Voting is already underway in the Identity Redesign contest, and many entries have proven controversial.

The News Lens
Date: 2018/04/25
By: Morley J Weston

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Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior (MoI) and Ministry of Culture (MoC) and a team of design experts are holding a contest to inspire a redesign of the country’s national identification card (國民身分證), leading to a hot debate over Taiwan’s shifting national identity and social values.

Voting on public submissions for the ID cards has been underway since April 21, and a winning entry will be chosen on May 11, which will serve as a starting point for the next national ID card. The winning team will receive a prize of NT$120,000 (US$4,055).

Graphic designer Aaron Nieh (聶永真), one of the five judges of the contest, told The News Lens that the contest was held to get public input on the design, including elements such as how to arrange all the information on the new ID card “in a more appropriate and contemporary way.”    [FULL  STORY]