Chen has also stayed clear of the usual aggressive competitiveness of designers, working with fellow students to help encourage them, and even writing up a detailed timetable for anyone interested in entering any of the international competitions. Thanks to such efforts, he has become the go-to guy for NTUST design students.
創意設計者「同行相忌」的惡習，在陳彥廷身上也完全感受不到，擅於得獎的他，為了鼓勵同學及學弟妹「共襄盛舉」，還特別整理了一份詳盡的「國際各重要設計獎」截稿時間表，方便有志參賽者安排作品創作時程，現已成為台科大設計學院學生人手一份的「葵花寶典」。