2019-10-25

The Final Selection of 2019 Taiwan International Student Design Competition was Rounded off

Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), the largest-scale student design competition worldwide, is organized and promoted by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education (Taiwan). This year, TISDC is sponsored by iSee Taiwan Foundation, Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation, and Industrial Technology Research Institute and executed by the Department of Visual Communication Design, Asia University. TISDC is now in its twelfth year. The theme of this year’s competition is “Empathy.” This year, TISDC received 21,988 entries from 819 schools/departments in 66 countries/regions. The number of participating entries again reaches a record high.

The Final Selection of 2019 TISDC was held on October 24 at the multi-showcase exhibition hall of Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. The selection included the categories of “Product Design,” “Visual Design,” “Digital Animation,” and “Brand Specified.” The jury consisted of 4 conveners, 3 vice conveners and 2 design experts from Taiwan, 5 international design masters in different fields and 22 representatives of the international design associations that 2019 TISDC is collaborating with, including Anthony Gulisano from The One Club for Creativity / ADC Awards (ADC), Antonella Andriani from Industrial Design Association (ADI), Päivi Tahkokallio from The Bureau of European Design Association (BEDA), Juliana Buso frm Brazil Design Center (CBD), Pichit Virankabutra from Creative Economy Agency (CEA), Jenz Großhans from International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (Cumulus), Khai-Seng Hong from Design Business Chamber Singapore (DBCS), Sarah Melrose from The Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ), Che-Ying Lo from Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations (FHKDA), Kate Elton from Good Design Australia (GDA), Wang Lei from German Design Council (GDC), Ekaterina Golotvina from Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design Golden Bee (Golden Bee), Johnathon Strebly from International Council of Design (ico-D), Praveen Nahar from India Design Council (IDC), Sergio Vega from International Poster Biennial in Mexico (IPBM), Kimitaka Kato from Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP), Junggi Sung from Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP), Ville Tietäväinen from Lahti International Poster Triennial (Lahti), Sio-Leong Chao from Macau Designers Association (MDA), Chi-Mei Chang from Taiwan Design Associations (TdA), and Ashwini Deshpande from The Design Alliance Asia (tDA Asia), World Design Organization (WDO).

During the international jurors’ visits in Taiwan, the organizer of 2019 TISDC held the “International Design Master Lecture Series” at Taipei New Horizon in Taipei and at National Library of Public Information in Taichung on October 25. The lectures successfully attracted a lot of interest from students and teachers in design. Thanks to the 7 design experts, the audience learned a lot from their observation and experiences in design. Their unique perspectives also facilitate design exchange. Every session was remarkable and insightful, and the audience responded with enthusiasm, taking the opportunities to interact with the international masters.

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