Applications call for Taipei International Design Award 2020

Taipei City Government organizes the Taipei International Design Awards in the ethos of “Design for Adaptive City”, as an on-going gesture to the world, particularly to those with a passion for creativeness and design, a gesture in projecting the urban branding imagery of “Design Taipei; Dream Taipei”. Here is an open call for outstanding international designs and an effort to shape Taipei into a convergence platform for creative designs, thereby to discover creative designs with business potential, and further still, to encourage practices of social design in advocacy that design as a medium can bring humans a better, more pleasant and convenient life.

Eligibilities 

Taipei International Design Award is open to everyone around the world. Candidates can participate individually or as a group (each group is limited to five members) with one member as the main correspondent. However, entries must be original creations of the contestants completed after June 30, 2018.

Categories

• Industrial Design: Industrial design refers to design works that can be mass-produced, including general and digital applications, 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.
• Public Space Design: Open space provided for public use, government buildings, and private establishments that are partially provided for public use.

Prizes 

The total award amounts to NT $ 3,800,000. Moreover, there are a number of awards in different categories. The awards are

• Taipei City Mayor Award: (NTD 600,000)
• Golden Award: (NTD 500,000)
• Silver Award: (NTD 200,000)
• Bronze Award: (NTD 150,000)
• ico-D Excellence Award: (NTD10,000)
• IFI Special Award: (NTD10,000)
• WDO Sustainability Award: (NTD10,000)
• Advanced Application Award: (NTD240,000)
• Circular Design Award: (NTD100,000)
• Social Design Award: (NTD100,000)
• Judges’ Special Award: (NTD 10,000)
• People’s Choice Award: (NTD 10,000)
• Sponsors Award

Please see this link to see more about Taipei International Design Award 2020.