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Ian David Marsden – Internationally Experienced Illustrator, Cartoonist, and Animator

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Ian David Marsden
Illustrator | Designer | Art Director | Animator
Based in Claret, France

Email: contact@marsdenillustration.com
Website: www.marsdenillustration.com
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/idmarsden
YouTube: youtube.com/@MarsdenIllustration
Modicum Editions: modicum-editions.com

Professional Profile

Illustrator, designer, and art director with extensive international experience, specializing in visual communication, editorial illustration, graphic design, and animation. Having collaborated with major brands such as Google, PwC, and Mercedes-Benz, I have developed expertise in creating strong visual identities and innovative graphic solutions.

Based in Claret, France, I have been working independently since 2006, after previously working as a freelancer and art director for various clients in Los Angeles. I have created visuals and graphic strategies for clients in publishing, advertising, digital media, and marketing. I am also proficient in AI tools for a wide range of applications, from text editing and translation to image and video generation.

Key Skills

• Visual Creation & Communication: Branding, character design, storyboarding, graphic design, and animation

• Software Proficiency: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects), Wacom tablets and screens, iPad Pro with Apple Pencil

• Animation & Multimedia: 2D/3D animation, explainer videos, and motion design

• Cross-Sector Experience: Advertising, publishing, illustration, web design, UX/UI

• Social Media & Digital Communication: Content creation, photo editing, marketing campaigns

• AI Tools: Text editing and translation, image and video generation

• Languages: English (native), German (fluent), French (proficient)

Professional Experience

Freelance Illustrator, Designer & Art Director

(Based in Claret since 2006 – previously active in Los Angeles)

• Developed and executed illustration, graphic design, and branding projects for clients across Europe and the U.S.

• Created editorial illustrations and comics for The New Yorker, MAD Magazine, and various international publications

• Designed mascots, marketing materials, and advertising campaigns for companies such as Mercedes-Benz, PwC, and Coca-Cola

• Google Doodles: Creator of the first-ever Google Doodles in 1999-2000, establishing a widely recognized digital art tradition

• Author and illustrator of the graphic novel Marvin (2020), published by Schiffer Publishing

Recent Projects

• Layout and design of a 63-card training deck for computer programmers, including 4 custom characters and 60 unique illustrations

• Concept, design, and content management for newsletters and Instagram posts for an international wine importer, including copywriting, photo retouching, and visual asset creation

• Vintage travel posters and 1950s/1960s-inspired classic graphic design posters, featuring Montpellier, Pic Saint-Loup, and other exclusive motifs for Modicum Editions – View the collection

Education

• Degree in Traditional & Digital Animation (2D/3D) – Academy of Entertainment & Technology, Santa Monica College (2002)

• Graphic Design Apprenticeship – M,H, Leo Burnett Zurich

• F+F School for Art & Design, Zurich – Preparatory course in graphic arts

• Rämibühl Modern Language High School, Zurich

Professional biography of Ian David Marsden, featuring client list, testimonials, and a showcase of illustration work for international brands and publishers.

My diverse clientele includes:

AN2V, All Stars Project, Auto Bild, Autour du Pic, Blick Online, Blocklearning.ch, BOLD Werbung GmbH, Breaksru GmbH, Bref, Carlos Dias, Chemmedia, Club de la Presse Occitanie, Coca Cola, Coley & Associates, Comité des Fêtes Vacquières, Curtius Lütten Werbeagentur GmBH, Deutsche Telecom, Dfreeeze App, die Kleinert Bildarchiv, Diesel Jeans UK, Digades, Domaine Les Tuileries, Dräger Global, Drägerwerk AG, Droemer Knaur Verlag, Ecoforest, Evonik Industries, Executive Learning Systems, Federal Acquisitions Institute, Fernsehen DRS, Fox Television, Fraunhofer, Friars Club New York, GMX Glückwunschkarten, Google, Hairloss.com, HauntedHollywood, Hawlik Naturpilze, Henkel, Hermes Pakete, Infospace.com, Inspired Arts & Media, Jay Abraham Strategy Institute, John Morrison / Johnny Mundo, Johner Institut, Justhappiness Montpellier, KHW, La Gravette de Corconne, La Toya Jackson, LandLiebe Schweiz, LAP Vorbereitung, Le Mas du Sire, Les Héritieres de Bacchus, Lindt Chocolate, Mac Directory, MAD Magazine, MADant LtD, MAN, Mairie de Vacquières, Marktrezept.de, Mas de Figuier, Max Curious, New York, METRO, Mövenpick, Mycotrition GmbH, Nebelspalter, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Novartis, O Mas Troquet Restaurant, Parc Le Duc, PartyPOW!, Plushland, Publicis, PwC, Ransom Publishing, Richmond, Ringier Verlag, RITZENHOFF, Rock Brasiliano, Roland Berger, Samsung, Sanafort AG, Santillana, Schiffer Publishing, Seele, Sens Digital, Showtime Television, Sieber & Wolf, Ski WM 2003, Stadtwerke Wedel, Strobe Solutions, Sustain D, Take the 55, Telekom, The New Yorker, TIR, Top Source Wines, Universal Music Group, Universität Bern, Universität Zürich, Volkswagen Sedric, VISA, Wacom, Web.de, Yantramatte, YJOO, Zum Goldenen Hirschen, Zürich Gym

Select Client Testimonials:

“In 2019 I redesigned my internet presence. Together with Ian, I developed a new logo, which puts more emphasis on my consulting personality. We have done this well and I am very grateful for Ian’s support. The icons we developed and the illustrations on the website www.breaksru.ch are very appealing and please me and my customers again and again. What I really appreciated about working with Ian was that he responded to my wishes and was very quick to implement them. Thank you very much, anytime again.”
March 11 2020 – **Suzanne Ruf**, owner of breaksru gmbh

“Ian is not only a very talented illustrator but also an accomplished designer and corporate identity developer. He has his own distinct style but his designs are very much customer focused and oriented. The work Ian did for iShepherd can be best described as that he understood our concept and vision from the first drawings he made. The thing that I personally admire the most about his work from an artistic perspective is the conceptual variety he comes up with, but with a constant consistency. Business with a small flair of fun or unexpected “Easter eggs”. I hope we are able to call upon Ian’s support for a long time coming.”

March 6 2020 – **Harro Wiersma** is the CEO of iShepherd, Inc.

“I worked with Ian on several projects, such as our illustratedvideos for Mycotrition GmbH: https://www.mycotrition.com/en/about-us/our-videos We were always very pleased with his work. Ian is a great guy. Thank you, Ian”

March 16 2020 *– **Sebastian Schmode**, COO at Hawlik Group, Dronania Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Mycotrition GmbH*

“Ian was always a pleasure to work with. His creativity and ideas always helped us achieve results beyond what we had hoped. We recommend Ian without reservation for any design, web and illustration needs.”

Tony Weber, President – Plushland, Inc. Los Angeles

“Ian Marsden is a highly gifted and talented animator and artist. He truly does deliver superlative work. But the real magic behind Ian’s astonishing animations is his ability to listen closely to what the client wants to to perfectly blend his own vision with the client’s to deliver work that is always provocative and deeply insightful. I worked with Ian on several projects, from rock & roll videos to public service annoucnements. He is personable, generous and very warm. It has been my pleasure.”

Michael Garcia, Vice President at BrightBulb Solutions, Los Angeles

“Ian’s talents are wide and deep. He takes a concept that you think is great already and delivers a final result which makes you have to revise upwards your idea of “great”. Ian adds new dimensions and polish to the projects I’ve used him on. Professional. Detail-oriented. Reliable.”

Michael James Kacey, Owner at Anthracite Films, LLC

Ian was my favorite Illustrator working on an animation project I directed. He supplied us with many cutting edge assets in very short dead-lines. It was a pleasure working together.

Avi Graiver, Animation Director, Animation Cowboy Studio

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

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