[Benefit]
- Taiwan bicycle market is the leader of the global; IBDC has become the focus of international attention.
- The award ceremony for the IBDC will take place at Taipei International Cycle Show, where all the award-winning designs will be presented. Every year, more than 1000 companies / manufacturers from over 30 countries attend the Taipei International Cycle Show and it attracts over 50000 visitors. This event has established its identity as Asia’s largest trade cycle show.
- IBDC will integrate the award into its PR work to publicize your award-winning design in widely distributed newspapers, magazines, Websites or other media.
- Opportunity to make your dream come true! –IBDC will present the award-winning designs to bicycle manufacturers, with the goal of licensing two or more designs for mass-production.
[Participation]
(1) Entrants must be a member of IBDC website and register over the net at http://ibdc.tbnet.org.tw
If you participate as a group, you must designate one person to be the group’s representative. There is no limit on the number of entries for each participant, but you need to fill out a separate application form with different member account for each entry.
Your member account and password will be used when submitting graphics and for updating your personal data. Should there be any problem when you register, please contact:
Email: ibdc@tbnet.org.tw Tel: 886-4-24631100 ext. 805 Mr. Hsu / ext. 813 Miss Liao
(2) After registration, you may upload your entry at any time up until the deadline.
(3) At the conclusion of the Judging, the International Jury will select the top twenty-one (21) entries for the Winners.
(4) The final results will be announced at the award ceremony.
[Schedule]
The 22nd International Bicycle Design Competition
(Based on the local time in Taipei: GMT+8)
1、Registration
July17, 2017~March 31, 2018
2、Deadline for Submitting Work
March 31, 2018
(No entries will be accepted after 5:00 p.m. on March 31, 2018, Taipei time (GMT+8)
Please submit your work early to avoid an overload at our Web Servers.)
3、Notification of the Results
Before April 30, 2018
Award Ceremony & Notification of the Final Results
(During the Taipei International Cycle Show 2018)
[Theme of competition]
1、Bicycles, Innovative Bike Components and Accessories
(Notes: Auxiliary power is also acceptable)
<EX>* Electric Bike * Electric-Assisted Bike * Mountain Bike * City Bike * BMX * Racing Bike * All Terrain Bike * Folding Bike * Children’s Bike * Exercise Bike * Utility Bike * Bicycle Clothing and Accessories * Bicycle Components * Others
2、Intelligent Innovative Design with Cycling
Description: Bicycle ICT innovation products design is to take the cycling as the motive to consider, and develop innovative intelligent products or services etc.; to create friendlier cycling environment!
<EX>* Cycling +ICT * Cycling +IT Design * Cycling Service * Public Bike Sharing Operation Model * Infrastructures related to Cycling
3、Interdisciplinary Innovative Products Design (Bike Company Approved Awards) – renewable and green energy environmental protection
Description: The bike component material integration and application, designed with renewable and green energy environmental protection innovative design works, the theme can be selected by any lifestyle; also applied to things such as: furniture, lighting, lockers … and so on! We hope through bike component re-use, to create a new Interdisciplinary bike value.
[Required Items To Be Submitted]
To take part in the IBDC, you must submit the following for each entry:
- You need to be a member of IBDC website and completely filled-out online registration form during July 17, 2017 ~ March 31, 2018
- Required Items To Be Submitted
1、 Bicycles, Innovative Bike Components and Accessories
All the graphics (each shall be 1920 width x 1080 height pixels in the JPEG format) upload before March 31, 2018.
To ensure that the judging is fair, the submitted items must be in no way identifiable!
1、Description of the entry in English only, contents should include:
<i>Title of Entry
<ii>Concept of Design
<iii>Target Market
<iv>Innovative Features
2、An orthographic layout with dimensions
Mark major dimensions on the front-, side-, and top-view drawings.
3、A structural-design drawing
Show the special structural features of your design. You may give a description in English.
4、A rendering drawing
An interpretative drawing depicting your design, including a background.
2、B.Intelligent Innovative Design with Cycling / C. Interdisciplinary Innovative Products Design
All the graphics (each shall be 1920 width x 1080 height pixels in the JPEG format) upload before March 31, 2018.
1、Description of the entry in English only (1 image)
2、Concept of Design & Innovative Features (2 images)
3、Usage Scenarios (1 image)
To ensure that the judging is fair, the submitted items must be in no way identifiable!
The above items must be electronic files and upload to IBDC website from online registration form via your member account.
NOTICE:
- All the graphics shall be 1920 width x 1080 height pixels in the JPEG format
- To ensure that the judging is fair, the submitted items must be in no way identifiable!
- Participants could also provide video file link, to offer a clearer understanding for help IBDC judging work.
- The above items must be electronic files and upload before March 31, 2018
- Participants must submit the works in the prescribed format.
- The organizer will reject incomplete, inconsistent or improper documents and designs.
- Please provide the entry presentation, also can upload the video(file type: MP4, WMV) or the animation file, the file size would not be over 3MB, it will be promoted in the 2018International Taipei Cycle Show and the IBDC Events.
