Samara – 10-Page Bande Dessinée, Character Design and Color Illustration for Create Your Voice Samara – De Minuit à Minuit is a ten-page bande dessinée that I illustrated and colored for Create Your Voice, a cultural project centered on artistic expression, transmission, access and the visibility of emerging creative voices. […]
Handgezeichnete Erklärvideos für LAP-Vorbereitung in der Schweiz Für LAP-Vorbereitung.ch und Blocklearning.ch entstand eine Serie kurzer, handgezeichneter Erklärvideos für Schweizer Lernende, die sich auf die Lehrabschlussprüfung (LAP) vorbereiten. Die Videos verbinden Educational Animation, Business Illustration, Cartoon-Storytelling und klare visuelle Kommunikation für ein konkretes Bildungsthema im Schweizer Berufsbildungskontext. Die Aufgabe war, die
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Visual Architecture for a Professional Software Engineering Training Tool Download FULL CASE STUDY PDF In 2025, I collaborated with Loïc Audiger (CTO, Audiger EURL) to develop the visual identity and instructional framework for a professional software engineering training product: a 59-card deck designed to teach core principles of modern development practice. The training
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Cartoonist Schweiz — Editorial Cartoons für den Nebelspalter und über vier Jahrzehnte satirische Illustration Diese Serie von fünf farbigen Editorial Cartoons entstand für die Septemberausgabe 2025 des Schweizer Satiremagazins Nebelspalter. Die Zeichnungen begleiteten den Artikel „Bin ich ein Heuchler? – Der grosse Ehrlichkeitstest“ von Stefan Kämpfen, eine satirische Selbstprüfung über
Sending a Comic Book to Robert Crumb Is Like Sending a Mixtape to Mozart A Cartoonist, a Postcard, and a Lesson About Steamships By Ian David Marsden Substack Article Link In 2006, I committed an act of transatlantic defection, trading the over-caffeinated bustle of the United States for a tiny,
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Schwingen satirisch erklärt — Schweizer Cartoons zum ESAF 2025 von Ian David Marsden Zum Eidgenössischen Schwing- und Älplerfest ESAF 2025 im Glarnerland entstand für den Nebelspalter meine gezeichnete Doppelseite „Schwingbegriffe einfach erklärt“ — eine kleine, bewusst nicht offizielle Einführung in fünf Schwünge, die in dieser Form vermutlich noch nie auf
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Lindt Chocolate Packaging Concepts – Character Illustration & Vector Artwork This page presents a series of concept renderings and packaging illustration studies developed for Lindt Chocolates, commissioned through the German agency Rock Brasiliano and created under the art direction of Stephan Eisenblättler. These visuals were developed as art-directed concept proposals.
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Mercedes-Benz Employee Manual Illustration Case Study This case study presents a major corporate illustration project created for Mercedes-Benz: the illustrated Mercedes-Benz Mitarbeiterknigge, an internal employee conduct and communication manual developed for customer-facing teams. The project was commissioned through the German communications agency Sieber & Wolf and required more than decorative
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Energy-Saving Business Comics for Urban Sustainability Client: Sustain‑D (Toulouse, France) Project: Illustrated Comic Strips for Energy Awareness and Eco-Behavior As part of a national initiative to promote energy efficiency and environmental awareness in urban housing, I was commissioned by Sustain‑D, a Toulouse-based organization specializing in maîtrise d’œuvre sociale au service
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seele GmbH — Visual Safety System & Character Design OSKAR for SEELE — Visual Storytelling for Safer Sites Oct 2012 – Feb 2013 Client: seele GmbH (Gersthofen, Germany) Illustration Agency: DieKleinert Illustration Agency, Munich Role: Character Designer · Illustrator · Visual Communicator Download Full Case Study (PDF):marsdenillustration.com/PDF/casestudy-Seele-marsden.pdf When seele GmbH — a
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Cartoon Illustrations of Iconic Artists in a Whimsical Provençal Scene Whimsical cartoon portraits of Frida Kahlo, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Salvador Dalí — each reimagined in a sun-drenched Provençal landscape, infused with vibrant colors, humor, and iconic references to their work. Each hand-drawn digital illustration is created in
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Visual Storytelling That Engages – From Print Campaigns to Animated Explainers Comic strips and custom mascots are timeless and effective storytelling tools for businesses seeking authentic audience engagement. From global brands to regional campaigns, illustrated visuals transcend language barriers and age groups, delivering universal, memorable messages through character-driven storytelling. Comic
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Politische Karikatur aus der Schweiz — Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, Appenzell und satirische Editorial Illustration Diese politische Karikatur entstand 2023 für den Nebelspalter und nimmt eine damalige Schweizer Debatte um Äusserungen von Bundesrätin Elisabeth Baume-Schneider auf, die im Appenzellerland für eine sichtbar gereizte Reaktion sorgten. Der konkrete Anlass ist zeitgebunden, die zeichnerische
MARVIN Wins 1st Place in the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards — Graphic Novel Category MARVIN: Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch, the graphic novel I adapted, wrote and illustrated, was awarded 1st Place in the Graphic Novel category of the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards. Published
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