Vilcek Prize for Excellence certificate
2020 certificate
Words from the agency &Walsh:
The Vilcek Prize for Excellence, introduced in 2019, is awarded to immigrants who have had a significant impact on both American society and world culture as well as individuals who are dedicated champions of immigrant causes.
We designed the official Prize for Excellence award given to each year’s winner. We used detailed illustrations to create surreal combinations of impactful historical contributions to humanity in the realms of math, science & art.
The certificate comes in an embossed box, for a lace effect due to the highly ornamental style of the illustration.
The title of the prize as well as the awardee’s name and the field are set in Digestive, corroborating the almost psychedelic aspect of the mandala-like illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Accompanying text is in ITC Tiepolo.
Creative Direction: Jessica Walsh*
Strategy: Jessica Walsh
Production: Stephanie Halovanic
Design: Matteo Giuseppe Pani and Sanchit Sawaria
Illustration: Matteo Giuseppe Pani
* The creative/art direction for the first edition from 2019 was still done by Jessica Walsh & Stefan Sagmeister at Sagmeister & Walsh.
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