The 2014 Taiwan International Student Design Competition, one of the world’s largest student design competitions, is now open for submissions!
Organized by the Youth Development Administration of the Ministry of Education, the competition has entered its 7th year. Every year we invite well-known scholars and designers from all over the world to form the jury, establishing a fair and authoritative evaluation system for selecting the best designs from young talents. Since its establishment, the competition has attracted over 17,000 entries from 69 countries/ regions.
The theme of 2014 is “Circle of Life”. To encourage more student designers, the organizer increased the number of awards. There are expected to be more than 40 awards, with a total of nearly NT$ 3 million dollars in prizes. The Grand Prix winner can win NT $ 400,000 alone. Newly-added prizes include the special awards in collaboration with renowned international design associations and specific brands.
There are four categories in the competition—Product Design, Visual Design, Digital Animation , and Brand Specified. TISDC welcomes bold and creative ideas. This year, the finalists in Product Design category do not have to submit work models. The jurors will evaluate the works by the design concepts.
With the professional judging panel and significant prizes, TISDC is definitely a great platform for worldwide students to show their talents. |
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The 2014 Taiwan International Student Design Competition has postponed its entry deadline to Aug 15th . The competition welcomes students who currently enroll at senior high schools or above under the age of 30.
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The Preliminary Selection of 2014 Taiwan International Student was held on September 9th, 2014. Fifteen experts from the “Product Design”, “Visual Design”, and “Digital Animation” industries were invited to be the jury. A total of 4073 pieces of creative work from students all over the world were judged separately by jurors in different categories. After rounds of intense debate and discussion, 153 pieces were chosen in the Visual Design Category, 50 pieces in Product Design Category, 31 pieces in Digital Animation Category, and 34 pieces in Brand Specified Category, totaling 268 pieces of nominated work. The Final Selection will be in mid-October. Jurors with outstanding professional background from different countries will gather in Taiwan and choose the winners of 2014. The finalists will have to submit their work again in printout, posters or paperboards.
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Product Design Wenlong Chen / CEO of Taiwan Design Center (Taiwan) agua chou / Director of AGUA Design / CITY YEAST Creation (Taiwan) Manabu Tago / Founder of MTDO inc. (Japan) Alan Yip / Founder of ALANYIP (Hong Kong) Tan Ngeup Khun / Singapore Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Head of Department of Fine Art (Singapore)
Visual Design Chi-Mei Chang / Chairman of Taiwan Graphic Design Association (Taiwan) Jason Jeh-Shen Fan / ICOGRADA Former Vice President (Taiwan) Jianping He / Founder of hesign (Germany) Katsumi Asaba / Art Director of ASABA Design Studio (Japan) Henning Wagenbreth / Professor of University of the Arts Berlin (Germany)
Digital Animation Vance Yang / Individual Animation Director (Taiwan) Charles C. Lee / Founder of TWR International, Inc. (Taiwan) Paul Topolos / Artist of Pixar Animation Studios (USA) Rita Street / Founder of Radar Cartoons (USA) Dirco Fong / Founder of Cosmic Design Company (Macau) |
The Final Selection is scheduled in the mid October of 2014 and the Award Ceremony will be held on December 22nd. Please note that the A1 paper board and disc should be submitted before October 3rd(Friday), 2014, 17:00 Taipei local time (GMT+08:00) to our office:
2014 TISDC Executive
4F, No.3, Lane 5, Chingtian St., Da-an District, Taipei 106 Taiwan. |
The Final Selection of 2014 Taiwan International Student Design Competition was held on October 16th, with 15 design experts from Taiwan and aboard participating as the jury for the evaluation. After a daylong discussion, the jurors have finally decided the winners of Grand Prix, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention prizes from the 268 finalists. The winner lists will be announced and published on our website after the official notice from the Youth Development Administration. Generally speaking, the jurors considered the nominated works high quality and international, some of them even focus on the social issues, which bring a lot of impact to the audiences. According to the executive, a total of 52 pieces of winning work were selected this year. It is estimated that over 2.8 million NTD dollars of prize money will be handed out. The awarding ceremony is scheduled to be held on December 22nd, 2014. Along which there will also be an exhibition of the winning works. During the jurors’ stay in Taiwan, TISDC specially organized a series of Design Masters’ Lectures, inviting all the international jurors to share their aspects and experiences in design. Through the lectures, the organizer hoped to stimulate international communication and bring in new design perspectives to Taiwan. The ten lectures held separately in Taipei New Horizon, National Library of Public Information and Cheng Shiu University have attracted more than 1000 people in total. Lecture subjects included how to nurture creativity, the relationship between designers and the society, and the combination of design and business. The feedback from the audience was excellent.
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One of the world’s largest student design competitions: The 2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition will be open for online registration on May, 25!
The 2015 competition is sponsored and promoted by the Youth Development Administration, Ministry of Education. The competition has entered its 8th year. Each year, the administration invites famous scholars and designers to act as judges so the competition is highly recognized as fair and iconic. As of last year, the competition has attracted the participation of more than 50 nations and received 21,000 pieces of artwork. In addition to maintaining the annual award of 400,000 NTD, the total prize of 3,000,000 NTD, and free registration. The main organizer of this year has increased the number of awards in response to the yearly increase in the number of participating artwork and to encourage a greater number of emerging designers. Furthermore, the main organizer has continued to cooperate with well-known international design organizations to establish special awards and provide a total of more than 50 awards. Domestic and foreign students attending high schools or higher education level are welcome to participate in the competition.
The four competition categories include product design, visual design, digital animation, and vendor-specific category. To stimulate students’ creative energy, the product design category of this year has continued to accept conceptual pieces; no artwork model is required. The vendor-specific category of this year is sponsored by iSee Taiwan Foundation. The foundation is to establish the design requirement and seeks artwork with production potential, with the anticipation that this requirement can guide the students to focus on the implementation of their creativity. As a result, the academic fields can closely connect with the design industry.
The theme of this year’s competition is Embrace. The contestants can think from diverse perspectives such as embracing nature, enriching lives, and experiencing various cultures. The artwork is to convey the concept of embracing, which includes finding the essence of love and the passion for experiencing life in each moment. The 2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition is open for submission between May 25, 2015 and July 25, 2015. Please visit the official website www.tisdc.org to register. Contestants can also download the contest brochures for additional information.
Contest Theme: Embrace
Contest Category: Product Design/ Visual Design/Digital Animation/ Vendor-Specific Category
Submission Date: From May 25, 2015 until July, 25, 2015 at Taipei time 24:00 (GMT + 8)
Eligibility: Current students attending high school or higher education level (30 years old or younger)
Official Website: www.tisdc.org
Contact Information
2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition Executive Team
Address: (41354) No. 500, Liufeng Rd., Wefeng Dist., Taichung City 413, Taiwan
TEL：886-4-2331-0066 & 2331-0099
FAX：886-4-2331-0099
E-mail：tisdc.tw@gmail.com
Website：www.tisdc.org
Sponsor: iSee Taiwan Foundation
Time: 2015/6/25
Place: Chemg Shiu University Thanks to Cheng Shiu University Department of Modern Living and Creative Design for Inviting Prof. Min Lung Yu to promote TISDC and give advice to students. |
| Introduce 2015TISDC's 10 International Design Associations!! |
It's a great honor for 2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition to announce this year's 10 International Design Associations.
BBA (Brno Biennale Association)
FHKDA (Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations)
ico-D (International Council of Design)
IPBM (The International Poster Biennial in Mexico)
IDC (India Design Council)
JDP (Japan Institute of Design Promotion)
KECD (Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design)
MDA (Macau Designers Association)
TCDC (Thailand Creative & Design Center)
TDC (Taiwan Design Center)
This 10 International Design Associations will endorse 2015 TISDC International Design Associations Special Prize. They will select total 10 winners, and win NT$100,000 (approx. US$3,300) prize money, an awarding cup and a certificate.
Don't hesitate!! Upload your works!!!
●Free registration fee
●No printout fee, only upload works needed
●Total prize money up to USD14,000
●Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation will sponsor you to visit Taiwan for free if you win bronze prize(or above)
Call for entry:www.tisdc.org
| 【 FINAL CALL 】 |
There have been over 5,000 works participating the 2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition!!
Don't miss the chance to win the prize!
Upload your work now!!
Deadline: Saturday, July 25th (Taipei Time: 23:59)
To sign up→www.tisdc.org
Since May 25th this year, Product Design, Visual Design, Digital Animation, and Brand Specified four categories have already received over 5,500 works from 500 schools in 37 countries in two months.
To encourage more students to participate the competition, 2015TISDC decided to extend the deadline of entry submission to August 2nd, we would like more students to sign up and upload their great works. There is absolutely no entry fee and participation fee, and the total prize for the competition is over USD140,000.
This year, 2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition was sponsored by two Nonprofit Organizations: “iSee Taiwan Foundation” and “Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation“. They will sponsor the winners who win Bronze Prize(or above) to visit Taiwan for free! Don’t miss the chance!
To Sign Up & Upload Your Works→ www.tisdc.org
2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition－Finalist
Product Design Category－72 entries：download the list
Visual Design Category－184 entries：download the list
Digital Animation Category－33 entries：download the list
Brand Specified Category A－71 entries：download the list
Brand Specified Category B－27 entries：download the list
Congratulations!
The Final Selection is scheduled in the October 16th and the Award Ceremony will be held on November 30th. Please note that the A1 printout works and Upload works should be submitted before October 1st (Thursday), 2015, 17:00 Taipei local time (GMT+08:00) to our office:
Mailing Address:
2015 TISDC Executive
Department of Visual Communication Design, Asia University
Room A424, No.500, Lioufeng Rd., Wufeng District, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
Upload Work:
The upload system will open from: September 24 to October 1, 17:00 Taipei local time (GMT+08:00). And the account number and password will be your registration number.
NOTICE: The upload section in the website is now under construction. We will notice you to upload the files when it is ready, please do not worry!
Please read carefully the section of ‘Final Selection Submission Procedure’ on our website for detailed information.
◎Please do not use presentation boards or sample boards, just prints out your works and write the entry number and your name on the right-side back of your poster. We appreciated for your consideration and cooperation.
The Preliminary Selection of 2015 Taiwan International Student was held on September 14th, 2015. Sixteen experts from the “Product Design”, “Visual Design”, and “Digital Animation” industries were invited to be the jury. A total of 7985 pieces of creative work from students all over the world were judged separately by jurors in different categories.
After rounds of intense debate and discussion, 184 pieces were chosen in the Visual Design Category, 72 pieces in Product Design Category, 33 pieces in Digital Animation Category, and 98 pieces in Brand Specified Category, totaling 387 pieces of nominated work.
The Final Selection will be on October 16th. Jurors with outstanding professional background from different countries will gather in Taiwan and choose the winners of 2015. The finalists will have to submit their work again in printout, posters or paperboards.
Since “Taiwan International Student Design Competition” hosted by Youth Development Administration, Ministry of Education, has entered its eighth year, this year with the sponsorship by iSee Taiwan Foundation and Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation, top ten internationally well-known design organizations have been invited to Taiwan. They participated in “Taiwan International Student Design Competition Rankings of the Best Design Schools” preparatory meeting and “International Design Masters Lecture Series” hosted at the National Taiwan University Hospital International Convention Center on September 15th. This cooperation has added an international perspective and credibility to this year’s design competition.
The top ten international design organizations from around the world including the representatives of Brno Biennale Association, Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations, International Council of Design, India Design Council, The International Poster Biennial in Mexico, Japan Institute of Design Promotion, Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design, Macau Designers Association, Thailand Creative & Design Center, and Taiwan Design Center, came to Taiwan to participate in “Taiwan International Student Design Competition Rankings of the Best Design Schools” preparatory meeting. The aim was to archive the eight years of data and experience of “Taiwan International Student Design Competition,” developing a mechanism that is both fair and credible. In the future, a quantitative standard will be provided for discussions among design education and design industries. Hopefully, it can be used as the evaluation index for design schools around the world.
In the afternoon of that day, “International Design Masters Lecture Series” coordinated by the executive unit was held immediately. Five international design organization representatives include Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations – Freeman Lau, International Council of Design – William Harald-Wong, Thailand Creative & Design Center – Kittiratana Pitipanich, India Design Council – Hrridaysh Deshpande, and The International Poster Biennial in Mexico – Anglica Vilet. Designers from various parts of the world with different design thinking and cultures have distinctive approaches to the development of design field, bringing another kind of cultural stimulation to the audience.
The Final Selection of 2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition was held on October 16th, with 20 design experts from Taiwan and aboard participating as the jury for the evaluation. After a daylong discussion, the jurors have finally decided the winners of Grand Prix, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention and International Design Association Special prizes from the 387 finalists. Please find the The winner lists attached. The winners are also announced on the Youth Development Administration official website.
Generally speaking, the jurors considered the nominated works high quality and international. However, some suggested that participants should think more deeply about the theme. According to the executive, a total of 38 pieces of winning work were selected this year. It is estimated that over 4 million NTD dollars of prize money will be handed out. The awarding ceremony is scheduled to be held in the end of November, 2015. Along which there will also be an exhibition of the winning works.
The Winners of 2015 Taiwan International Student Design Competition
The Grand Prix: 《ZhongZhong's wonderland》
| International Design Masters Lectures Series: Taipei – Taiwan Design Center Creativity Theater |
During the visit of the international judges, the organizer held the “International Design Masters Lecture Series,” in which design experts shared their experience and observations of design. This event not only promoted international exchange, it also benefited the public and learners who are passionate about design. The 17 lectures were held at the NTUH International Convention Center, Taiwan Design Center Creativity Theater, National Library of Public Information and Chen Shiu University. A total of more than 1200 people were attracted to the event. The lecture topics ranged from a combination of design and business, inspiration and interpretation of creativity, to the relationship between workers and the contemporary society. They
provided different design disciplines with various aspects of observation and thinking. Every session was remarkable. The audience also responded with enthusiasm and took the opportunity to interact with international masters.
International Design Masters Lectures Series: Taipei – NTUH International Convention Center Group Photo
The Taipei session was held at the Taiwan Design Center Creativity Theater. Prof. Touya Takeshi, the representative of Japan Institute of Design Promotion, was the opening speaker. He is a designer of the compartments of Japan’s high-speed rail train. Through his brilliant sharing about design, the audience had a glimpse of the remarkable and strict design aspects of the Japanese industrial design. Dr. Kun-Pyo Lee, a former Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Design Center of LG Electronics, shared the relationship between design education, research, and practice. He openly talked about what is the kind of designs that will truly be needed in the future. The internationally renowned computer graphics (CG) artist, Prof. Kawaguchi Yoichiro, presented to everyone a visual feast that is dynamic, avant-garde, and futuristic. He also shared with everyone the actual merchandise produced from dynamic works. The audience responded with great enthusiasm. On the other hand, Prof. Hong-Yeol Yoon, the President of Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design(KECD), shared about the design situation in Korea and how to respond to the rapidly changing design patterns of the world. Next, the Creative Director of NOVAE Production House Co., Ltd. in Macau, Mr. Hugo Ao, shared about his dynamic animation works and his walk on this innovative path. Finally, the last lecturer was an internationally renowned Swiss designer, Mr. Niklaus Troxler, who openly shared about his years of graphic design works. Although they were 2-dimensional
posters, they were full of the rhythm of music. They were static and dynamic at the same time. It was remarkable. A full day of design lectures gave Taiwanese learners the opportunity to experience a design feast together with the representatives of contemporary design in the history. It was an incredibly valuable experience.
Prof. Takeshi Toya, delegate of Japan Institute of Design Promotion(JDP)
Prof. Kawaguchi Yoichiro, internationally renowned computer graphics (CG) artist
Dr. Kun-Pyo Lee, a former Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Design Center of LG Electronics
Mr. Hugo Ao, Creative Director of NOVAE Production House Co., Ltd. in Macau
Prof. Hong-Yeol Yoon, the President of Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design(KECD)
Mr. Niklaus Troxler, internationally renowned Swiss designer
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Prof. Shashank Mehta, the representative of India Design Council, was the opening speaker of the Taichung session. He described and shared about the source of design and concepts associated with Indian daily living. The subject matter was easy to understand, and his narrative approach was also easy to understand. This allowed students to easily understand the basics of design. The national treasurable master of Japan, Prof. Okamoto Shigeo, used his works as the subject of his lecture. The content was rich, and his speaking style was humorous and lively. He led the students into his own realm of creation. Students also came to realize that excellent works would never be eliminated by the change of eras. Next, although the mother tongue of the representative of the Brno Biennale Association in the Czech Republic, Prof. Andrej Hascak, is Slovak, he put a lot of effort in delivering his speech. He also shared with the teachers of his precious experience he had with his students. His interactions with the participated teachers and students were full of enthusiasm. The grand finale was the CEO of an animation company from South Africa, Mr. Stuart Forrest, who discussed the process and difficulties of animation production from the commercial and noncommercial perspectives. He offered the students a kind of thinking that was different from the kind learned from the
academic field. In addition, he explained to students about the pros and cons of the online animation industry. The students were greatly benefited from his lecture.
International Design Masters Lectures Series: Taichung – National Library of Public Information Group Photo
Prof. Okamoto Shigeo, the national treasurable master of Japan
Mr. Stuart Forrestt, he CEO of an animation company from South Africa,
Prof. Andrej Hascak, Brno Biennale Association in the Czech Republic
Prof. Shashank Mehta, the representative of India Design Council
Again in TISDC history, we have worked with leading international design organizations and authorities in design this year. Representatives of these organizations came to Taiwan to attend the event meeting held in September: Preliminary Selection section, October: Final Selection section and November: Award eremony section to help establish collaborative awards. We also invited these representatives to organize onferences and seminars to show more students international perspectives on design. Partnership organizations for this year’s TISDC include the Brno Biennale Association(BBA), Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations(FHKDA), International Council of Design(ico-D), India Design Council(IDC), International
Poster Biennial in Mexico(IPBM), Japan Institute of Design Promotion(JDP), Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design(KECD), Macau Designers Association(MDA), Thailand Creative & Design Center(TCDC) and Taiwan Design Center(TDC), total ten international design organizations.
Representatives from the various organizations were gathered under one roof for a passionate discussion on this year’s collaborative awards and Global Best Design School Ranking Preparatory Conference. Taiwan International Student Design Competition is hoping this international alliance network will give rise to the trust and authority of global design college/university teachers and students.
TISDC Best Design School Ranking Preparatory Conference Part Two on November 30th, 2015: International Design Association Delegates, and Two Sponsors: iSee Taiwan Foundation & Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation and Executive’s representatives.
Address by Project Director Apex Lin
Address by CEO, Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation, Mr. Jeter Her
Address by CEO, iSee Taiwan Foundation Mr. Don Chen
Director of International Poster Biennial in Mexico, Mr. Xavier Bermúdez
Director of the National Institute of Design (NID) and member-secretary of the India Design Council(IDC), Prof. Pradyumna Vyas
Honorary secretary of Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations, Ms. Grace Lau
The president of Macau Designer Association(MDA), Mr. James Chu
Vice-president of Brno Biennale Association, Ms. Vlasta Brímová
President elect of the world body International Council of Design, Mr. Zachary Ong
President of Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design(KECD), Prof. Hong-Yeol Yoon
Design advisory director of Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC), Mr. Kittiratana Pitipanich
Delegate of Japan Institute of Design Promotion(JDP), Prof. Takeshi Toya
Associate director of Taiwan Design Center(TDC), Mr. Oliver Lin