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Page composition from the Samara bande dessinée with enlarged comic panel and full sequential layout by Ian David Marsden.

Samara – 10-Page Bande Dessinée, Character Design and Color Illustration for Create Your Voice

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. […]

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Visual Architecture for a Professional Software Engineering Training Tool

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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Titelbild für ein handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo zur Sondernutzungsplanung und zum Planungs- und Baugesetz St. Gallen mit Pinsel, rotem Kreuz und Häuserlandschaft.

Handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo für Planungs- und Baugesetz in St. Gallen

Handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo für Planungs- und Baugesetz in St. Gallen Für ein Erklärvideo-Projekt im Bereich Planungs- und Baugesetz, Raumplanung und Sondernutzung im Kanton St. Gallen entwickelte ich eine Serie von handgezeichneten Illustrationen, Character Designs und animierten Szenen im Stil von Business Illustration, Business Comics und visueller Kommunikation. Der Auftrag entstand für

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Illustrated Explainer Video for Graph Database Workflows

Illustrated Explainer Video for Graph Database Workflows For Elephant Bird Consulting, I created a custom illustrated explainer video to help explain a graph database workflow: from initial client requirements to architecture, database administration and developer implementation. The project was commissioned by Tom Geudens, a graph database specialist and O’Reilly author,

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Visual Storytelling for Business Communication — Strategic Wealth Creator System Case Study

Visual Storytelling for Business Communication — Strategic Wealth Creator System Case Study Visual Identity, UX Interface & Instructional Visual System Design Case Study — Visual Storytelling for Business Communication and Executive Education The Strategic Wealth Creator System™ (SWCS) is a visual learning platform developed for executive training and strategic business

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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

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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Schwingbegriffe im Nebelspalter mit Cartoons von Ian David Marsden zum Schwingerfest 2025

Schwingen satirisch erklärt — Schweizer Cartoons zum ESAF 2025 von Ian David Marsden

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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Professional Case Studies (PDF)

Case Studies – Illustration & Visual Communication Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with clients across France, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the United States and beyond on a wide range of illustration projects — from editorial and advertising illustration to logo and mascot design, UX interfaces,

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Sustainable Energy Comics, Illustrations & Visual Storytelling for Urban Projects

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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Mascots and Comic Art – Powerful Tools for Global Brand Communication

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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Nebelspalter May 2022 cover, chaotic and humorous scene inside public transport vehicle.

Schweizer Cartoonist und Cover-Illustrator — „Stossverkehr“ im Zürcher Tram

Schweizer Cartoonist und Cover-Illustrator — „Stossverkehr“ im Zürcher Tram Für die Mai-Ausgabe 2022 des Nebelspalter zeichnete ich das Titelbild zum Thema „Stossverkehr“: ein überfülltes Zürcher Tram, in dem sich jene kleinen Zumutungen des öffentlichen Nahverkehrs versammeln, die jede Pendlerin und jeder Pendler sofort erkennt. Zu laute Musik. Ein Hotdog zur

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Award announcement graphic for MARVIN by Ian David Marsden, showing the book cover, Purple Dragonfly Book Award badge, 1st Place Graphic Novel text and bookseller logos.

MARVIN Wins 1st Place in the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards — Graphic Novel Category

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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