Cartoon band illustration of The Toyes with alien UFOs and cannabis leaves — animated music video artwork for “Smoke Two Joints” by Ian David Marsden

The Toyes “Smoke Two Joints” — Animated Music Video, Characters & Illustrated Website

The Toyes · Animated Music Video · Character Design · 2D Animation The Toyes “Smoke Two Joints” — Animated Music Video, Characters & Illustrated Website I created the animated music video artwork, band caricatures, character designs and website illustrations for The Toyes, the original writers and performers of the cult

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Lindt Santa Claus figures, illustration to chocolate sculptures, "Lindt Concept Studies" text.

Lindt Chocolate Packaging Concepts — Character Illustration & Seasonal Retail Design

Lindt · Packaging Concepts · Character Illustration · Vector Artwork Lindt Chocolate Packaging Concepts — Character Illustration & Seasonal Retail Design A series of illustrated packaging concepts developed for Lindt Chocolates through the German agency Rock Brasiliano, combining character design, vector illustration and seasonal retail storytelling under the art direction

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Mercedes-Benz Employee Manual Illustration Case Study

Case Study · Corporate Illustration · Character Design · Internal Communication Mercedes-Benz Mitarbeiterknigge — Illustration for Employee Training & Service Culture A large illustrated employee manual developed for Mercedes-Benz to communicate professional conduct, customer interaction and service culture through clear narrative scenes and a consistent character system. Client: Mercedes-Benz AG

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Volkswagen SEDRIC — Concept Art for an Autonomous Mobility Presentation

Volkswagen SEDRIC · CEBIT 2018 · Concept Art · Sequential Illustration Volkswagen SEDRIC — Concept Art for an Autonomous Mobility Presentation Commissioned by CMV Cross Media Verlag GmbH in Hamburg, this series of 11 concept illustrations translated a supplied storyboard into a refined visual sequence for a Volkswagen SEDRIC journalist

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Digital workspace of map design with roads, trees, cabins, compass, and emergency numbers.

Parc Le Duc — Illustrated Map, Wayfinding & Signage for a Dutch Holiday Park in France

Parc Le Duc · Pic Saint-Loup · Illustrated Map · Wayfinding · Signage Parc Le Duc — Illustrated Map, Wayfinding & Signage for a Dutch Holiday Park in France A complete visual orientation system for Parc Le Duc in Vacquières, near Pic Saint-Loup: illustrated cartography, vector chalet drawings, custom icons,

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Energy savings illustration with expenses for food, transport, leisure, housing, and utilities.

SUSTAIN-D — Energy-Saving Business Comics for Public Communication

SUSTAIN-D · Energy Transition · Business Comics · Visual Communication SUSTAIN-D — Energy-Saving Business Comics for Public Communication For Toulouse-based SUSTAIN-D, I developed a series of illustrated two-panel comics designed to explain everyday energy-saving behaviour in housing through clear, character-led visual storytelling. The project combined Creative Direction, business comics, character

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Illustration principale de Pillage autour du Pic avec personnages, coffre au trésor, cartes de jeu, boussole et décor inspiré du Pic Saint-Loup.

Pillage autour du Pic — Direction artistique, Game Design & Illustration au Pic Saint-Loup

Pic Saint-Loup · Direction artistique · Game Design · Illustration · Packaging Pillage autour du Pic — Direction artistique, Game Design & Illustration au Pic Saint-Loup Pillage autour du Pic est un jeu de société illustré construit autour du territoire du Pic Saint-Loup. J’y ai assuré la direction artistique, le

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Toilet illustration with flowers for freshness, anti-bacteria symbol, WC Bref and Henkel logos.

Henkel BREF & GENERAL — Instructional Product Illustration for Packaging

Henkel · BREF · GENERAL · Packaging Illustration · Information Design Henkel BREF & GENERAL — Instructional Product Illustration for Packaging Commissioned through Rock Brasiliano in Hamburg, I created a series of vector instructional illustrations for Henkel’s BREF and GENERAL cleaning-product lines, explaining product application, cleaning action and functional benefits

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Person in yellow coat with a staff in pastoral landscape, "iSHEPHERD", compliance slogan above.

iSHEPHERD TRM360 — Creative Direction, SaaS UX & Brand System

iSHEPHERD AG · TRM360 · Creative Direction · SaaS UX/UI · Brand Identity iSHEPHERD TRM360 — Creative Direction, SaaS UX & Brand System From July 2019 to August 2020, I worked as Creative Director for iSHEPHERD AG, developing the visual identity and communication system around its enterprise SaaS platform TRM360.

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Featured header image for Ian David Marsden’s Behance portfolio, showcasing creative projects like editorial illustrations, explainer videos, cartoonist services, and mascot designs. Based in Montpellier, France.

My Behance Portfolio — Illustration, Cartoons, Mascots & Visual Storytelling

Behance · Illustration · Cartoons · Branding · Animation My Behance Portfolio — Illustration, Cartoons, Mascots & Visual Storytelling Alongside this website, I maintain a selection of projects on Behance, Adobe’s creative portfolio platform. It offers a quick external overview of my work across illustration, editorial cartoons, character and mascot

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Cartoon character in construction gear giving thumbs-up with a power drill.

OSKAR for seele — Character Design & Visual Safety Illustration

seele GmbH · Industrial Safety · Character Design · Visual Communication OSKAR for seele — Character Design & Visual Safety Illustration For seele GmbH in Germany, I developed OSKAR — a recurring construction-site character used to communicate workplace safety through clear illustrated situations, correct and incorrect behaviour, and reusable visual

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Clip Studio Paint Live event poster featuring city nightlife comic art.

Drawing Live for CELSYS — Clip Studio Paint at Connected Ink 2020

CELSYS · Clip Studio Paint · Connected Ink · Live Digital Illustration Drawing Live for CELSYS — Clip Studio Paint at Connected Ink 2020 In November 2020, I was selected by CELSYS, the company behind Clip Studio Paint, to take part in its international Creative Together! Connected Ink 21-hour Drawing

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Künzli Optik Zürich — Advertising Illustration for a Swiss Campaign

Künzli Optik · Zürich · Advertising Illustration · Campaign Design Künzli Optik Zürich — Advertising Illustration for a Swiss Campaign A series of minimalist portrait illustrations created for Künzli Optik in Zürich, combining hand-developed character work with real photographed eyewear for a campaign seen in magazines, on billboards and across

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Œuvre de Ian David Marsden représentant la place de la mairie de Claret, dans le Pic Saint-Loup

Claret sous le soleil

Claret · Pic Saint-Loup · Hérault Claret sous le soleil Une vue de la place de Claret devenue familière à plusieurs habitants du village — exposée localement, publiée en couverture de l’Agenda de Claret 2025 et désormais disponible en tirages et cartes postales. Œuvre originale de Ian David Marsden, artiste,

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Mascot for 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, St. Moritz, in red outfit skiing.

Designing the Official Mascot for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz

Case Study · Mascot Design · Character Development · Sports Branding Smoony — Official Mascot of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships St. Moritz 2003 Professional development of the official event mascot from a winning schoolchild’s sketch into a complete character system for the 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

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