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In 2006 Mauro Pastore, a Milan-based designer, and his partners at “cacao design” set up the publishing house Eulda Books with the aim of honouring outstanding design work.

2006: The first competition was called Eulda – European Logo Design Annual – and was mounted in 2006.

2008: In 2008 the competition was renamed Wolda – Worldwide Logo Design Annual. This competition ran until 2010 and was a great success, because logos from all over the world were entered for it. The results were published in annuals.

2010: At the end of 2010 Mauro Pastore ended his commitment to Wolda because of his own design projects that he was working on with his partners at the “cacao design“ agency in Milan. Since then there have been no more Wolda activities.

2017: Wolda was succesfull restarted with more than 500 entries from 39 countries. The jury meeting took place in New York, hosted by the agency Pentagram.

2018: Wolda had more than 300 entries from 48 countries. The jury meeting took place in Tokyo, hosted by the agency Kontrapunkt.

2019: The jury meeting took place in Montréal, hosted by the Ambassador of Brazil in Montréal.

2020: The jury meeting was held virtual. Jury members came from five continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

2021 to present: The competition is very successful. Participants come from all over the world. No doubt about it: WOLDA is a worldwide logo design competition.

Last updated: 20 May 2023

Contest period: You can submit work created between January 1, 2020 and September 15, 2022.

Start of submission phase: 4 July

Early Bird submission period 4 July to 31 August

Regular submission phase 1 September to 15 September

Late submissions until 16 September to 1 October

The deadline is met if the submission is received at the Upload Centre in time before midnight: award-upload.com/wolda

Announcement of winners: 30 November. Each participant will be informed by email about his result.

Certificates: At the end of January the certificates will be sent by email.

Last updated: 20 May 2023

Start of submission phase: 4 July 2022

Early Bird
submission period 4 July to 31 August
Category 1 and 2: fee 60 Euro
Category 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7: fee 160,00 Euro

Regular
submission phase 1 September to 15 September
Category 1 and 2: fee 80 Euro
Category 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7: fee 180,00 Euro

Late
submissionphase 16 September until 1 October
Category 1 and 2: fee 100 Euro
Category 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7: fee 210,00 Euro

The deadline is met if the submission is received at the Upload Centre in time before midnight: award-upload.com/wolda

Discount: Those who participate with 6 or more submissions will receive a discount of 20 percent.

Last updated: 20 May 2023

Since the WOLDA is a global organization, the jury is made up of international members.

8th WOLDA

The jury of the 8th Wolda (from left to right):

Rory Simms, Associate Partner, Pentagram, New York, USA
Christian Baun, Logodesigner, logodesign.dk, Kopenhagen, Denmark
Courtney Gooch, Associate Partner, Pentagram, New York, USA
Rodrigo Faustino, Commgroup Branding, São Paulo, Brazil
Norbert Küpper, Designer, Organizer of Wolda, Meerbusch, Germany

The five jury members of the 8th WOLDA came from this countries: USA, Denmark, Brazil, Germany

9th WOLDA

The jury of the 9th Wolda (from left to right):

Norbert Küpper, Designer, Organizer of Wolda, Meerbusch, Germany
Chikako Oguma, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Tokyo, Japan
Tomoe Hamaguchiya, Japan Representative Director Kontrapunkt, Tokyo
Christian Baun, Logodesigner, logodesign.dk, Kopenhagen, Denmark
Rodrigo, Faustino, Commgroup Branding, São Paulo, Brazil
Tetsuya Goto, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Curator, Osaka, Japan

The six jury members of the 9th WOLDA came from this countries: Brazil, Denmark, Germany and Japan. The jury meeting took place in Tokyo, hosted by the agency Kontrapunkt.

10th WOLDA

The jury of the 10th Wolda (from left to right):

Norbert Küpper, Designer, Organizer of Wolda, Meerbusch, Germany
Christian Baun, Logodesigner, logodesign.dk, Kopenhagen, Denmark
Sara Rankin, Sara Rankin Creative, Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kat McCord, thackway Mccord, New York, USA
Bill Gardner, President Gardner Design, logolounge.com, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Rodrigo, Faustino, Commgroup Branding, São Paulo, Brazil
Norbert Küpper, Designer, Organizer of Wolda, Meerbusch, Germany

The six jury members of the 10th WOLDA came from this countries: Germany, Denmark, Canada, USA and Brazil

11th WOLDA

Anna Farkas, anagr[ ]phic, Budapest, Hungary
Cheyne de Beer, Creative Director, See&Co, Sydney, Australia
Chikako Oguma, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Tokyo, Japan
Christian Baun, Logodesigner, www.logodesign.dk, Kopenhagen, Denmark
Bill Gardner, President Gardner Design, logolounge.com, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Rodrigo, Faustino, Commgroup Branding, São Paulo, Brazil
Norbert Küpper, Designer, Organizer of Wolda, Meerbusch, Germany

The seven jury members of the 11th Wolda come from this countries: Hungary, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Australia, USA and Brazil.

12th WOLDA

Chikako Oguma, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Tokyo, Japan
Shanoo Bhatia, Founder Director of eumo, www.eumo.in, Mumbai, India
Analee Paz, Designer and Assistant Professor Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, USA
Kat McCord, Co-founder and Creative Director Thackway McCord, www.thackwaymccord.com, New York, USA
Péter Vasvári, International Redcognized Graphic Designer, www.petervasvari.com, Budapest, Hungary
Christian Baun, Logodesigner, www.logodesign.dk, Kopenhagen, Denmark
Bill Gardner, President Gardner Design, logolounge.com, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Rodrigo Faustino, Commgroup Branding, São Paulo, Brazil

The eight jury members of the 12th Wolda come from this countries: Japan, India, USA, Hungary, Denmark and Brazil.

13th WOLDA

Chikako Oguma, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Tokyo, Japan
Claudia Eustergerling, Communication Designer, Claudia Eustergerlind sárl, www.eustergerling.lu, Luxembourg
Analee Paz, Designer and Assistant Professor Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, USA
Cheyne de Beer, Cretive Director Sss&Co Branding, Sydney, Australia
Sean Nelissen, Creative Director Studio Piraat, The Hague, Netherlands
Péter Vasvári, International Redcognized Graphic Designer, www.petervasvari.com, Budapest, Hungary
Christian Baun, Logodesigner, www.logodesign.dk, Kopenhagen, Denmark

The seven jury members of the 1eth Wolda come from this countries: Japan, Luxembourg, USA, Hungary, The Netherlands, Denmark and Brazil.

Last update: 20 May 2023

The jury members are experienced designers from all over the world. Many jury members have won awards at previous Wolda Awards. They share their entire expertise with the jury.

Christian Baun, Wolda jury member, writes the following about logo design:

A great logo consists of three core elements,
1) it must have a unique idea which is relevant and original
2) it must clearly communicate the identity of the company or organisation and
3) it must be designed/crafted perfectly.

When these three elements are combined as simple and flexible as possible you can create a great logo. It almost becomes an art form.

Last update: 20 May 2023

What awards are there?
The jury gives points for each submission. The work with the most points wins. The winners are always very close to each other. The certificates and trophies therefore differ only slightly. Everyone who receives an award can be very proud, because their work was selected from an international field of submissions. There are awards in Gold, Silver, Bronze and Awards of Excellence. It may be that a work is awarded the title “Best of Show”.

What do the certificates look like?
The certificates are in landscape format and have a size of approximately 42 cm by 29.7 cm (DIN A 3).

Pdfs of the certificate are available free of charge
Whoever wins an award will receive the certificate as a pdf free of charge.

Printing of the certificates for a fee
If you want prints, you can order them. They cost 1,50 Euro per piece plus transport and packing. Depending on the region, the costs vary greatly. That is why we send you a cost estimate in advance.

Plexiglas trophies
The trophy is in portrait format and weighs approx. 900 grams. It has a format of about 15 by 20 by 2.5 cm. Each trophy is individually produced and the text is coordinated with the respective prize winner.

What does a trophy cost?
Trophies are handed out for a fee. They cost 120 euros per trophy plus transport and packaging. Before the trophy is produced, we will send you an invoice. Then it is clear what the total costs will be.

Is it possible to order trophies from older competitions?
Yes, it is possible to order trophies from older Wolda-Awards. It is best to send the certificate as a Pdf. Then we can easily find the year and category.

How to order the trophy?
You send an email to mail@wolda.org with the category and the name of the logo. We will then send you a layout and the invoice.

How do payments have to be made?
On the invoice a Paypal account is mentioned. Within Europe a bank transfer is also no problem.

How do you send the trophy?
The trophies and certificates are carefully packed and sent as packages with tracking.

Last update: 20 May 2023

Instructions for Submissions in Categories 1 and 2

Please follow the instructions exactly. We want to treat all submissions equally. That is why they must be made as exactly the same as possible. If there are any problems, the submission will be returned and you will be asked to make corrections.

How to Participate in Category 1: Logo new

In this category, the submission may have two pages: The first page shows the logo, the second examples of the logo in use. More than two pages are not accepted in this category.

Page 1:

The upper part shows the logo. The logo is in the middle of the upper part on a white background. Do not show any logo variants here, but only a single logo.

At the bottom are explanations in English language. 550 signs maximum length, including word spaces. Please indicate in which year the logo was designed. Please put your company name, your name, address and email on the right side of each page:

name of company
name of designer
street and house number
postal code and city
Country
email

Page 2:

In this category, one additional page with one or more application examples is added to the logo. This could be a letterhead and a business card, for example. In the case of a logo for a winery, it can also be a wine bottle or wine packaging. Please enclose the example in the same design as page 1, also with your address. The examples must not extend to the edge of the paper. They must be 15 mm or more from the edge of the paper. Two pages in total may be submitted in this category, no more.

Format: Please create a horizontal format page for each logo. (Meant is DIN A4 or letter format or something similar horizontal.)
Digital file: Save your entry as Pdf file. Produce one Pdf file for each logo that you want to enter.
Send by upload: Please send all your submissions via the upload center: https://award-upload.com/wolda

Last update: 20 May 2023

Instructions for submissions in category 3

Please follow the instructions exactly. We want to treat all submissions equally. That is why they must be made as exactly the same as possible. If there are any problems, the submission will be returned and you will be asked to make corrections.

How to participate with an animated logo

The Pdf file shows the logo, a second digital file the animated logo. Please create the Pdfs as in category 1.

The Pdf shows the logo and gives a description. It also contains the details of the participant, such as company name, address, etc. At the bottom are explanations in English language. 550 signs maximum length, including word spaces. Please indicate also in which year the logo was designed. Please put your address and email on the right side of each page:

name of company
name of designer
street and house number
postal code and city
Country
email

File with animated logo: Make sure that the file with the animated logo is saved in a common file format. If we have problems opening it, we will contact you. You can also provide a link so that the jury can find it on the web.

Examples:

100 logo animations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-osco-Xuqs

Format of Pdf: Please create a horizontal format page for each logo. (Meant is DIN A4 or letter format or something similar horizontal.)
Send by upload: Please send all your submissions via the upload center: https://award-upload.com/wolda

How to Participate with a sound logo

The Pdf shows the logo and gives a description. The Pdf file shows the logo, a second digital file the animated logo. Please create the Pdfs as in category 1. Another digital file contains the logo with sound or one or more applications of the sound logo.

The Pdf also contains the details of the participant, such as company name, address, etc. At the bottom are explanations in English language. 550 signs maximum length, including word spaces. Please indicate also in which year the logo was designed. Please put your address and email on the right side:

name of company
name of designer
street and house number
postal code and city
Country
email

Examples:

Mastercard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbh8btP5Tfg

McDonald’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35FDt6UcIiQ

File with sound logo: Make sure that the file with the animated logo is saved in a common file format. If we have problems opening it, we will contact you. You can also provide a link so that the jury can find it on the web.

Last update: 20 May 2023

Instructions for Submissions in Categories 5, 6 and 7

Please follow the instructions exactly. We want to treat all submissions equally. That is why they must be made as exactly the same as possible. If there are any problems, the submission will be returned and you will be asked to make corrections.

How to Participate in Category 5: Corporate identity

In the category for Corporate identity – business stationery – the whole range of equipment can be submitted – but only as Pdf, not with original examples. The first page shows the logo. Please do not show any logo variants on page one, but only a single logo. You can submit between 3 and 20 pages with examples of the logo in use.

Page 1:

The upper part shows the logo.
The logo is in the middle of the upper part on a white background. Do not show any logo variants here, but only a single logo.

At the bottom are explanations in English language. 550 signs maximum length, including word spaces. Please indicate in which year the logo was designed. Please put your address and email on the right side of each page:

name of company
name of designer
street and house number
postal code and city
Country
email

Further pages:

A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 20 pages can be submitted per business stationery. Take care that the examples are interesting and helpful to judge the identity. Please enclose the examples in the same design as page 1, also with your address. The examples must not extend to the edge of the paper. They must be 15 mm or more from the edge of the paper.

Format: Please create a horizontal format page for each logo. (Meant is DIN A4 or letter format or something similar horizontal.)
Digital file: Save your entry as Pdf file. Produce one Pdf file for each logo that you want to enter.
Send by upload: Please send all your submissions via the upload center: https://award-upload.com/wolda

How to Participate in Category 7: Logo and packaging

The first page shows the logo, the second examples of the logo in use on packages. Please do not show any logo variants on page one, but only a single logo.

Page 1:

The upper part shows the logo.
The logo is in the middle of the upper part on a white background. Do not show any logo variants here, but only a single logo.

At the bottom are explanations in English language. 550 signs maximum length, including word spaces. Please indicate in which year the logo was designed. Please put your address and email on the right side of each page:

name of company
name of designer
street and house number
postal code and city
Country
email

Further pages:

A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 20 pages can be submitted per business stationery. Take care that the examples are interesting and helpful to judge the identity. Please enclose the examples in the same design as page 1, also with your address. The examples must not extend to the edge of the paper. They must be 15 mm or more from the edge of the paper.

Format: Please create a horizontal format page for each logo. (Meant is DIN A4 or letter format or something similar horizontal.)
Digital file: Save your entry as Pdf file. Produce one Pdf file for each logo that you want to enter.
Send by upload: Please send all your submissions via the upload center: https://award-upload.com/wolda

Last update: 20 May 2023