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Handgezeichnete Erklärvideos für LAP-Vorbereitung in der Schweiz

May 9, 2026 | Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Cartoonist Schweiz, Comic & Visual Storytelling, comiczeichner deutschland, Erklärfilm, Erklärfilme & Animationen, Erklärfilme & Erklärvideos, Erklärvideo, Erklärvideo Deutschland, erklärvideo preise, Erklärvideo Schweiz, Erklärvideos für Bildung & Firmen, explainer illustration, explainer video, explainervideos schweiz, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustrator Deutschland, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video | Berufsbildung, Business Illustration, BYOD, character design, educational animation, eLearning Videos, erklärvideo schweiz, Erklärvideos, Erklärvideos Schweiz, explainer videos, Explainer Videos Schweiz, Ian David Marsden, LAP Vorbereitung, Lehrabschlussprüfung, Lehrmittel, Lernnuggets, Lernvideo Schweiz, next generation learning, schweizer illustrator, Whiteboard Animation

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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llustrated software engineering card deck box on a desk with four sample cards; blurred team meeting in the background.

Visual Architecture for a Professional Software Engineering Training Tool

May 7, 2026 | Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Cartoonist Schweiz, Case Studies, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Comiczeichner für Unternehmen, Corporate Training Illustration, creative training materials, Design Case Studies, Editorial Cartoons Schweiz, Educational Illustration, Erklärvideo, Freelance Illustrator, Graphisme & Illustration, graphiste montpellier, icon design, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, illustrateur montpellier, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrationen für Unternehmen, Instructional Design, Marketing Illustration, Mascot & Character Design, Mascot Design | custom UX learning systems, developer education materials, educational card deck design, illustrated tech education resources, instructional design illustration, modular training tools for engineers, software engineering training deck, technical illustration for software, visual learning tools for developers

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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Handwritten 2021 letter from Robert Crumb critiquing Ian David Marsden’s graphic novel “Marvin,” shown alongside the book’s cover.

Sending a Comic Book to Robert Crumb Is Like Sending a Mixtape to Mozart

November 30, 2025 | Business Comics auf Deutsch, Cartoonist Schweiz, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Comiczeichner für Unternehmen, graphic novel, National Cartoonist Society, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, Robert Crumb, Schweizer Cartoonist, Schweizer Comic Zeichner | cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, R. Crumb, Robert Crumb, Underground Comix

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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Collage mit Cover und Innenseiten des Nebelspalter 09/2025 sowie Karikaturen aus dem Artikel „Bin ich ein Heuchler?“ – gezeichnet von Ian David Marsden

Heuchler, Gutmenschen und Gartenzwerge: Neue Karikaturen im Nebelspalter

September 9, 2025 | Bildgeschichten & Storytelling, Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Cartoonist Schweiz, Comic & Visual Storytelling, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Editorial Cartoons Nebelspalter, Editorial Cartoons Schweiz, Editorial Illustration, Erklärfilme & Erklärvideos, Ian David Marsden, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, karikatur, Karikatur & Cartoon, karikaturist preise, Live Zeichner & Charakterdesign, Live Zeichner & Events, Marketing Illustration, Maskottchen Illustration, Nebelspalter Cartoon, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, Nebelspalter Zeichner | Cartoonist Germany, cartoonist switzerland, comiczeichner schweiz, Editorial Art, Editorial Cartoon Portfolio, editorial cartoons, hand-drawn illustration, Ian David Marsden, Magazine Cartoons, Nebelspalter, press illustration, Satire Cartoons, satirical illustration

Heuchler, Gutmenschen und Gartenzwerge: Neue Editorial Cartoons im Nebelspalter Für die Septemberausgabe 2025 des legendären Schweizer Satiremagazins Nebelspalter durfte ich eine Serie von fünf farbigen Karikaturen illustrieren – passend zum Artikel „Bin ich ein Heuchler?“, einer bissigen Selbstdiagnose in Quizform. Der Quiz, “Bin ich ein Heuchler? – Der Grosse Ehrlichkeitstest”,

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

Concept Art for Lindt Chocolate

July 21, 2025 | Bildgeschichten & Storytelling, Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Freelance Illustrator, graphisme, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, infographiste, Marsden Illustration | character design for brands, festive packaging design, food packaging illustrator, holiday illustration, Illustrator Ian David Marsden, Lindt illustration, vector art packaging, vector illustrator

Lindt Chocolate Illustration & Packaging Design This post showcases a series of hand-drawn, original illustrations developed for Lindt Chocolates, commissioned by German agency Rock Brasiliano and created under the art direction of Stephan Eisenblätter. These designs highlight my work as a character designer, packaging illustrator, and visual storyteller, merging festive

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Creating the Artwork for the Mercedes-Benz Employee Manual

June 20, 2025 | advertising illustration, Bildgeschichten & Storytelling, Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Cartoonist Schweiz, Character Design, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, creative training materials, Editorial Illustration, HR training materials, illustrateur montpellier, Illustration, Lehrmittel, Mitarbeiter-Onboarding & HR Design, Mitarbeiterhandbuch Gestaltung | business comics, Business Illustration, cartoonist, character design, Comic Art, comic strips, comiczeichner, Creative training materials, Illustration, illustrator, Lehrmittel, Luxury brand, Marsden, Mercedes-Benz, vector artwork, Visual communication

Illustration Case Study: Mercedes-Benz Employee Manual — A Milestone in Visual Communication As an illustrator and concept designer with over 30 years of international experience, I’ve had the privilege of working on many high-level and creatively rewarding assignments. Among the most meaningful: the illustrated Mercedes-Benz Employee Conduct Manual, known internally

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

Sustainable Energy Comics, Illustrations & Visual Storytelling for Urban Projects

June 5, 2025 | Bildgeschichten & Storytelling, Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Cartoon Maskottchen, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Comiczeichner für Unternehmen, creative training materials, dessinateur BD, graphiste freelance, Illustration, Illustration & Communication Visuelle, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, illustration montpellier, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Lehrmittel | comic for sustainability, comic pédagogique énergie, ecological comics, educational comics, Energieeffizienz Comic, energy awareness illustration, illustrator Germany, nachhaltige Comics, nonverbal storytelling, schweizer illustrator, sustainable energy comics, urban renewal illustration, Visual Storytelling, wordless comics

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

seele GmbH — Visual Safety System & Character Design

May 9, 2025 | Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Cartoonist Schweiz, Design, Design Mascotte, Freelance Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur montpellier, Illustration, Illustration & Communication Visuelle, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration pour l’intégration des employés, Interne Kommunikation & Illustration, Live Zeichner & Charakterdesign, Maskottchen Illustration, Mitarbeiter-Onboarding & HR Design, Mitarbeiterhandbuch Gestaltung | behavior-based safety, character design, construction safety illustration, custom character illustration, DieKleinert Munich, Ian David Marsden, industrial communication, marsdenillustration.com, multilingual illustration, safety mascot, Visual Storytelling

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-style portraits of four artists with related tools and floral headpiece centerpiece.

The Artistic Ballade in Provence – Cartoon Portraits of Legendary Artists

June 25, 2024 | Business Comics auf Deutsch, Cartoon Mascot, Cartoon Maskottchen, Freelance Illustrator, Graphisme & Illustration, graphisme etiquettes, Graphiste Pic Saint-Loup, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, illustrateur montpellier, Illustration & Communication Visuelle, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, illustration montpellier, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Interne Kommunikation & Illustration, karikatur, Karikatur & Cartoon, Live Zeichner & Charakterdesign, Live Zeichner & Events, Marsden Illustration, Visual Storytelling for Enterprises, Visuelles Storytelling für Unternehmen | caricature illustration, editorial illustration, frida kahlo cartoon, marsden cartoon art

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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Mascots and Comic Art – Powerful Tools for Global Brand Communication

February 26, 2023 | Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Character Design, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Comiczeichner für Unternehmen, Communication Visuelle, Erklärvideo Deutschland, Erklärvideo Schweiz, Erklärvideos für Bildung & Firmen, explainervideos schweiz, Identité Visuelle & Logos, Identité Visuelle / Branding, Illustration, illustration montpellier, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Interne Kommunikation & Illustration, logo design montpelliler, Marketing Illustration, Mascot & Character Design, Mascot Design, Mascot Illustration, Maskottchen Design, Maskottchen Illustration, Mitarbeiter-Onboarding & HR Design, Vidéo et Illustration Corporate | animated mascots, B2B comic illustration, brand mascot design, cartoon marketing Germany, comic character design, comic for business, comic training material, corporate storytelling, editorial illustration, Erklärcomic, explainer comics, GIF mascot animation, illustration Schweiz, international brand communication, marketing comics, mascot illustration, Maskottchen Design, Unternehmensillustration, Visual Storytelling

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 für den Nebelspalter: Appenzell, Elisabeth Baume-Schneider und das „Tor des Monats“

February 24, 2023 | Business Comics auf Deutsch, Cartoon Portrait from Photo, Cartoonist Schweiz, Comic & Visual Storytelling, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Erklärfilme & Animationen, Erklärfilme & Erklärvideos, Erklärvideo Deutschland, Erklärvideo Schweiz, freelance cartoonist europe, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Schweiz, Karikatur & Cartoon, Live Zeichner & Charakterdesign, Live Zeichner & Events, Marketing Illustration, Nebelspalter Cartoon, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, Nebelspalter Zeichner | Appenzell Satire, comiczeichner schweiz, Editorial Cartoon Schweiz, Marsden Cartoon Stil, Nebelspalter Cartoon, Nebelspalter Zeichner, Satiremagazin Schweiz, schweizer cartoonist, schweizer karikaturist

Satirische Illustration im Marsden-Stil – Schweizer Politik zeichnerisch auf den Punkt gebracht Als erfahrener Schweizer Karikaturist, Editorial Illustrator und Comiczeichner war es mir eine besondere Freude, für die renommierte Satirezeitschrift Nebelspalter (Ausgabe 02/2023) eine politische Karikatur zum Thema des Monats zu gestalten: Die Reaktion der Appenzeller Bevölkerung auf Äußerungen von

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