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03 Feb '16

Freelance Illustrator, Cartoonist and Designer on LinkedIn

03/02/2016 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Art, Artist, Business Illustration, Business Network, Cartoonist, Character Design, Digital Artist, Facebook, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Linked In, LinkedIn, Marsden, Mascot, Vector Art, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video, Word of Mouth

Freelance Illustrator, Cartoonist, Whiteboard Explainer Video Producer and Designer on LinkedIn.

My name is Ian David Marsden and I am an experienced, professional independent illustrator, cartoonist, character designer, mascot and logo developer and whiteboard video producer.
Customer recommendations can be found on my homepage at www.marsdenillustration.com

Some of my clients include: Auto Bild, Blick Online, BOLD Werbung GmbH, Coca Cola, Coley & Associates, Chemmedia, Diesel Jeans UK, Digades, Droemer Knaur Verlag, Evonik Industries, Fox Television, Fraunhofer, Zum Goldenen Hirschen, GMX.de, Google, HauntedHollywood, John Morrison / Johnny Mundo, KHW, La Toya Jackson, Lindt Chocolate, MAD Magazine, Mac Directory, MAN, Mercedes Benz, Mövenpick, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Deutsche Telekom, Publicis, PwC, Richmond Publishing, Ritzenhoff, Rock Brasiliano, Roland Berger, Samsung, Santillana, seele, Showtime Television, Sieber & Wolf, Strobe Solutions, Ski WM 2003, The New Yorker, Universal Music Group, Universität Zürich, Universität Bern, VISA, Wacom, YJOO

I find LinkedIn to be a very valuable and efficient tool to stay connected with my connections and to find valuable resources through their connections. If you are also using LinkedIn I would love to be added to your contacts, even if you are not currently looking for illustrations or custom designs, I will be there for the day when the need arises. You can find my profile here:

Illustrator Ian David Marsden on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/idmarsden

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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 ian@marsdenillustration.com for a free consultation.

https://www.dfreeeze.de

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11 Nov '15

Get your holiday artwork from Illustrator Ian Marsden

11/11/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Art, Artist, Book Illustration, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, Cover Illustration, Design, Digital Artist, Facebook, Freelance, Fun Drawings, Google Doodles, Halloween, Holiday Card, Illustrator, logo design, Marsden, Mascot, Ritzenhoff

Dear Friends,

Can you believe that it’ 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 Allâ€ 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.

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 ian@marsdenillustration.com for a free consultation.

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31 Jul '15

Freehand Drawing: Quetzalcoatl – The Feathered Serpent

31/07/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Art, BD, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, France, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Marsden

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Freehand drawing Quetzalcoatl – The Feathered Serpent

Dessin a main libre – Le Serpent à plumes

created in Manga Studio MX4 software on a Wacom Cintiq 21UX by artist and illustrator Ian David Marsden
All Rights Reserved ©2015 Ian David Marsden https://www.marsdenillustration.com

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News from Illustrator Ian Marsden – Summer 2015

31/07/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Book Illustration, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, Corporate Identity, Cover Illustration, Dessinateur, Deutschland, Erklaervideo, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Marsden, Mascot, Maskottchen, Portfolio, Ritzenhoff, T-shirt Illustration, Whiteboard Video, YouTube

Greetings from my illustration studio,

I would like to give you a short update on the fun and exciting projects of the last few months.

NEW CLIENTS

A big thank you and welcome to new clients:¦

Zum Goldenen Hirschen
Advertising agency
(Munich, Hamburg and Berlin – Germany)
LINK

Rock Brasiliano
Communications and Corporate Creativity
LINK

Coley Solutions
Smarter Performance Solutions
We Develop Award Winning Training & Performance Solutions that Empower your Workforce.
(USA)
LINK

A SELECTION OF RECENT PROJECTS

HENKEL
I created a series of illustrations for sanitary cleaning products for HENKEL.
The artwork needed to be visually self-explanatory without words or language.

This project was a collaboration with Rock Brasiliano
through German Illustration Agency, Die Kleinert
LINK

More illustration samples

BEVERLY HILLS PROPERTY DEVELOPERS

Design of a crest and logo for a Los Angeles based property developer, Beverly Hills Property Developers.

More Logo and Character Designs.

UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH

The University of Zurich required an illustration to be printed on coffee mugs for a research team, with recognizable caricatures of the team members based on photographs.

SCRIBING AND EXPLAINER VIDEOS

I have the great pleasure of creating illustrations for a series of whiteboard scribing explainer videos for the U.S. Government written and produced by Coley Solutions.

This is a long-term, ongoing project to create a library of training videos and I am delighted to be part of this collaboration.

I am very experienced in the production of Whiteboard Scribing videos.
I can produce such videos for you from A to Z in various languages. Examples of my video productions can be found on my home page.

Scribing Videos by Marsden

T-SHIRT DESIGNS FOR JOHNNY MUNDO

The T-shirts I designed for the well known U.S. pro wrestler Johnny Mundo AKA John Morrison are now available for purchase.

These designs were a lot of fun to create and I am currently working on new T-shirt designs for Johnny.

http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/wrestler-t-shirts-1/johnny-mundo/this-is-my-world.html

LOGO FOR ENTERTAINMENT COMMITEE

Locally, as every summer, I designed the logo and t-shirt design for the ComitÃ© des Fetes in my southern French village.

More Logo Designs

I hope you enjoyed this little update and if you would like to talk to me about any of your projects please call me at + 33 6 42 49 82 11 or e-mail me at ian@marsdenillustration.com

Wishing you a wonderful summer,

http://wuestenschlitten.de

I am an independent illustrator and designer and I also produce animation and whiteboard or animatic videos.

I am available for new projects.

My full portfolio and a short bio, client list and testimonials
can be viewed on my homepage Marsden Illustration
https://marsdenillustration.com

My artist page on Facebook

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15 Apr '15

News From Illustrator Ian Marsden

15/04/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Advertising, Book Illustration, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, Corporate Identity, Cover Illustration, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Google Doodles, Ian David Marsden, Illustration, Illustrator, Interview, logo, logo design, Marsden, News, Portfolio, Ritzenhoff, Vector, Vector Art, Video Tutorials, Whiteboard Animation

Welcome to my first newsletter of the year.In the past few months I have collaborated on various exciting projects, and welcomed new clients such as KHW, Ransom Publishing and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

Allow me to present a few brief highlights.

CURRENTLY ON MY DRAWING BOARDRight now I am working on a series of T-Shirt Designs for WWE Wrestler Johnny Mundo
(Previously known as John Morrison).

Here is a sneak peek of one of my sketches ‘hot out of the oven’.

My next e-mail will feature the finished, awesome Johnny Mundo designs.

Full PORTFOLIO

LOGO AND CHARACTER DESIGNI had a lot of fun creating this character and logo for Les HÃ©ritiÃ¨res de Bacchus – a wine expo and gastronomic event in the town of Claret featuring all-female wine producers from various regions of France.

PLEASE CLICK HERE for more Logo and Character Design

PUBLISHINGI had the pleasure of illustrating a fun children’s picture book for Ransom Publishing called THE SECRET EGG by John Townsend.

I will place links in my blog when it is available for ordering.

PLEASE CLICK HERE for more of my art for Children and Young Adult Readers.

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

I frequently contribute editorial illustrations to magazines and newspapers.Here is a drawing I created for an article about the city of Zürich for the NZZ am Sonntag.
(Published Sunday March 8 2015)

More Editorial Illustration

GAMES

The First Kampion Card Deck is now available and shipping.http://kampioncardgame.com/

Kampion is a football card game with beautiful artwork from worldwide artists. It is a collaborative effort and a homage to our football idols.

I contributed “Marconi”.

More Cartoons and Comics

ANIMATICS / VIDEO / ADVERTISING

KHW WÃ¼stenschlitten Animatic

Storyboard, illustrations and animatic animation for a brief video animation to be played language independently at trade shows and on-line.Client: KHW / WÃ¼stenschlitten. Click here to see the video: https://youtu.be/UWKJrpV4eWA

For more Whiteboard Videos or Explainer Videos please visit my homepage: https://marsdenillustration.com/whiteboard/

BUSINESS ILLUSTRATION FOR PRESENTATIONS

Various full-color vector illustrations created in Adobe Illustrator for client presentations.Client: YJOO Strategy Communication Design.

More Business illustration

Concept / Sketches / Final Art
for a series of Powerpoint slides and comic book style strip panelsClient: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

More Business Illustration

FLYERS AND POSTERS

I was invited by Cyril Schicker to create the artwork and flyer for an evening with Dirk Bernemann at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich.Cabaret Voltaire – Dada Haus – Spiegelgasse 1 – 8001 ZÃ¼rich
http://www.cabaretvoltaire.ch/

PRESS / LAST BUT NOT LEAST

I was delighted that French Entrée Magazine did an interview and feature on me, where I create my artwork and the region where I live (very rural but wonderful).

http://www.frenchentree.com(The article is not on-line yet, so I am featuring a scan.)

I am an independent illustrator, cartoonist, and designer and I also produce quality animation and whiteboard or animatic videos.I am available for new projects.

My full portfolio and a short bio, client list and testimonials
can be viewed on my homepage Marsden Illustration
https://marsdenillustration.com

My artist page on Facebook
Thank you for liking my page
https://www.facebook.com/IanDavidMarsden