2014 TISDC award winners honored

2014-12-25

Winners of the 2014 Taiwan International Student Design Competition were honored Dec. 22 in Taipei City by the Youth Development Administration under the Ministry of Education.

Huang Ruei-feng of National Taiwan University of Arts won the grand prix with his short film “Red Spot,” taking home a cash prize of NT$400,000 (US$13,000). The 8.5-minute digital animation work depicting cruel seal killings in Canada left a deep impression on the 15 judges on the panel.

“Animal conservationists protecting seals have had to traverse a long and winding road over the years,” the MOE said. “The film well reflects this year’s theme Circle of Life, while showing the importance of harmonious coexistence among animals, nature and human beings.”

The gold prize in product design and NT$250,000 went to three students from mainland China’s Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with their “Highlight Ring.” The ring can help the visually challenged underline key points while reading.

Top prize in visual design was won by mainland Chinese student You Yibin for her “New Lunar Calendar,” and that in animation film went to U.S. student Liu Nai-wei for her “Something Important.”

As the TISDC has worked closely with such design organizations as Taiwan Design Center, International Council of Graphic Design Associations, Japan Institute for Design Promotion and Macao Designers Association, a special award category was added to the competition.

Among the special award-winning designs, the one boasting particularly strong commercial potential is “Whale” by Deng Pei-chih of National Taipei University of Technology. He designed a humidifier that connects to an air conditioner as a way to help further decrease room temperature while maintaining humidity.

According to the YDA, the organizer of the competition held since 2008, a total of 4,073 works were submitted from 712 universities representing 43 countries in this year’s contest, with only 52 winning designs.

The panel of judges comprised eight Taiwan art designers and seven internationally renowned artists from Germany, Japan, Macao and the United States.

Source: Taiwan Today (http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xitem=225553&CtNode=416)