Ian David Marsden

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

„Bin ich ein Heuchler?“ — Fünf Editorial Cartoons für den Nebelspalter

Nebelspalter · Editorial Cartoon · Satirische Illustration „Bin ich ein Heuchler?“ — Fünf Editorial Cartoons für den Nebelspalter Für den Artikel „Bin ich ein Heuchler? – Der grosse Ehrlichkeitstest“ von Stefan Kämpfen entwickelte ich fünf farbige Editorial Cartoons über Doppelmoral, moralische Selbstdarstellung und die erstaunliche menschliche Fähigkeit, bei solchen Fragen

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Two people clinking wine glasses with mountains and grapes; part of "Schweizer Land" magazine cover.

Editorial Illustration für Schweizer LandLiebe

Editorial Illustration · Schweizer LandLiebe · Schweiz · Magazinillustration Editorial Illustration für Schweizer LandLiebe Über mehrere Ausgaben hinweg arbeitete ich als regelmässiger Illustrator für das Schweizer Magazin Schweizer LandLiebe und entwickelte redaktionelle Illustrationen zu Themen rund um Genuss, Wein, Menschen, Alltag und Schweizer Lebenswelten. Die Arbeiten entstanden jeweils im direkten

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From Santa Monica to Silicon Valley: The Origin of the First Google Doodles

From Santa Monica to Silicon Valley: The Origin of the First Google Doodles In 2000, I was hired by Google to illustrate what would become their very first Google Doodles. Long before it was a global company, Google was still a bold new search engine looking to stand out. These

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Handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo für Zürich Gym & Frank Müller

Zürich Gym · Erklärvideo · Illustration · Character Design · 2D-Animation Handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo für Zürich Gym & Frank Müller Für das Zürich Gym entwickelte ich ein individuell illustriertes Erklärvideo rund um das Studio und die persönliche Betreuung durch Frank Müller. Das Projekt verbindet visuelle Konzeption, Storyboard, Character Design, Cartoon-Illustration, 2D-Animation,

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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

MARVIN · Graphic Novel · Purple Dragonfly Book Awards · 2020 MARVIN Wins 1st Place in the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards MARVIN: Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch received 1st Place in the Graphic Novel category of the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards. Published by Schiffer

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Original and digitally altered images with added gray hair, glasses, mustache.

Turning Professor Christian Johner into a Swiss Politician

Johner Institute · Photoshop · Image Retouching · Video Turning Professor Christian Johner into a Swiss Politician A Photoshop transformation created for a custom April Fool’s Day video for the Johner Institute in Konstanz. The assignment was to transform Professor Christian Johner into a convincing fictional rising star of Swiss

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Zuerich Gym promo with logo, gym equipment, "Hurt Locker - 24 Stunden Geöffnet," website link.

Zürich Gym — Branding, Website Design & Digital Identity

Swiss Client Project · Branding · Website Design · Digital Identity Zürich Gym — Branding, Website Design & Digital Identity A complete visual and digital presence for Zürich Gym in Switzerland, combining brand identity, custom WordPress design, responsive layouts, image production and promotional graphics. The project was developed for Frank

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