Freelance Illustrator

Orange PPHO learning guide presented with two original illustrations of Léonard, one standing beside the guide and another leaning over its cover.

IN TALENT WE TRUST — PPHO Character Design & Visual Communication

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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Halloween cartoon with a werewolf, female vampire, and pumpkin-headed figure under a night sky.

Halloween Monster Drawing Tutorials — Pumpkin, Vampire & Werewolf

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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Digitally created biker patch, skull illustrations, person wearing a "Slamtown" t-shirt.

John Hennigan — “Mayor of Slamtown” Wrestling T-Shirt Design

Slamtown wrestling shirt illustrated by Ian David Marsden for wrestler John Hennigan

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

Software Engineering Essentials — Visual System for a 60-Card Training Deck

Case Study · Educational Illustration · Visual Systems · Product Design Software Engineering Essentials — Visual System for a 60-Card Training Deck A professional software engineering training tool developed as a 60-card illustrated deck, combining a visual taxonomy, character system, iconography, instructional illustration, packaging and print production. Client: Audiger EURL,

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Ian David Marsden on LinkedIn — 75+ Projects in Illustration, Creative Direction & Visual Storytelling

Professional Profile · Project Archive · Career History Ian David Marsden on LinkedIn — 75+ Projects in Illustration, Creative Direction & Visual Storytelling My LinkedIn profile functions as a detailed professional archive: career history, selected client collaborations and more than 75 documented projects across illustration, branding, character design, animation, UX/UI

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Visual storytelling case study showing UX interface design, instructional illustration and business diagrams for executive training system

Strategic Wealth Creator System — Visual Identity, Illustration & Learning-System Design

Executive Education · Visual Systems · Illustration · UI/UX Concept Strategic Wealth Creator System — Visual Identity, Illustration & Learning-System Design The Strategic Wealth Creator System™ is an executive-learning framework built around interconnected strategic processes. My role was to turn that complex material into a coherent visual system that could

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RITZENHOFF Viking Weizenbier Glass — Character & Product Illustration

RITZENHOFF · Product Illustration · Character Design RITZENHOFF Viking Weizenbier Glass — Character & Product Illustration A cartoon Viking created for the RITZENHOFF Designer Collection, applied to a tall Weizenbier glass with matching coaster artwork and presentation packaging. Designing a character for a curved glass surface The Viking was designed

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

Frida, Van Gogh, Picasso & Dalí — Illustrated Artist Portraits in Provence

Personal Artwork · Artist Portraits · Provence · Illustrated Caricature Frida, Van Gogh, Picasso & Dalí — Illustrated Artist Portraits in Provence Four iconic artists meet in a sunlit Provençal landscape: Frida Kahlo, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, reimagined as a playful illustrated ensemble filled with references

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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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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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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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Trois kakémonos AN2V illustrés par Ian David Marsden, avec une direction graphique différenciée pour les formations, les conférences et les actions de l’association.

AN2V — illustration & design événementiel pour une organisation nationale basée près de Montpellier

AN2V · Mauguio / Montpellier · Illustration business · Design événementiel AN2V — illustration & design événementiel pour une organisation nationale basée près de Montpellier Pour l’AN2V — Association Nationale de la Vidéoprotection, basée à Mauguio près de Montpellier, j’ai conçu une série de trois kakémonos grand format associant illustration

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