NEWS
Taiwan Design Research Institute 2024 Summer Internship Recruitment Program is Now Open!
We welcome students from various colleges and universities to experience workplace life, explore future career directions, understand themselves, and thus have more expectations and plans for life, inspiring those interested in the field of design research to join us.
IASDR 2025 Officially Launched! Announcing Conference Theme “Design Next”
Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI) and Chinese Institute of Design (CID) have joined forces to earn recognitions of international design research community, winning the right to host the 2025 annual conference of the world-renowned design research association International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR).
Central Election Commission Joins Forces with TDRI to Upgrade Electoral Aesthetics! Full Disclosure of the Three-Stage Optimization Process
Election is a highly public issue across the entire country. Thus, TDRI upholds the basic spirits of rationality, fairness, and objectivity. With such systematic integrated thinking, Taiwan’s election administration has gained a high level of trust of its people through over four decades of development, and this stable state marks the perfect timing for introduction of aesthetic thinking.
The Most Beautiful Taiwan Books: 2020-2024 Golden Butterfly Award Winners Exhibition
Organized by the Taipei Book Fair Foundation and Not Just Library, the 2020-2024 Golden Butterfly Award Winners Exhibition collects the most beautifully designed books in Taiwan, allowing the audience to take a close look at the winning books of the Golden Butterfly Award from recent five years and enjoy the unique charm of Taiwanese book designs.
Public Pictogram Available as Open-Source: TDRI Unveils Public Pictogram System that is Gender-Neutral, Straightforward and Internationally-Aligned!
After over a year of intensive research, design planning, and validation, a new public pictogram system has been launched. This system is internationally-aligned, gender-neutral, and compliant with regulations. It offers nearly 300 open-source pictogram files and a guidebook for public pictograms to the public, setting a foundational example for Taiwan's public pictograms.
2023 Golden Pin Design Award and Golden Pin Concept Design Award “Best Design” Winners Revealed
On the evening of December 1st, the winners of the Best Design Award, the most prestigious accolade of the Golden Pin Design Award and Concept Design Award, were revealed during the award ceremony. Taiwan’s 3D Vein Viewer Locator, Lithuania’s Electric Guitar, Thailand’s NANA Coffee Roasters Bangna, Japan’s Social Design Project Shibuya Font Among the Winners
Taiwan Design Research Institute 2024 Summer Internship Recruitment Program is Now Open!
We welcome students from various colleges and universities to experience workplace life, explore future career directions, understand themselves, and thus have more expectations and plans for life, inspiring those interested in the field of design research to join us.
IASDR 2025 Officially Launched! Announcing Conference Theme “Design Next”
Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI) and Chinese Institute of Design (CID) have joined forces to earn recognitions of international design research community, winning the right to host the 2025 annual conference of the world-renowned design research association International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR).
Central Election Commission Joins Forces with TDRI to Upgrade Electoral Aesthetics! Full Disclosure of the Three-Stage Optimization Process
Election is a highly public issue across the entire country. Thus, TDRI upholds the basic spirits of rationality, fairness, and objectivity. With such systematic integrated thinking, Taiwan’s election administration has gained a high level of trust of its people through over four decades of development, and this stable state marks the perfect timing for introduction of aesthetic thinking.
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The Inaugural Taiwan Design Week and Over 100 Creative Experts Attracted 220,000 Visitors in 10 Days
The first Taiwan Design Week (TDW) was held from December 1st to December 10th at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park this year. Over ten days, over 100 designers and experts presented fascinating designs, creative ideas, as well as latest trends and concepts. With 220,000 visitors in total, it indicated high interests in design in Taiwan.
Exploring the Know-How of Public Service Field: Unveiling the Key Insights in Five Classes to Master the Essentials Before Design
Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI) launched “Public Service Research: Five Classes Before Design” to share its public service experience and methodology over the four years since its upgrade through actual case studies, guiding people to understand the different research methods in a simple and straightforward manner.
Successful Closure of the 2023 Hakka Expo - Taiwan Pavilion Showcases the Milestone of Better with Hakka and Cultural Harmony
The 2023 Hakka Expo, the largest international cultural festivities in Taiwan this year, officially concluded on October 15th. Over the course of 66 days, the expo drew in over 11 million in attendance.
2023 Taiwan Design Expo Successfully Concludes with a Record-Breaking 6.58 Million Attendees Gather in New Taipei City
The 21st Taiwan Design Expo, held in New Taipei City for the first time, wrapped up its 17-day run with an impressive turnout of 6.58 million visitors. The vibrant and creative design personality test captivated both local and international audiences, amassing over 200 million online views and attracting more than 11 million participants to take the test.
Both a Music Classroom and a Stage! New Taipei City Kuang Jen Catholic High School Resonance Valley Is a Flexible Teaching Space Meeting Diverse Needs
Wouldn’t it be even better if the classroom could also be aesthetic to complement what the students hear with what they see? New Taipei City Kuang Jen Catholic High School, which has long focused on music education, has such an aesthetic music classroom—“Resonance Valley.”
Centered on Kaohsiung, the 2022 Taiwan Design Expo is a Showcase of Taiwan’s Designs!
Six million individuals(visitors) gathered at Kaohsiung to celebrate the record-breaking Taiwan Design Expo, which was the largest ever and attended by the most designers to date.
The Inaugural Taiwan Design Week and Over 100 Creative Experts Attracted 220,000 Visitors in 10 Days
The first Taiwan Design Week (TDW) was held from December 1st to December 10th at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park this year. Over ten days, over 100 designers and experts presented fascinating designs, creative ideas, as well as latest trends and concepts. With 220,000 visitors in total, it indicated high interests in design in Taiwan.
Exploring the Know-How of Public Service Field: Unveiling the Key Insights in Five Classes to Master the Essentials Before Design
Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI) launched “Public Service Research: Five Classes Before Design” to share its public service experience and methodology over the four years since its upgrade through actual case studies, guiding people to understand the different research methods in a simple and straightforward manner.
Successful Closure of the 2023 Hakka Expo - Taiwan Pavilion Showcases the Milestone of Better with Hakka and Cultural Harmony
The 2023 Hakka Expo, the largest international cultural festivities in Taiwan this year, officially concluded on October 15th. Over the course of 66 days, the expo drew in over 11 million in attendance.