood composer Marvin Hamlisch has won 1st Place in the Graphic Novel Category of the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Awards.

MARVIN is the first graphic novel by illustrator and cartoonist Ian David Marsden.

https://www.dragonflybookawards.com/purple-dragonfly-contest-winners

07 Nov '20

I designed the first Google Doodles. Ever.

07/11/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Advertising, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Corporate Identity, Design, Freelance Illustrator, Google Doodles, Ian David Marsden, Illustration, Illustrator, Marsden, Mascot

Google Doodles by Ian David Marsden

The Very First Google Doodles by Ian David Marsden

One of the incredibly interesting facts 😉 about my decades spanning artistic career, is that I am the very first Google Doodle artist.

Here is a link to a Wall Street journal article about the early days at Google, and how Susan Wojcicki (my boss back then) found me and hired me as the first google doodle creator: Wall Street Journal – Google The Beginning http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576444363668512764.html

Gallery of all the Google Doodles I ever designed

The first Illustrations I made for Google, were shown on April Fool’s Day 2000. Google launched the amazing MentalPlex Technology where you could just think of what you were searching for and Google would find it. I created a little character and made some animated GIFs to explain how it worked.

See the instructions here:

http://www.google.com/onceuponatime/mentalplex/MP_illustrations.html

My first ‘Google Doodle’ series was also the very first actual Google Doodle – namely the Alien abduction of the Google logo which happened in May 2000.

UFO Abducts Google Logo

http://www.google.com/doodles/google-aliens-2000-1

http://www.google.com/doodles/google-aliens-2000-2

http://www.google.com/doodles/google-aliens-2000-3

http://www.google.com/doodles/google-aliens-2000-4

http://www.google.com/doodles/google-aliens-2000-5

My second Google Doodle was Google Doodle II – Founding Father’s BBQ and Fireworks for the 4th of July.

4th of July

http://www.google.com/doodles/4th-of-july-2000-1

http://www.google.com/doodles/4th-of-july-2000-2

http://www.google.com/doodles/4th-of-july-2000-3

http://www.google.com/doodles/4th-of-july-2000-4

The third series of Google Doodles I designed were the Olympic Doodles for the Summer Olympics in Sydney – with the little ‘Kangaroodle” character design I made for the event. I have never received more fan mail than I did during the days these olympic google doodles were online. Hundreds of e-mails from all over the world. All of them positive and friendly.

(Google Doodles Summer Olympics in Sydney )

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-opening-ceremony

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-kayak

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-gymnastics

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-archery

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-track-field

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-diving

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-cycling

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-weightlifting

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-soccer

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-basketball

http://www.google.com/doodles/2000-summer-olympic-games-in-sydney-closing-ceremony

Here’s one of the olympic doodles from the above links:

2000 Summer Olympics Sydney

The last Google Doodle I drew was the Global Happy New Year Doodle 2001 with the two little white bears throwing a party.

Happy New Year 2001

http://www.google.com/doodles/happy-new-year-2001

I hope you enjoyed this little walk with me down my Google Doodle memory lane.

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Bio Ian Marsden English | Bio Ian Marsden Français | Bio Ian Marsden Deutsch

For a partial client list and testimonials please visit my biography page.

07 Nov '20

Character Design and Mascot Design

07/11/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Advertising, advertising comics, Branding, Cartoon, Cartoonist, comic, comic strip, comic strips, Corporate Identity, Crest Design, Design Mascotte, Deutschland, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Linked In, LinkedIn, logo, logo design, logos, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Mascot, mascotte, Maskottchen, Portfolio, Vector, Vector Art, Vektor Illustration, Whiteboard, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video

As an experienced character designer for over 20 years, I have had the great pleasure of accompanying my clients in their search for a dynamic ambassador for their brand or event and creating a design that fit like a glove.

Character Design, Mascot Design, Avatars, Layered People Illustrations for Animation

#mascots #maskottchen #mascottes #characterdesign #sympathiefigur

Please find some examples below in the attached images and in this PDF compilation which you can download here:

25 Oct '20

Icon Design, Graphic User Interface, UX, Logo Design and Business Illustrations

25/10/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Animated GIF, business comics, Business Illustration, clean illustration, Design Mascotte, dessin vectoriel, Deutschland, Digital Artist, Digitalgrafik, France, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, graphisme, Ian Marsden, icon design, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, infographisme, infographiste, logo, logo design, logos, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Portfolio, UI Design, UX Design, Wordpress, Wordpress Design, Wordpress Graphics

As the chief creative lead for a new startup company called iShepherd, Inc. based in Sunnyvale, California and in Zürich, Switzerland I just had the wonderful opportunity to be creative on a wide range of design elements.

Starting with the Corporate Identity and Logo Design, Branding and Brand Manual, GUI graphic user interface and UX user experience of the software, over 60 original icons for the iconography and unique visual language of the product as well as many business illustrations, marketing print materials and the homepage design in WordPress. We also created stickers, embroidered patches, flyers, sell sheets as PDF and print documents and Power Point pitch deck presentations.

iShepherd TRM360 – GUI Login Screen

More about the amazing iShepherd, Inc. TRM360 application, the most useful IAM Analytics tool on the planet: Useful, usable and accessible, can be found on the iShepherd, Inc. homepage here: www.ishepherd.ai

iShepherd. Compliance Analytics. Done Right.

24 Oct '20

Business Illustration and Advertising Illustration

24/10/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Advertising, advertising comics, affiche, art numerique, Branding, business comics, Business Illustration, Business Network, Cartoonist, Character Design, clean illustration, comic, comic strip, comic strips, comics, Corporate Identity, Crest Design, Design Mascotte, dessin vectoriel, Dessinateur, Deutschland, Digital Artist, Digitalgrafik, Erklaervideo, Erklärvideo, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, Herault, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, icon design, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, infographisme, infographiste, Linked In, LinkedIn, logo, logo design, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Mascot, mascotte, Maskottchen, merchandising, Montpellier, Publicite, Saint Mathieu de Tréviers, vin, wein, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video, wine label design, zeichnung fuer einladung, zeichnung fuer hochzeit

Click on Gallery Images below

High quality, professional business illustration and advertising illustration for sales communication, presentations, pitch decks, powerpoint presentations and more. Design of marketing and merchandising articles. Ian David Marsden.
www.marsdenillustration.com

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22 Oct '20

JOHNNY – SLAMTOWN “Office of Mayor” – Wrestling T-shirt

22/10/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Advertising, art numerique, Artist, badass, Business Illustration, Cartoonist, Character Design, Cover Illustration, Dessinateur, experienced illustrator, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, illustration newsletter, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Marsden, Montpellier, skull, T-shirt Illustration, wrestling, wrestling shirt

Various Designs for John Hennigan by Ian David Marsden

I had the pleasure of creating another cool wrestling shirt design for the legendary wrestler John Hennigan, who is also known as Johnny Impact, Johnny Nitro, Johnny Mundo, and most recently as the mayor of SLAMTOWN. This time around, the shirt design is titled “SLAMTOWN Office of Mayor”, featuring a striking illustration of a skull and crossbones, adorned with Johnny’s trademark sunglasses with crosses on the lenses.

Creating this shirt design for John was an amazing experience. He is one of the easiest and most amazing clients I have ever had the pleasure of working for. He trusts my creativity and lets me use my imagination, allowing me to create designs that truly capture his essence as a wrestler and entertainer.

John Hennigan is a true wrestling legend, with a career spanning over two decades. He has won numerous championships across different wrestling promotions, including WWE, Impact Wrestling, and Lucha Underground. He has also ventured into acting, appearing in movies and TV shows such as “Boone: The Bounty Hunter” and “Survivor”.

This is not the first time I’ve worked with John. In fact, I previously designed a wrestling shirt for him titled “This is My World” featuring his Johnny Mundo persona. It was a fun and challenging project that allowed me to push my creative limits and come up with a design that captured John’s persona perfectly.

SLAMTOWN – Office of Mayor Shirt design by Ian David Marsden

In conclusion, it was an absolute honor to work with John Hennigan again and create a cool wrestling shirt design that represents his new role as the mayor of SLAMTOWN. If you’re a fan of John Hennigan or wrestling in general, make sure to check out this shirt and add it to your collection. And if you’re in need of a talented illustrator, cartoonist, character designer, or producer of explainer videos, don’t hesitate to contact me for your next creative project.

12 Mar '20

My new graphic novel MARVIN is now available

12/03/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Amazon, Author, Book, graphic novel, Illustration, Marvin

My new graphic novel titled: Marvin: Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch is now available in physical bookstores and online bookstores! Pick one up and have a look inside next time you are browsing the aisles and shelves.

Adapted and illustrated by Ian David Marsden
www.marsdenillustration.com

Marvin: Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9780764359040
Number of pages: 64
Dimensions: 228 x 152 mm

Ian David Marsden on AMAZON
amazon.com/author/iandavidmarsden

07 Mar '20

Avatar and Character Design

07/03/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: advertising comics, avatar, avatar design, Bandes Dessinees, business comics, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, cutout video, Design Mascotte, explainer video, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, icon design, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, motion graphics, superhero, superhero design, Vector, Vector Art, vectoriel, Vektor

(… and SUPER HEROES)

Avatars and character designs to be used in print, motion graphics, whiteboard videos, or explainer videos. Detailed and shaded in different styles or flat line art and vector graphics. Delivered on layers ready for import into your layout software or Premiere or After Effects.