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Freelance Illustrator Pricing – Transparent, Flexible, and Professional

Free First Consultation Every project starts with a free initial consultation — a no-obligation opportunity to explore your needs, timeline, and goals. Whether you already have a brief or just a concept, this session helps define deliverables and direction before we move forward. Transparent Flat-Rate Quotes As a professional freelance illustrator and […]

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Clip Studio Paint Live event poster featuring city nightlife comic art.

Official CELSYS Event – Live Clip Studio Paint Illustration: “The City at Night”

April 12, 2025 | Business Illustration, experienced illustrator, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, live drawing, Marsden Illustration | character design, comic illustration, Creative Together Drawing Party, digital illustration, editorial illustration, Event Drawing Demo, Featured Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, Live Digital Drawing, Live Drawing Event, professional illustrator, Timelapse Illustration, Visual Storytelling

Clip Studio Paint Live Drawing Party On November 17, 2020, I was officially invited by CELSYS, creators of Clip Studio Paint, to participate as a featured artist in their Creative Together! Connected Ink 21-hour Drawing Party. This global livestreamed event was part of Wacom’s Connected Ink—a major international forum exploring the future of creative pen

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Advertising Illustration for Künzli Optik – Swiss Print Campaign with Minimalist Portraits

April 5, 2025 | advertising illustration, Business Illustration, Erklärvideo Schweiz, graphiste montpellier, illustrateur montpellier, Illustration, illustration montpellier, illustration portfolio, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Schweiz, Montpellier | Advertising Illustration, Agency Matter & Gretener, Campaign Illustration Switzerland, Creative Advertising Illustration, Eyeglass Branding Art, Eyewear Campaign Illustration, Illustrator Ian David Marsden, Künzli Optik Zürich, Professional Swiss Illustrator, Subtle Marketing Illustration, Swiss Advertising Art

Advertising Illustration for Künzli Optik, Zürich – Campaign Case Study In 2013, I was commissioned by renowned Swiss advertising agency Matter & Gretener to create a series of concept-driven advertising illustrations for their client Künzli Optik, the long-established eyewear boutique at Zürich’s Hegibachplatz. The campaign, directed by Creative Director Daniel

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Illustrated Explainer Video for Graph Database Workflows

March 25, 2025 | Business Illustration, custom-created explainer videos, explainer illustration, explainer video, explainervideos schweiz, hand-drawn explainer videos, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustration YouTube, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Marsden Illustration, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video | animated explainer videos, Business Illustration, corporate explainer videos, custom animations, custom explainer videos, erklärvideos Schweiz und Deutschland, german illustrator, illustrated workflow, professional illustrator, swiss illustrator, Visual Storytelling

Illustrated Explainer Video for Graph Database Workflows – Marsden Creative Case Files When Tom Geudens of Elephant Bird Consulting commissioned a custom illustrated explainer video for graph database modeling, I was tasked with visualizing a complex process in a clear and engaging format. The result: a narrative-driven animation that walks

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Designing the Official Mascot for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz

March 1, 2025 | Business Illustration, Character Design, Design, Designer, Freelance Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, logo design, logos, Mascot Design, Mascot Designer, Maskottchen Design | character design, event mascot, FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Ian David Marsden, mascot design, official ski mascot, professional illustrator, Swiss Illustration

Designing “Smoony” — Official Mascot of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 in St. Moritz Download Case Study (PDF)http://marsdenillustration.com/PDF/casestudy-Smoony-marsden.pdf In 2002, I was commissioned by the organizing committee of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz to create the official mascot for the 2003 event — one

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Cover-Illustration für die Weihnachtsgeschichte “Zwei Buchstaben” von Helmi Sigg, gestaltet von Schweizer Illustrator Ian David Marsden.

Zwei Buchstaben – eine etwas andere Weihnachtsgeschichte von Helmi Sigg

December 1, 2024 | Cover Illustration, Editorial Illustration, experienced illustrator, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, illustrateur montpellier, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Nebelspalter Cartoon, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, Nebelspalter Zeichner, Schweizer Cartoon, Schweizer Cartoonist, Schweizer Comic Zeichner | buchcover illustration, Cartoonist Schweiz, cartoons schweiz, comiczeichner schweiz, Coverillustration Kurzgeschichte, editorial illustration schweiz, handgezeichnete Illustration, helmi sigg, Humorillustration, Ian David Marsden, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, nebelspalter karikaturist, Nebelspalter magazine, Nebelspalter Zeichner, NZZ am Sonntag Illustration, satire illustration, schweizer cartoonist, schweizer illustrator, Schweizer Medienillustration, Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich Comic, Weihnachtsillustration, Zwei Buchstaben Helmi Sigg

marsdenillustration.com · Illustration von Ian David Marsden Zur Weihnachtszeit freue ich mich, eine besondere Zusammenarbeit vorzustellen: das handgezeichnete Cover zur satirischen Kurzgeschichte „Zwei Buchstaben“ von Helmi Sigg, illustriert von mir, Ian David Marsden. Helmi Sigg ist einem breiten Schweizer Publikum als Autor, Kabarettist, Schauspieler und Mitglied des legendären Trio Eden

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Live-Drawing

November 25, 2024 | explainer video, Freelance Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, live drawing, Montpellier | conference scribing, digital scribing, event content creation, event illustration, graphic recording, keynote visualisation, live drawing services, live illustration, live scribing, live sketching, real-time drawing, remote scribing, Visual communication, visual facilitation, Visual Storytelling, webinar illustration, Whiteboard Animation

Live illustration — also known as graphic recording, scribing, or visual facilitation — is the real-time creation of drawings during events, presentations, or video calls. It transforms spoken content into clear, engaging visuals as it happens, helping audiences stay focused, retain key messages, and feel more connected to the experience.

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Helmi Sigg – Karikatur eines Schweizer Kultstars von Marsden

November 17, 2024 | comiczeichner deutschland, Editorial Illustration, Erklärvideo Deutschland, Erklärvideo Schweiz, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, karikatur, Karikatur & Cartoon, karikaturist preise | Animierte Erklärvideos, Buchillustration, Business Comics Schweiz, Cartoonist Schweiz, Comiczeichner Zürich, editorial illustration, Ewigi Liebi Musical, Freiberuflicher Illustrator Schweiz, HauptStadt Magazin, helmi sigg, humorzeichnung, Ian David Marsden, illustrator Schweiz, Illustrator Zürich, Karikatur Helmi Sigg

Helmi Sigg – Eine Schweizer Medienlegende im Porträt von Cartoonist Ian David Marsden Helmi Sigg ist ein Urgestein der Schweizer Medienlandschaft. Mit Wurzeln in Radio, Kabarett, Theater, Musik und Literatur hat er das kulturelle Leben der Schweiz über Jahrzehnte hinweg mitgeprägt. Vom Pionierstatus bei Radio 24 bis hin zu seinen

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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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Gezeichnet 2023 – Press Cartoons Exhibition in Bern Featuring Ian David Marsden

December 13, 2023 | Editorial Illustration, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Schweiz, Nebelspalter Cartoon, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, Nebelspalter Zeichner, Schweizer Cartoon, Schweizer Cartoonist, Schweizer Comic Zeichner | cartoon art Switzerland, cartoonist Bern, Cartoonist Schweiz, cartoons schweiz, comic artist Schweiz, editorial cartooning, editorial illustration, Freelance Illustrator, Gezeichnet 2023, humorzeichnung, Ian David Marsden, Illustrateur Montpellier, illustration france, illustration suisse, Museum für Kommunikation, Nebelspalter, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, nebelspalter karikaturist, Nebelspalter magazine, Nebelspalter Zeichner, press cartoons, satire Schweiz, satirical illustration, schweizer cartoonist, schweizer comiczeichner, Swiss cartoonist

I’m pleased to share that I am once again participating in the annual “Gezeichnet” exhibition in Bern, Switzerland — a prestigious national showcase for editorial illustration and press cartoons. This year, five of my original works, published in Nebelspalter, are featured, marking my return to the exhibition as a Swiss

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

May 22, 2023 | Business Illustration, Freelance Illustrator, Google Doodles, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, logo design | cartoon branding, digital storytelling, early Google team, first google doodle, google doodle history, google mentalplex, Ian David Marsden, Olympic doodles, original Google logo art

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 – Europameister Frank Müller

May 10, 2023 | custom-created explainer videos, Erklärvideo, Erklärvideo Deutschland, Erklärvideo Schweiz, experienced illustrator, explainer video, explainervideos schweiz, Freelance Illustrator, hand-drawn explainer videos, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustration YouTube, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Learning Video, Marsden Illustration, Whiteboard Video | After Effects, animiertes Erklärvideo, Cartoonist Schweiz, comic zeichner schweiz, Erklärfilm, Erklärvideo, Erklärvideo Deutsch, Erklärvideo Personal Trainer, erklärvideo schweiz, Erklärvideo Zürich, Explainer Video, Fitness Illustration, handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo, Illustration Zürich, Illustrator Zürich, individuelles Erklärvideo, Procreate Animation, Procreate Timelapse, Training Erklärvideo, Video Content DACH

Handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo für das Zürich Gym Illustration & Animation für ein Premium-Fitnessstudio in Zürich Als erfahrener Schweizer Illustrator, Comic-Zeichner und Produzent individueller Erklärvideos wurde ich mit der Konzeption und Realisierung eines vollständig handgezeichneten Animationsfilms für das Zürich Gym beauftragt – ein exklusives Fitnessstudio unter der Leitung von Frank Müller, Europameister und zertifizierter

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Erklärvideo Schweiz – Part 2 LAP Learning Video

March 22, 2023 | Erklärvideo, Erklärvideo Deutschland, Erklärvideo Schweiz, explainer video, explainervideos schweiz, Freelance Illustrator, Illustration, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Learning Video, Whiteboard Video | cartoonist, Corporate Videos, eLearning Videos, Erklärvideos, Erklärvideos Schweiz, explainer videos, Explainer Videos Schweiz, Ian David Marsden, Illustrationen, illustrator, Karikatur, karikaturist, learning nuggets, Lehrmittel, live scribing, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, next generation learning, Virtual Scribing, whiteboard videos

Part 2 in a series of fun and inviting presentation videos for Learning Nuggets for the Swiss Lehrabschlussprüfung (LAP) Vorbereitung training course. Success and a good grade for the LAP test are ensured. See Part 1 here: https://marsdenillustration.com/learning-videos01/ Next-Generation Learning and #BYOD (bring your own devices) prepares you for all

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Band Branding & Caricature Logo Design for “Take the 55” – A Rockin’ Custom Illustration Project

February 25, 2023 | Cartoon Mascot, Cartoon Maskottchen, Comic & Visual Storytelling, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Comiczeichner für Unternehmen, Erklärvideo Deutschland, Erklärvideo Schweiz, Erklärvideos für Bildung & Firmen, Illustrateur France, illustrateur montpellier, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Interne Kommunikation & Illustration, Karikatur & Cartoon, Maskottchen Design, Maskottchen Illustration | band logo design, caricature illustration, cartoon caricatures, custom illustration for bands, illustrated band logo, merchandise design, music brand illustrator, poster illustration, t-shirt design

Custom Band Logo with Caricatures, Merchandise Design, and Illustrated Identity for Musicians When Andy Boller — renowned blues pianist, singer, and former contestant on The Voice of Germany — approached me to create a custom band logo for his group Take the 55, I knew this would be a fun

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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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