2024-10-11

The Final Selection of 2024 Taiwan International Student Design Competition was Rounded off

Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), the largest-scale student design competition worldwide, is organized 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 TPCA Environment Foundation and executed by the Department of Visual Communication Design, Asia University. TISDC is now in its seventeenth year. This year’s competition theme, “Equality,” encouraged students to advocate for equal respect and treatment through design, fostering a society that embraces diversity and harmony. This year, TISDC received 19,667 entries from 1,138 schools/departments in 64 countries/regions. The number of participating entries showcased a notable scale.

The physical final selection event took place on October 8, 2024, at the multi-showcase exhibition hall in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. Professional jurors from four categories—Product Design, Visual Design, Digital Animation, and Manufacturer Designated—were present, including 6 conveners from Taiwan and 21 representatives from international design organizations. These included Kevin Swanepoel from The One Club for Creativity / ADC Awards(ADC), Piotr Swiatek from Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA), Pidhit Virankabutra from Creative Economy Agency (CEA) of Thailand, Aken Ke from Chinese Industrial Design Association (CIDA),Pradyumna Vyas from Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),Jason Frazier from Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE), Teresa Franquerira from Cumulus Global Association of Art and Design Education and Research, Leeyau Chun Chuan from Design Business Chamber Singapore (DBCS), Hung Keung from Hong Kong Federation of Design and Creative Industries (FHKDCI),Andrew Simpson from Good Design Australia (GDA),Stefan Anderl from German Design Council (GDC), Prananda Luffiansyah Malasan from Indonesia Design Development Center (IDDC), Ivette Valenzuela from International Poster Biennial in Mexico (IPBM), Norito Shinmura from Japan Graphic Design Association (JAGDA), Hisakazu Shimizu frrom Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP), Jeong Hyun Ra from Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design (KECD), Sio Leong Chao from Macau Designers Association (MDA), Debbie Gan from Malaysia Design Archive (MDA), David Appiah from Pan-Afrikan Design Institute (PADI),Kelley Cheng from The Design Alliance Asia (tDA Asia), and Tony Chang from World Design Organization® (WDO), forming a prestigious panel of 27 judges from across five continents.

The selection of works was attentive in presenting the meaning of the theme “Equality” by the jury panel. This allows the judges to see more diversity in students’creativities. Through this event, has not only increased international exchange but has also allowed us to see different perspectives and viewpoints. We believe it has also allowed international judges to see Taiwan’s emphasis on design once again.