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11 Nov '20

Official Mascot FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

11/11/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Artist, business comics, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, comic strip, comic strips, Design, Designer, Deutschland, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, licensing, logo design, logos, Mascot, Mascot Design, Mascot Designer, mascotte, Maskottchen, Maskottchen Design, Portfolio, Schweiz

(with YouTube Video Radio Interview with Mascot Designer Ian Marsden)

I had the distinct pleasure back in 2002 of being contacted by the organization for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in the renowned pristine alpine resort town of St. Moritz, Switzerland. I had been chosen to design the official mascot for the event.

This character design was my first foray into the world of mascot designs and logo character design and opened the door for many subsequent projects I was invited to participate in.

10 Nov '20

Character Design and Mascot Design

10/11/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Advertising, advertising comics, Branding, Cartoon, Cartoonist, comic, comic strip, comic strips, Corporate Identity, Crest Design, Design Mascotte, Deutschland, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Linked In, LinkedIn, logo, logo design, logos, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Mascot, mascotte, Maskottchen, Portfolio, Vector, Vector Art, Vektor Illustration, Whiteboard, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video

As an experienced character designer for over 20 years, I have had the great pleasure of accompanying my clients in their search for a dynamic ambassador for their brand or event and creating a design that fit like a glove.

Character Design, Mascot Design, Avatars, Layered People Illustrations for Animation

#mascots #maskottchen #mascottes #characterdesign #sympathiefigur

Please find some examples below in the attached images and in this PDF compilation which you can download here:

07 Mar '20

Avatar and Character Design

07/03/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: advertising comics, avatar, avatar design, Bandes Dessinees, business comics, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, cutout video, Design Mascotte, explainer video, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, icon design, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, motion graphics, superhero, superhero design, Vector, Vector Art, vectoriel, Vektor

(… and SUPER HEROES)

Avatars and character designs to be used in print, motion graphics, whiteboard videos, or explainer videos. Detailed and shaded in different styles or flat line art and vector graphics. Delivered on layers ready for import into your layout software or Premiere or After Effects.

Various different vector character avatars

19 Feb '20

Icon Design, Graphic User Interface, UX, Logo Design and Business Illustrations

19/02/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Animated GIF, business comics, Business Illustration, clean illustration, Design Mascotte, dessin vectoriel, Deutschland, Digital Artist, Digitalgrafik, France, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, graphisme, Ian Marsden, icon design, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, infographisme, infographiste, logo, logo design, logos, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Portfolio, UI Design, UX Design, Wordpress, Wordpress Design, Wordpress Graphics

As the chief creative lead for a new startup company called iShepherd, Inc. based in Sunnyvale, California and in Zürich, Switzerland I just had the wonderful opportunity to be creative on a wide range of design elements.

Starting with the Corporate Identity and Logo Design, Branding and Brand Manual, GUI graphic user interface and UX user experience of the software, over 60 original icons for the iconography and unique visual language of the product as well as many business illustrations, marketing print materials and the homepage design in WordPress. We also created stickers, embroidered patches, flyers, sell sheets as PDF and print documents and Power Point pitch deck presentations.

iShepherd TRM360 – GUI Login Screen

More about the amazing iShepherd, Inc. TRM360 application, the most useful IAM Analytics tool on the planet: Useful, usable and accessible, can be found on the iShepherd, Inc. homepage here: www.ishepherd.ai

iShepherd. Compliance Analytics. Done Right.

28 Jan '20

Whiteboard Videos – Custom Made, High Quality, Great Rates

28/01/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Advertising, advertising comics, Artist, business comics, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, comic, comic strip, comic strips, comics, Erklaervideo, Erklärvideo, experienced illustrator, Freelance Illustrator, graphic recording, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, logo design, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Marvin, Marvin Hamlisch, Whiteboard, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video, You Tube, YouTube, YouTube Video

Custom Designed Whiteboard Videos

Custom-made white board videos, by internationally published experienced illustrator and cartoonist Ian David Marsden.
Cartoons sold to MAD Magazine, The New Yorker and many more.
Illustrations for international business clients and advertising campaigns.
Logos and Mascot Designs for large scale events like the Ski World Championship 2003 in St. Moritz, Switzerland
and designer of the very first Google Doodles.

25 Jan '20

Business Illustration and Advertising Illustration

25/01/2020 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Advertising, advertising comics, affiche, art numerique, Branding, business comics, Business Illustration, Business Network, Cartoonist, Character Design, clean illustration, comic, comic strip, comic strips, comics, Corporate Identity, Crest Design, Design Mascotte, dessin vectoriel, Dessinateur, Deutschland, Digital Artist, Digitalgrafik, Erklaervideo, Erklärvideo, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, Herault, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, icon design, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, infographisme, infographiste, Linked In, LinkedIn, logo, logo design, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Mascot, mascotte, Maskottchen, merchandising, Montpellier, Publicite, Saint Mathieu de Tréviers, vin, wein, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video, wine label design, zeichnung fuer einladung, zeichnung fuer hochzeit

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High quality, professional business illustration and advertising illustration for sales communication, presentations, pitch decks, powerpoint presentations and more. Design of marketing and merchandising articles. Ian David Marsden.
www.marsdenillustration.com

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17 Dec '19

Logo and Mascot Design

17/12/2019 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Bandes Dessinees, business comics, Business Illustration, Character Design, Corporate Identity, dessin vectoriel, Dessinateur, Digital Artist, Digitalgrafik, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, Graphic Design, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, infographisme, infographiste, logo, logo design, logos, Marsden Illustration, Mascot, mascotte, Maskottchen, Montpellier, Saint Mathieu de Tréviers

Logo Design, Crest Design, Corporate Identity,
Character Design, Mascot Design, Icon Design

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15 Nov '19

Custom Logo and Crest Design for ROGO Capital Partners, LLC

15/11/2019 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Advertising, Business Illustration, Corporate Identity, Crest Design, Design, Herault 34, illustrateur, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Linked In, logo, logo design, logos, Marsden, Mascot

Custom Logo Design / Crest Design
November 2019
Client: ROGO Capital Partners, LLC

08 Nov '19

Abeille pour Rucher de Saint Mathieu de Tréviers

08/11/2019 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, art numerique, BD, Branding, Cartoon, Illustration, infographisme, infographiste, Pic Saint Loup, Pic St Loup, saint mathieu de treviers

Création de personnage / création de logo

Petit personnage ABEILLE par dessinateur Ian David Marsden

Créé en tant qu’art vectoriel modulable dans diverses déclinaisons pour utilisation dans des supports visuels de petite et grande surface.

14 Apr '19

Artwork for Series of Micro Learning Videos

14/04/2019 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Erklaervideo, Erklärvideo, experienced illustrator, explainer video, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Vector, Vector Art, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video

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 Marsden
Media: 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 be found HERE

http://marsdenillustration.com/portfolio/whiteboard/

Knowledge Nuggets Artwork by Ian David Marsden

17 Oct '17

Friar’s Club NYC – Monk Character Designs and Animated GIF

17/10/2017 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Advertising, Animated GIF, Business Illustration, Business Network, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, Digital Artist, Flash Animation, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Fun, Fun Drawings, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, illustration newsletter, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, logo, logo design, Mascot, mascotte, Maskottchen

Friar’s Club – Monk Character Design and Animated GIFs
Champagne Juggling Monk

In 2012 I had the distinct honor of being asked by the legendary New York Friar’s Club, to create a cartoon character version of the club’s signature monk and a series of cartoons and animations for the official Friar’s Club website.

The briefing required animations and graphics featuring the monk in all kinds of different situations and poses to be placed on the homepage and also some special custom monks featuring caricatured faces of recognizable “brothers”.

The animations were to play as animated GIFs with a transparent background that could be placed throughout the Friar’s Club website.

Even the furniture such as the wooden bar and the pool table at which the Jackie Gleason monk is playing had to be recognizable.

As a previous member of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS), I had the pleasure of attending several Christmas brunches at the Los Angeles branch of the club, so it was a particular pleasure to be able to contribute to the Friar’s cause.

I created several more animations, not all are shown here.

All GIFs Illustrated and animated by Ian David Marsden

Please visit my portfolio for many more samples of my artwork and don’t hestitate to contact me if I can design some custom made illustrations or animations for you.

Link to Ian David Marsden’s Illustration Portfolio

12 Apr '17

Goodbye Marsdencartoons.com

12/04/2017 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Advertising, Book Illustration, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Cartoonist Marsden, Cover Illustration, Dessinateur, Digital Artist, Erklaervideo, Erklärvideo, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Graphic Design, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Good-bye Marsdencartoons.com

It was on December 2nd, 1998 (almost 20 years ago!) that I started my first website “Marsdencartoons.com”.

It evolved over many iterations, and later for several years it also hosted the Marsdencartoons Cartoonist’s Directory which was a popular resource to find links to illustrators and cartoonists all over the world.

Since I don’t only draw cartoons but also create more “serious” illustrations and logos and character designs for various clients all over the world, I decided in 2014 to create my new homepage MARSDEN ILLUSTRATION, which you see before you and which embodies all the various facets of my work in my PORTFOLIO

Such as my personal sketchbook, the first Google Doodles which were created by me, Advertising and Business Illustration, Custom Whiteboard Videos and Explainer Videos design and production, Editorial Illustration, Comics, Logos, Character Design and Mascot Design, Ritzenhoff Designs, Children’s Book Illustration, Wacom Tutorial Videos by Ian Marsden, Packaging Design and some of the album covers I created for La Toya Jackson and Ja-Tail Enterprises LLC.

For a few years it autoforwarded to my new domain, but a few months ago I let the old marsdencartoons.com domain name expire. A fresh new start.

It appears that another company has purchased the domain name marsdencartoons.com and is now putting up a website for Illustration and Graphics.
This is of course perfectly fine and quite normal I guess by Internet standards, although it would be interesting to know who the “Marsden” is who is featured in their domain name. Because one thing I can tell you is that it is NOT me.

For the record, I wanted to state categorically: that I, Ian David Marsden, am no longer the owner of the domain marsdencartoons.com, I am in no way involved in their enterprise, and am not affiliated anymore in any way with marsdencartoons.com. Any transactions with this domain will not include any involvement with me and you will not be purchasing artwork created by me.

If you wish to contact me (Ian David Marsden) regarding graphic design, illustrations or cartoons, then the only official website is this one: www.marsdenillustration.com

My official and verified Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IanDavidMarsden/

My official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/idmars10

My official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marsdenillustration/

Thank you for your continued interest in my artwork and more from my studio very soon.

All the best,

Ian

PS: If you haven’t signed up yet for my personal newsletter, now is a good time because I am preparing the next one. (I send them out about 4 or 5 times a year with news and behind the scenes looks at some of the artwork I am currently working on)

23 Aug '16

Youtube Drawing Tutorial Video: Wacom Cintiq 27QHD photoshop and illustrator cartoons and comics

23/08/2016 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Art, Artist, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, Dessinateur, Drawing Tutorial, Facebook, Freelance Illustrator, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Instagram, Marsden, Vector, Vector Art, vectoriel, video explicative, Video Tutorials, You Tube, YouTube

Youtube Drawing Tutorial Video: Wacom Cintiq 27QHD photoshop and illustrator cartoons and comics

Published on Aug 23, 2016

Drawing tutorial with illustrator, cartoonist and designer Ian David Marsden.

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07 Feb '16

Exciting News and Updates from Illustrator Ian David Marsden

07/02/2016 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Advertising, Animated GIF, Art, Artist, Book Illustration, Business Illustration, Cartoon, cartoon gallery, Cartoonist, Corporate Identity, Cover Illustration, Dessinateur, Erklärvideo, explainer video, Facebook, Freehand Drawings, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Google Doodles, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrator, licensing, Linked In, LinkedIn, logo, Marsden, Mascot, mascotte, Maskottchen, Ritzenhoff, Vector, Vector Art, vectoriel

Exciting News and Updates from Illustrator Ian David Marsden

I am a freelance illustrator, designer, cartoonist and I also produce and animate whiteboard and explainer videos.
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My artist portfolio, biography, client list and referrals/testimonials can be found on my homepage at:
http://marsdenillustration.com

I hope you enjoy these latest updates including some exiting news about my graphic novel project, new clients, new YouTube drawing video tutorial and more.

Dear visitor to my blog,

2016 started off in a very active, busy and fun way for me.

Publishing

Some very exciting news for me personally, is that a graphic novel project I have been developing has been accepted and is now being represented by a New York literary agency. I look forward to telling you more about this very soon. Below is a little teaser sample:

Object Design / Licensing

RITZENHOFF will be unveiling two new cappuccino cups with saucers, which I designed, at the Ambiente trade show in Frankfurt (12th to16th February 2016).

Ambiente is the world’s most important consumer goods trade fair, which boasts a globally unrivalled range of products in the Dining, Giving and Living areas.
The cups will be available in retail stores world-wide and also in the Ritzenhoff online shop here: LINK

New Projects

I regularly consult as an artist and designer on projects where I am bound to contractual discretion. This means that I am not at liberty to display or reference my work in my portfolio, blog or newsletter even for self-promotional purposes. Nevertheless, without divulging any further information or details, I am thrilled to have worked on projects for the following new clients.

Logos

Mensa, the international High IQ Society has awarded their 2017 International Board of Director’s meeting (IBD) to the town of Nice, France. Out of a selection of proposed graphic solutions, I am delighted that my design was chosen as the official logo and CI for the event. (Logo horizontal landscape version below)

Design for the new logo for WO magnetic water purification devices.

Character Design

One of the departments of the University of Bern in Switzerland commissioned me a while ago, to design a series of likeable bear characters that should also be appealing to children. I added some new bears to the ever-growing family in January.

Another fun character design project I have been involved in for a few years is this one for the company Si. I was originally tasked to take their existing “Pfiffikus” mascot and give him a more dynamic and modern appearance, all the while retaining his work clothes and color scheme.

Over the years, several poses and applications of the character have been created. All versions are created as fully-scalable 100% vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator.

Labels / Packaging

I am currently designing a series of labels for exclusive, high quality oils and vinegars.

Leisure Projects

In-between projects or just to take a break (yes, I take breaks ðŸ˜€), I like to relax doodling in my sketchbooks or on loose scraps of paper around my studio (or tablecloths or whatever I can get my hands on). Some of these scribbles end up on my Facebook and other social media. (Another favorite source of distraction) Links at the bottom of this e-mail. in case you feel like joining me.

Here is another personal, non-commissioned art project. A modern interpretation of a moon symbol. (digital print on canvas 80 cm x 60 cm)

Printed media

I recently received a package with my copies of the printed Digades Dfreeeze app brochure featuring a multi-page comic I drew. I am very pleased with the result. You can read the whole booklet here: LINK

I designed and implemented several catalogs and price lists for my very good customer Sanafort, a producer of high quality vital mushrooms, teas and health supplements.
http://www.sanafort.ch

Video / YouTube

My latest video on my YouTube channel is of me drawing the little bird for the header of this newsletter. I hope you enjoy it. LINK

Well, that’s all for now. I hope one or the other item might have been of interest.

Thank you very much, as always, for your time.

If you would like to see more, please visit my personal homepage at www.marsdenillustration.com

You can contact me directly here:
+33 6 42 49 82 11 | e-mail: [email protected]

Ian David Marsden

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18 Nov '15

Freelance Illustrator Ian David Marsden – Fall 2015 Newsletter

18/11/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Advertising, Animated GIF, Art, Artist, Book Illustration, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, Corporate Identity, Design, Digital Artist, explainer video, Freehand Drawings, Fun Drawings, Halloween, Holiday Card, Ian David Marsden, Illustration, illustration newsletter, Illustrator, logo, logo design, Marsden, Mascot, Uncategorized, Vector, Vector Art, Video Tutorials, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video, YouTube

Can you believe that it’s November again? It seems like the months have just flown by since I last sat down to write you a few lines from my illustration studio.

I’ve been having a lot of fun doing freehand sketches between projects. Here are some glimpses into my sketchbooks and Moleskines.

I’ve been posting some of my doodles to my Facebook page and sometimes I also upload short videos of my sketching to my YouTube channel.

Please visit these links to take a peek.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IanDavidMarsden

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/idmars10

Last year Digades / Dfreeeze (Digades is the market leader in the field of remote controls for car parking heaters) won an advertising award with the print campaign and scribing explainer video animation Dfreeeze ” The Winner Takes it All“ featuring my artwork and characters.

This year we created a 12 page comic which continues the adventures of the main protagonists, Michael, Anne, Stefan and Julia and their Dfreeeze car heater remote control application.

I think it turned out great.

https://www.dfreeeze.de

Regular client Sanafort AG (a renowned Swiss producer of natural Reishi mushroom and other tonic herbs and food supplements) needed website and newsletter graphics for Christmas and the New Year and to advertise upcoming product launches and promotions.

As always they allowed me a lot of creative freedom and I think the results are quite elegant.

I have been in partnership with VDLR (Visuel de la Redaction) Montpellier, France (a collective of specialists for infographics and data vision) for a few months, as their main illustrator and scribing video expert.

I had a lot of fun being creative and providing the artwork on various projects mainly for the regional government…

…on a wide range of topics, from local traditional sports to mosquito control.

http://www.vdlr.fr

My very good personal friend Helmi Sigg, Swiss actor, comedian, writer and renaissance man has partnered with STEINER Meats to create their own delicious Swiss-made twist on New York Style pastrami.

He entrusted me to create the logo for this culinary delight which is aptly named ‘Pastrelmi’ after it’s creator.

Pastrelmi: http://www.pastrelmi.ch

The last few weeks have been very exciting on a personal level, as we have been preparing for my first exhibition of original drawings in quite a while.

Over 60 pieces of artwork are on display in the exhibition, organized by the Association Artistique Monet at the Espace George Brassens in St Gely du Fesc (Montpellier).

I am exhibiting together with famous French cartoonist Ptiluc and two German artists, Heike Negenborn and Carmen Stahlschmidt.

http://www.association-artistique-monet.fr/?p=5244

Here is a snapshot of the signed, limited edition posters with my artwork, which is available at the gallery.

The holiday season is right around the corner.

If you still need original cards or animations, festive illustrations or graphics for print or online, I would love to help you create them.

Elegant…

Or fun…

If you would like to see more of my artwork please visit my personal homepage at www.marsdenillustration.com

It would be my pleasure to talk to you about any new projects you might have.
Please call me at +33 6 42 49 82 11 or e-mail me at [email protected] for a free consultation.

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