Maciukenas wins STC Chicago Chapter Award of Excellence
By Susan Mallgrave
James Maciukenas was honored with an Award of Excellence at the Society for Technical Communication (STC) Chicago Chapter's 37th Annual Technical Publications, Art, and Online Communication Competition Awards Banquet on March 10.
Maciukenas, Communication Associate and Project Administrator for the College of Science and Letters and the Humanities Department and Ph.D. student in Technical Communication, placed first in the "Promotional and Informational Design" category of the Technical Art Awards for his Sawyier Philosophy Lecture in Science, Technology, and Society Poster Series.
The series of posters, beginning in fall 2005, was crafted to publicize Sawyier Philosophy lectures given twice a year by professors visiting IIT. Maciukenas has designed eight posters that cover topics from "Advocacy and Scientific Expertise" to "Einstein the Philosopher."
The lecture topics can be abstract and usually don't lend themselves easily to visual representation. "The challenge is to look at the world as it relates to the lecture topic and find a way to represent that relationship on paper," Maciukenas said.
Often a combination of photography, illustration, and text is used to capture the attention of viewers with the swiftness that poster art demands. The STC Award of Excellence indicates that his Sawyier poster series is achieving this end.
SAWYIER PHILOSOPHY LECTURE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE POSTER SERIES
Fall 2005 Sawyier Philosophy Lecture in Science, Technology, and Science Poster
Poster to promote the annual Lewis Department of Humanities lecture series
(Poster, Full-Color, 11 x 17)
Fall 2006 Sawyier Philosophy Lecture in Science, Technology, and Science Poster
Poster to promote the annual Lewis Department of Humanities lecture series
(Poster, Full-Color, 11 x 17)
Spring 2008 Sawyier Philosophy Lecture in Science, Technology, and Science Poster
Poster to promote the annual Lewis Department of Humanities lecture series
(Poster, Full-Color, 11 x 17, Postcard, Full-Color, 4×6)
Fall 2008 Sawyier Philosophy Lecture in Science, Technology, and Science Poster
Poster to promote the annual Lewis Department of Humanities lecture series
(Poster, Full-Color, 11 x 17)
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