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Lindt Santa Claus figures, illustration to chocolate sculptures, "Lindt Concept Studies" text.

Lindt Chocolate Packaging Concepts – Character Illustration & Vector Artwork

July 21, 2025 | Bildgeschichten & Storytelling, Business Comics auf Deutsch, Business Illustration, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Freelance Illustrator, graphisme, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, infographiste, Marsden Illustration | character design for brands, festive packaging design, food packaging illustrator, holiday illustration, Illustrator Ian David Marsden, Lindt illustration, vector art packaging, vector illustrator

Lindt Chocolate Packaging Concepts – Character Illustration & Vector Artwork This page presents a series of concept renderings and packaging illustration studies developed for Lindt Chocolates, commissioned through the German agency Rock Brasiliano and created under the art direction of Stephan Eisenblättler. These visuals were developed as art-directed concept proposals. […]

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Dräger Global – Infection Prevention Posters and Animated Visuals

July 9, 2025 | Bildgeschichten & Storytelling, Business Illustration, Cartoonist Schweiz, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, explainer illustration, explainer video, Freelance Illustrator, Ian Marsden, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrationen für Unternehmen, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Marsden Illustration, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video | comic posters, explainer videos, healthcare communication, healthcare marketing, Ian David Marsden, infection prevention, language-free animation, Motion Design, retro comic design, Visual Storytelling

Dräger Global – Infection Prevention Posters and Animated Visuals This case study presents a series of large-format illustrated posters and short animated visuals created for Dräger Global as part of an international communication initiative on infection prevention and control in hospital environments. The project combined comic-style illustration, visual storytelling, storyboarding,

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Henkel BREF & GENERAL – Cleaning Product Vector Illustrations

May 29, 2025 | Character Design, Erklärvideo, explainer illustration, Freelance Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, infographiste, logo design, logos, Marsden Illustration | agency collaboration, Claret illustrator, commercial illustration, explainer graphics, France-based illustrator, illustrated workflows, infographic-style artwork, no AI artwork, professional illustration, spot illustration, vector illustration, Visual Storytelling

BREF & GENERAL – Cleaning Product Illustrations (Commissioned via Rock Brasiliano) Commissioned by: Rock Brasiliano – Communications & Corporate Innovation End Client: Henkel (Brands: BREF / GENERAL) Art Direction: Stephan Eisenblätter (Rock Brasiliano) Illustration: Ian David Marsden Location: Hamburg, Germany Duration: 1 week, July 2015 Download Case Study (PDF)http://marsdenillustration.com/PDF/casestudy-Henkel-marsden.pdf I

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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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AN2V Kakemonos – Illustration & Design pour Événements Pros

February 5, 2025 | Business Illustration, Freelance Illustrator, graphiste montpellier, Illustrateur France, illustrateur montpellier, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, illustration montpellier, Illustration Schweiz, independent illustrator, logo design montpelliler, Montpellier, Pic Saint Loup, pic saint-loup, Pic St Loup | branding événementiel, character design institutionnel, communication B2B illustrée, conception de kakémonos, design pour salons professionnels, design vectoriel pour événements, illustrateur corporate France, illustration événementielle, illustration pour conférence, kakemono illustré

Illustration et Design pour Kakémonos Professionnels – AN2V Client : AN2V – Association Nationale de la Vidéoprotection Durée : Juin 2022 – Novembre 2024 Format : 3 kakémonos verticaux (210 x 85 cm) Localisation : Région de Montpellier, Occitanie Rôle : Illustrateur et Designer graphique En tant que graphiste basé

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Handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo für Zürich Gym – Europameister Frank Müller

May 9, 2023 | custom-created explainer videos, Erklärfilme & Erklärvideos, Erklärvideo, Erklärvideo Deutschland, erklärvideo erstellen, erklärvideo preise, 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, Erklärvideos Schweiz, Explainer Video, Fitness Illustration, handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo, Illustration Zürich, Illustrator Zürich, individuelles Erklärvideo, Procreate Animation, Procreate Timelapse, Training Erklärvideo, Video Content DACH

Handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo für Zürich Gym – Europameister Frank Müller Für das Zürich Gym entwickelte ich ein vollständig handgezeichnetes Erklärvideo, das die besonderen Vorteile des Studios in einer klaren, sympathischen und markengerechten Form vermittelt. Das Projekt verbindet Character Design, Business Illustration, Cartoon-Storytelling, 2D-Animation und visuelle Kommunikation für ein Premium-Fitnessstudio in Zürich.

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

Cartoon Cover für den Nebelspalter – Humorvolle Titelillustration im Marsden-Stil “Stossverkehr”

September 12, 2022 | Cartoonist Schweiz, Comic & Visual Storytelling, Comic Illustrator Deutschland, comiczeichner deutschland, Comiczeichner für Unternehmen, Cover Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Erklärfilme & Animationen, Erklärfilme & Erklärvideos, Freelance Illustrator, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Live Zeichner & Charakterdesign, Live Zeichner & Events, Nebelspalter Cartoon, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, Nebelspalter Zeichner, Schweizer Cartoon, Schweizer Cartoonist, Schweizer Comic Zeichner, Unternehmens-Grußkarten, Visuelles Storytelling für Unternehmen | Cartoonist Schweiz, comiczeichner schweiz, Cover Illustration Schweiz, editorial cartoonist, Humor Illustration, Ian David Marsden, Magazin Titelbild, Marsden Cartoonstil, Nebelspalter Cartoon, Nebelspalter Cartoonist, Nebelspalter magazine, Nebelspalter Zeichner, satirische Zeichnung, schweizer cartoonist, schweizer karikaturist, Schweizer Satirezeichner

Satirische Zeichnung zum Thema „Stossverkehr“ – Überfüllte Zürcher Trams als humorvolle Gesellschaftskritik Im Mai 2022 erschien im Nebelspalter – dem ältesten durchgehend erscheinenden Satiremagazin der Welt – ein neues Cartoon-Titelbild von mir, Ian David Marsden, Schweizer Comiczeichner und Editorial Illustrator. Das Thema: „Stossverkehr“ – eine augenzwinkernde Szene aus dem öffentlichen

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

Photoshop Image Retouching for Comedy Video

September 19, 2020 | Freelance Illustrator, Graphic Design, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustration YouTube, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Marsden Illustration, photoshop expert

This was a super fun assigment for the Johner Institute in Konstanz for a custom produced April Fool’s Day Video. I got to convert Professor Christian Johner into a new rising star Swiss Politician. Apparently I did a good job because almost nobody recognized him.

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Webpage featuring micro-learning videos on Acquisition Career Manager roles with illustrations.

Artwork for Series of Micro Learning Videos

September 14, 2020 | Erklärvideo, experienced illustrator, explainer video, Freelance Illustrator, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video | character design, Erklärungsvideos, explainer videos, illustrateur, Illustration, illustrator, knowledge nuggets, knowledgenugget, learning videos, Lernvideos, micro learning videos, Mikro-Lernvideos, Motion graphics, vidéo d'apprentissage micro, vidéo d'explication, vidéo tableau blanc, whiteboard videos

Character Design, Backround Design, Asset Design and Illustrations for “Knowledge Nuggets” micro-learning videos for the United States Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI). Artist: Ian David MarsdenMedia: Vector Artwork in Adobe Illustrator CC More examples of explainer videos and whiteboard videos with my artwork and a description of the production process can

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