The Taiwan International Design Competition Established Category F and Authorized Prize with The International Poster Biennial in Mexico

Since 2015 the Taiwan International Design Competition (TISDC), sponsored by the iSee Taiwan Foundation and the Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation, has started establishing authorized prize with design association worldwide as well as inviting representatives to join the competition as juries. There were only 10 prizes authorized by design association in 2015 while in 2022 the TISDC already works with 22 international associations. The TISDC improves brand visibility and influences of the competition every year.

The International Poster Biennial in Mexico (BICM) was established in 1990 and has been active for more than 30 years. The BICM is one of the top 5 poster exhibitions in the world together with the Lahti International Poster Triennial, the International Poster Biennale in Warsaw, International Poster Triennial in Toyama, and the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition. The BICM is also one of the top 3 biennials worldwide. It works with the most important cultural institution in Mexico, and it also gains recognition from the global design community. Poster designers flock to BICM every 2 years while a global design summit is also held biennially. The BICM has possessed more than 40,000 posters from around the world.

Instead of inviting international association to offer special prize like before, this is the first time that the TISCD jointly established a new Category F as well as authorized prize in the 17 BICM. The theme of Category F is Diversity in One World where students around the world were invited to submit their take on the 17 SDGs proposed by the UN. There are 41 finalists and 4 of them were selected as winners of the category. The City and Nature 2 by Xing Lu from China won the first prize, the Diversity of the World by Wenjie Yu from China won the second place, the City Tree by Hung Te Chung from Taiwan grabbed the third place, and the Stop Illegal Hunting by Ching Hsuan Chiang from Taiwan was awarded with honorable mention. Without doubt, friendship and cooperation is strengthened by the jointly established prizes. The cooperation of the 2 competitions provides a platform where new generation of designers get to work with one other. The TISDC has indeed successfully recognized by the international community and built a brand visibility. The 17 BICM award ceremony and winners as well as finalist exhibition were held on the October 27^th this year at the Museo Franz Mayer in Mexico city.

Caption: The director of the 17 BICM, Xavier Bermúdez announced winners of the Category F and the project director Apex Lin presented the awards.

Caption: Category F Winners

Caption: Exhibition of Category F Winners and Finalists

Caption: Exhibition of the 17^th BICM finalist and winners at Museo Franz Mayer in Mexico City