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This conceptual challenge may require some brain power:

Eastern/Western, Traditional/Modern, Global/Local, Exquisite/Mundane, Inside/Outside, Ahead/Behind... These are the dichotomies that frame our perceptions of the world. We can break through these lines of demarcation and definition, although it takes great fortitude to live in such uncertainty. In Chinese, there is a word, "Chu Ju."

This word is most commonly translated as discrepancy, inconsistency or uncertainty. Yet "Chu Ju" means, most literally, "In/Out". It is the concept of simultaneously coming and going. It is a paradox; one that exists even though the laws of reason state that it cannot.

For the 2008 Taiwan International Design Competition, we invite you to explore the contradictions that arise from the word "Chu Ju". As you explore this concept, don't look for truths, but instead seek inspiration in the face of uncertainty.

The Categories
Professional Section : Product Design
Student Section : Product Design, Visual Design and Digital Animation

Qualification
1. Participants may enter as an individual or as a group.
2. There is no limit to the number of submissions.
3. Each work may be entered in one category only.

Professional Section
Gold 1 winner : $500,000 in prize money and a certificate
Silver 1 winner : $200,000 in prize money and a certificate
Bronze 1 winner : $100,000 in prize money and a certificate
Honorable Mention numbers of winner : $10,000 in prize money and a certificate

Student Section
Gold 1 winner : $400,000 in prize money and a certificate
Silver 1 winner : $200,000 in prize money and a certificate
Bronze 1 winner : $100,000 in prize money and a certificate
Honorable Mention numbers of winner : $10,000 in prize money and a certificate

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