From Santa Monica to Silicon Valley: The Origin of the First Google Doodles In 2000, I was hired by Google to illustrate what would become their very first Google Doodles. Long before it was a global company, Google was still a bold new search engine looking to stand out. These
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France · Artisan Food Packaging · 2017 Illustrated Olive Oil & Fig Vinegar Labels — Les Costes, Southern France Original vector illustration, lettering and label design for two artisanal products from the Pic Saint-Loup area of southern France. Project: Artisan olive oil & fig vinegar · Year: 2017 · Creative
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Case Study · Character Design · Information Design · Visual Communication IN TALENT WE TRUST — PPHO Character Design & Visual Communication An illustrated visual system combining original character design, conceptual drawing, information graphics, learning materials, digital communication and motion. A multidisciplinary commission for IN TALENT WE TRUST, Paris ·
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Wine Label Design · Illustration · Packaging · France to USA Domaine Les Tuileries — Hand-Drawn Wine Label Design for the US Market A hand-drawn wine identity created in the Gard for a French IGP Cévennes range developed for the United States — combining illustration, custom lettering, character design and
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ILLUSTRATION · WEDDING STATIONERY · GRAPHIC DESIGN Bespoke Illustrated Wedding Invitation Custom family portraits, two original landscape compositions, illustrated wedding stationery and complete graphic design for a celebration in the South of France. The presentation above is a styled visualisation of the invitation, rather than a photograph taken at the
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Halloween Drawing · Character Design · Vector Illustration Halloween Monster Drawing Tutorials — Pumpkin, Vampire & Werewolf Five drawing videos following a Halloween illustration from rough digital sketch to finished vector artwork — with a Jack-O-Lantern, a vampire witch and a rather enthusiastic werewolf. A little Halloween drawing session With
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Case Study · Explainer Films · Business Illustration · Visual Storytelling Hawlik — Ten Illustrated Explainer Films Ten short films turning technical product, cultivation, laboratory and sustainability information into clear illustrated visual sequences. Created in 2021 for Hawlik Gesundheitsprodukte GmbH, the project covered visual development, storyboarding, illustration, production and animation.
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Case Study · Explainer Films · Motion Graphics · Illustration Mycotrition — Mushroom Explainer Films Six illustrated motion-graphics films explaining how medicinal mushroom products move from cultivation and processing through quality management to the finished product. Created in 2018 for Mycotrition GmbH, a company connected to Hawlik Gesundheitsprodukte GmbH, the
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Case Study · Creative Direction · Brand Identity · Packaging Sanafort AG — Creative Direction, Brand Identity & Packaging A four-year creative direction engagement for a Swiss health and wellness company, covering brand identity, packaging, production artwork, catalogs, information design, campaigns, digital communication and multilingual illustrated film. Client: Sanafort AG,
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Slamtown wrestling shirt illustrated by Ian David Marsden for wrestler John Hennigan
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Editorial Cartooning · Press Freedom · Cartooning for Peace Cartooning for Peace Celebrates 20 Years Cartooning for Peace marked its 20th anniversary in 2026, two decades after the international network grew from an initiative led by French cartoonist Plantu and former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Founded in 2006, the
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Pic Saint-Loup · Création de Logo · Identité Visuelle · Hérault Pic Saint-Loup – mon païs : création du logo et lancement d’une marque locale Une identité graphique inspirée directement par la silhouette du Pic Saint-Loup, développée pour fonctionner sur des T-shirts, polos brodés, sweats et hoodies et devenir le
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Étiquettes de vin · Packaging · Illustration · Lettrage · Pic Saint-Loup & international Étiquettes de vin illustrées, packaging & identités de cuvées Je conçois des étiquettes de vin, identités de gamme et packagings illustrés pour domaines, cuvées, marques et boissons artisanales — du concept et du dessin à la
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An Initiative Created by Ian David Marsden · 2026 The No Recording Mark — Don’t Photograph, Film or Record Me A visible declaration: I do not consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded. I created the No Recording Mark in 2026 as a simple visual way for people to state
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The Return of the Human Hand and Natural Intelligence Human Creativity in the Age of Generative AI — Three Years Later In May 2023, I published an article on this website called Drawn by Human Hand – Created by Natural Intelligence. Generative AI was just beginning to explode into public
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ESMA Montpellier · Illustration · Concept Art · Visual Storytelling ESMA Grand Prix Illustration Concept Art 2026 — Jury, Visual Storytelling & Professional Presentation In June 2026, I joined the professional jury for the final-year Illustration Concept Art projects at ESMA Montpellier — two days of presentations, visual worlds, character
