JUDGING PANEL 2025
DIRECTOR. KRIS TSAO
CHINESE TAIPEI / DDG
Kris Tsao has accumulated two decades of experience in commercial design, with a client portfolio that spans the hotel industry, food & beverage, finance, retail, and sporting goods. He is highly skilled in brand identity, advertising, retail space, as well as art direction. Before joining DDG, Kris worked at award-winning agencies in New York and Taipei, which allowed him to develop a global perspective on design for brands. As the Creative Director at DDG since 2013, he has led the team in completing many successful rebranding projects, including for Louisa Coffee, Truedan, Chimei, Liv, and Cadex. His work has won several design prizes, such as the Communication Arts Awards and Rebrand 100. Kris is also featured in the publication ‘100 Visual Designers in Taiwan’.
Kris 擁有近二十年服務國際品牌的專業顧問與設計經驗，客戶分佈美國、大陸、台灣、澳洲與越南各地，且橫跨零售、運動、科技、金融、製造、生活餐旅等多元產業。豐富的國際經驗是 Kris 在品牌設計上最重要的養分，使他更加善於挖掘企業的獨特優勢並轉化為鮮明的品牌形象與體驗，帶領企業轉型升級。他與 DDG 團隊的作品曾獲得 Communication Arts Awards, Transform Awards Asia, and Rebrand 100 等國際大獎，他同時也是許多設計比賽的評審與企業的品牌顧問。
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KOREA
Prof. Hyunsun Kim
IDAS. Hongik University -
KOREA
Prof. Euiyoung Chun
Kyonggi University -
CHINA
Prof. MO Jiao
Tongji University -
JAPAN
Prof. Yoshimaru Takahashi
Osaka University of Arts -
KOREA
Prof. Joongwon Lee
Sungkyunkwan University -
JAPAN
Prof. Shingo Ando
Kyoto Arts and Crafts University -
KOREA
Prof. Sunah Kim
Kumoh National Institute of Technology -
CHINA
Prof. Chen Tao
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology -
CHINA
Prof. Xiang Chen
School of Design Jiangnan University -
UK
Prof. Ryan Jongwoo Choi
Hanyang University -
USA
Prof. Cliff Shin
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign -
CHINA
Prof. Gou Rui
Southwest Jiaotong University -
CHINA
Prof. Yuxiang Kuang
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics art of school -
CHINA
Prof. Bao Haimo
Dalian Minzu University -
KOREA
Prof. Beomkwan Kim
University of Ulsan -
CHINA
Prof. LIU Jing
City University of Macau -
USA
Creative Director. Cathy Lee
CLAB -
CHINA
President. An Luo
TEAMS Design -
JAPAN
Director. Tetsuya Matsumoto
KTX archiLAB -
KOREA
Director. Yongrak Park
FONTRIX -
KOREA
CEO. Kang Bumkyu
PRESENT -
KOREA
Director. Heechan Park
STUDIO HEECH -
KOREA
CEO. Jin-Kyu Jang
Companoid Labs -
KOREA
Branding Director. Woosung Jun
Seaside City -
KOREA
Director. Youngha Park
Korea National University of Arts -
KOREA
Director. Sungjoon Hong
banksalad -
KOREA
Director. Sungho Park
MINISO DESIGN CENTER -
CHINESE TAIPEI
Creative Director. Xinhong Yeh
Cofound -
CHINESE TAIPEI
Director. Kris Tsao
DDG -
DENMARK
Designer. Sangwoo Cho
JABRA -
CHINA
Director. Long Jiao
Simon Electric Group -
CHINESE TAIPEI
Director. Wang Te Ming
U Visual Communication -
JAPAN
President. Masuo Fujimura
Fujimura Design Studio -
KOREA
Director. Yena Choi
B for Brand -
USA
Sr. Design Manager. Kyu Lee
SharkNinja -
CHINA HONGKONG
Director. Danny Chiu
Danny Chiu Interior Designs -
USA
Director. Soo Yun Kim
Cisco -
CHINA HONGKONG
Creative Director. Regina Kwok
Artwill Interior Design House -
JAPAN
President. Atsumasa Tamura
Atsumasa Tamura Design Office -
KOREA
Director. Hoyoung Lee
250 DESIGN -
KOREA
Director. Doyoung Kim
DESIGNSORI
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