Established in 1982, the Young Designers' Exhibition (YODEX) has grown to become one of the most prominent design fairs in the world, featuring fresh design talent and many works of excellence by graduates from design colleges around the world. In 2007, YODEX was recognized by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) as the largest show of student-created designs. YODEX 2014 generated tremendous enthusiasm among new designers and the public, including 61 Taiwan colleges and 11 overseas design departments from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, and Thailand.