The Preliminary Selection in Taiwan of 2018 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 of Taiwan, sponsored by iSee Taiwan Foundation and Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation, and executed by the Department of Visual Communication Design, Asia University. TISDC is now in its eleventh year.

 

The theme of this year’s competition is “Breakthrough and Innovation.” This year, TISDC received 20,833 entries from 895 schools/departments in 66 countries/regions. With the increase in the number of countries/regions participating in the competition, the international visibility of TISDC has increased as well.

 

The Preliminary Selection in Taiwan of 2018 TISDC was held from September 14 to 16 at Howard Civil Service International House in Taipei. The selection included the categories of “Product Design,” “Visual Design,” “Digital Animation,” and “Service Design.” The jury consisted of 22 jurors from Taiwan and 3 jurors from abroad, including Mr. Doonyapol Srichan from Thailand, Mr. Chau-Chuen Charles Ng from Hong Kong, and Mr. Yu-Chen Tom Lee from Canada.

 

After two days of strict and enthusiastic discussion in the Preliminary Selection in Taiwan, 123 pieces of the Product Design category, 350 pieces of the Visual Design category, 39 pieces of the Digital Animation category, and 46 pieces of the Service Design category were finally selected. A total of 558 pieces of works were nominated into the Final Selection, pursuing the Grand Prix which is worth NT$400000 and other awards in each of the categories.

 

Following the Preliminary Selection in Taiwan, 2018 TISDC will be holding the Final Selection on October 17th at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. The jury will consist of 23 design experts from abroad and 9 design experts from Taiwan to demonstrate the credibility and diversity of 2018 TISDC. To know more about 2018 TISDC, please visit our official website.

 

Address by Ms. Hui-Yuan Liu, Specialist of Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education

 

Address by Mr. Don Chen, CEO of iSee Taiwan Foundation

 

Address by Prof. Apex Lin, Project Director of Taiwan International Student Design Competition

 

Address by Mr. Shinji Yajima, Senior Executive Manager of Japan Institute of Design Promotion

 

Picture of Jurors of Preliminary Selection in Taiwan and TISDC Executive’s Representatives

 

Preliminary Selection in Taiwan in Visual Design Category

 

Preliminary Selection in Taiwan in Product Design Category

 

Preliminary Selection in Taiwan in Digital Animation Category

 

Preliminary Selection in Taiwan in Service Design Category