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.
National Cartoonists Society New Media Award Nomination — Reuben Awards 2002 In 2002, I was nominated by the National Cartoonists Society for a Reuben Award in the New Media category. It was a particular moment in cartooning history: newspaper strips, editorial cartoons and magazine illustration were still central to the
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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The Toyes “Smoke Two Joints” – Animated Music Video & Website Illustrations I created the animated music video artwork, character designs and website illustrations for The Toyes, the original writers and performers of the cult reggae track “Smoke Two Joints.” The project combined hand-drawn cartoon illustration, 2D Flash animation, band
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Mercedes-Benz Employee Manual Illustration Case Study This case study presents a major corporate illustration project created for Mercedes-Benz: the illustrated Mercedes-Benz Mitarbeiterknigge, an internal employee conduct and communication manual developed for customer-facing teams. The project was commissioned through the German communications agency Sieber & Wolf and required more than decorative
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PILLAGE autour du Pic – Board Game Design & Illustration, Pic Saint‑Loup (Montpellier, France) Voir plus de mes prestations : Graphiste à Claret – Ian Marsden Game Design • Card Design • Character Creation • Art Direction • Visual Narrative Download Full Case Study (PDF):marsdenillustration.com/PDF/casestudy-Pillage-marsden.pdf PILLAGE autour du Pic is an
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seele GmbH — Visual Safety System & Character Design OSKAR for SEELE — Visual Storytelling for Safer Sites Oct 2012 – Feb 2013 Client: seele GmbH (Gersthofen, Germany) Illustration Agency: DieKleinert Illustration Agency, Munich Role: Character Designer · Illustrator · Visual Communicator Download Full Case Study (PDF):marsdenillustration.com/PDF/casestudy-Seele-marsden.pdf When seele GmbH — a
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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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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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“I Speak English” — Visual Identity & Illustration for Paris 2024 Hospitality Campaign Download the free illustrated badge (PDF) As a freelance illustrator based in France, I was invited to develop the full visual identity for “I Speak English” — a hospitality campaign launched ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics
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Character Design & Brand Mascots by Ian David Marsden As a professional character designer and illustrator with over 20 years of experience, I specialize in crafting custom mascots and brand ambassadors that resonate with audiences across sectors. My clients range from global tech companies like Google to public organizations like
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