Illustration

Front and back cover spread of MARVIN by Ian David Marsden, including the illustrated book cover, back-cover synopsis, endorsement quotes by Lucie Arnaz and Joel Grey, and piano scene artwork.

MARVIN — The Graphic Novel Biography of Marvin Hamlisch, Adapted, Written and Illustrated by Ian David Marsden

MARVIN — The Graphic Novel Biography of Marvin Hamlisch, Adapted, Written and Illustrated by Ian David Marsden MARVIN: Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch is the first published graphic novel I adapted, wrote and illustrated. Released by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. in 2020, the book tells the early […]

MARVIN — The Graphic Novel Biography of Marvin Hamlisch, Adapted, Written and Illustrated by Ian David Marsden Read Post »

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.

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

Handgezeichnete Erklärvideos für LAP-Vorbereitung in der Schweiz

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

Handgezeichnete Erklärvideos für LAP-Vorbereitung in der Schweiz Read Post »

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

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

Visual Architecture for a Professional Software Engineering Training Tool Read Post »

Yellow cab pulling up outside the New York Friars Club entrance in a cartoon website animation

New York Friars Club: Cartoon Friar Characters, Website Illustrations and Animated Intro

New York Friars Club: Cartoon Friar Characters, Website Illustrations and Animated Intro The New York Friars Club commissioned me to create a series of custom cartoon Friar characters, website illustrations and animated sequences for its official online presence. The assignment combined cartoon illustration, character design, caricature, vector artwork and short-form

New York Friars Club: Cartoon Friar Characters, Website Illustrations and Animated Intro Read Post »

Screenshot of Ian David Marsden’s LinkedIn profile header showing illustrator, creative director and visual storytelling profile based in France.

Let’s connect on Linkedin

LinkedIn Profile Updated — 75+ Projects Across Illustration, Branding, UX/UI, Animation & Visual Storytelling A searchable archive of client work, career history, and selected case studies My LinkedIn profile is now fully updated and includes more than 75 detailed project entries spanning two decades of international work across illustration, character

Let’s connect on Linkedin Read Post »

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

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

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

Cartoon artwork by Ian David Marsden featuring a modern update of Uncle Sam, a caricature portrait, and a woodland scene with cartoon squirrels in a children's book illustration style and an owl

Custom Cartoon Portraits, Illustrated Gifts & Animated Greeting Art

Custom Cartoon Portraits, Illustrated Gifts & Animated Greeting Art I create custom cartoon portraits, illustrated gift artworks and animated greeting pieces for people, families, companies, teams and special occasions. Some are intimate one-off portraits. Others are larger scenes built around a couple, a group of friends, a band, a retirement,

Custom Cartoon Portraits, Illustrated Gifts & Animated Greeting Art Read Post »

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

Cartoonist Schweiz — Editorial Cartoons für den Nebelspalter und über vier Jahrzehnte satirische Illustration

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

Cartoonist Schweiz — Editorial Cartoons für den Nebelspalter und über vier Jahrzehnte satirische Illustration Read Post »

Caveman child and sabre-tooth tiger in dopamine explainer by Ian David Marsden

Explainer Video Full Pipeline, One Creator: A Studio Model for Clear Visual Communication

Explainer Video Full Pipeline, One Creator: A Studio Model for Clear Visual Communication When the UK charity 52 Lives commissioned me to create a hand-drawn explainer video for its School of Kindness initiative, the task was not simply to animate a script. The real challenge was translation: how to turn

Explainer Video Full Pipeline, One Creator: A Studio Model for Clear Visual Communication Read Post »

Promotional image showcasing Modicum Editions art prints, featuring a vintage Montpellier travel poster and a satirical museum illustration, inviting visitors to shop unique hand-drawn prints.

Hand-Drawn Art Prints by Ian David Marsden – Modicum Editions

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ModicumEditions Hand-Drawn Art Prints by Ian David Marsden – Modicum Editions Modicum Editions is a curated gallery of hand-drawn illustration prints by Ian David Marsden — created in Claret, Occitanie just north of Montpellier, and available exclusively on Etsy. City & Landscape Collection Montpellier Arc de Triomphe — Day &

Hand-Drawn Art Prints by Ian David Marsden – Modicum Editions Read Post »

RITZENHOFF Beer Glass Design: Viking Weizenbier Glass by Ian David Marsden

RITZENHOFF Beer Glass Design: Viking Weizenbier Glass by Ian David Marsden This Viking Weizenbier glass design was created for the RITZENHOFF Designer Collection as part of my wider work in collectible glassware illustration and product design for RITZENHOFF. The project combined character design, product illustration, packaging-aware artwork and decorative design

RITZENHOFF Beer Glass Design: Viking Weizenbier Glass by Ian David Marsden Read Post »

Illustration tribute by Ian David Marsden for Viva Cavandoli exhibition, La Linea with Italian starlet and paparazzi

Viva Cavandoli! La Linea – Osvaldo Cavandoli Tribute Exhibition in Italy

Viva Cavandoli! La Linea – Osvaldo Cavandoli Tribute Exhibition in Italy In spring 2015, I had the honor of contributing to “La Linea – Viva Cavandoli”, a major exhibition at the Musil Museum of Industry and Work in Rodengo Saiano, Brescia (Italy). The exhibition ran from April 10 to June

Viva Cavandoli! La Linea – Osvaldo Cavandoli Tribute Exhibition in Italy Read Post »

Scroll to Top
Marsden Creative