The competition is organized by Department of Economic Development, Taipei City Government.
Creative designers, teachers and students of design schools, and people with design passion from around the globe are invited to submit design works.
Categories
Entries are grouped into three main categories:
• Industrial Design
Industrial design refers to design works that can be mass-produced, including general and digital application, transportation tools, equipment and instruments, daily utilities and household goods, IT and home appliances, etc.
• Visual Communication Design
Visual communication includes designs of digital graphic creations, identity, posters, packaging and printing (including digital printing) etc.
• Public Space Design
Open space provided for public use, government buildings and certain private establishments.
Who may enter
Everyone around the world are welcomed to participate individually or as a group (each group is limited to five members) with one member as main correspondent.
Prizes
• Industrial Design
Golden Award: NTD 500,000
Silver Award: NTD 200,000
Bronze Award: NTD 150,000
Judges’ Special Award (5): NTD 12,000
People's Choice Award: NTD 10,000
• Visual Communication Design
Golden Award: NTD 500,000
Silver Award: NTD 200,000
Bronze Award: NTD 150,000
Universal Design Award: NT$ 120,000
Applied Design Award: NT$ 120,000
Judges’ Special Award (5): NTD 12,000
People's Choice Award: NTD 10,000
• Public Space Design
Golden Award: NTD 500,000
Silver Award: NTD 200,000
Bronze Award: NTD 150,000
Judges’ Special Award (5): NTD 12,000
People's Choice Award: NTD 10,000
Entry fees
No registration fee required.
How to Apply
Registration: all registration must be performed online.
- Participants should proceed to the official website: www.taipeidaward.taipei to obtain a personal account name.
- Once the participant successfully receives his/her account name, he/she can log in and upload design sketches (max. 3 pieces per work) before the registration deadline.
- The registration is considered complete once the sketches and design concept description are uploaded and the Declaration of Intellectual Property Rights is agreed. The system will automatically send a “notice of successful registration” to the registrant’s email account. In case of any missing document, participants will be noticed to submit such missing document within 7 days upon receipt of the email or phone call. If participants fail to submit such missing documents, they will lose the qualification.
Note 1: In order to ensure all information is delivered, please use a frequently used email account. All information regarding the award will be send to this account.
Note 2: All files must be uploaded in jpg, png or bmp format. W1190*H840 pixels, and 3MB or smaller.
Note 3: The name of author, company or other markings that might influence the fairness of judging should not appear on the entries. Those who fail to obey this rule will be disqualified.
Selection
- Preliminary Selection：
In order to reduce waste caused by printing or mailing the entries, reception of entries and the preliminary selection will be conducted via our electronic platform. Contestants do not need to submit physical sketch boards. - Final Selection：
Judging will be performed by reviewing the actual works.
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