The TISDC 2019 Preliminary Selection was held in Singapore on 24 August 2019 at PIXEL Studios (venue sponsored by IMDA). 15 professional designers from Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, and Thailand were invited to form the panel of jurors for the Preliminary Selection. After a full day of screening, 69 entries from Australia and New Zealand, and 11 entries from Southeast Asia and South Asia entered the final selection.