WHAT IS WOLDA?

Built on the success of Eulda, the European Logo Design Annual (which it has replaced), Wolda is the high-profile graphic design award scheme that rewards the best logos and trademarks designed throughout the world. The winners are selected by an international three-tier jury consisting of 10 top design professionals, 10 marketing managers from major international clients and finally 10 members of the public (provided respectively by the worldwide organizations Icograda, Aquent and Consumers International).

ELIGIBILITY

Any logo designed, printed, published or visible online between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 is eligible for Wolda '09. If the logo is part of a system, you can subscribe the entire system, at a special rate. Wolda is open to graphic designers, studios, agencies and their clients worldwide. All entrants may submit as many works as they wish.

All the entries must be original creations or property of the designer, design firm or individual submitting the design piece.

Wolda is also open to students, who participate in a dedicated area called Wolda Talent. After a pre-selection by our editorial staff, students' work will be judged by the same criteria and jury as the professional work submitted.

ENTRY FEES & PAYMENT

• First logo € 88,80 (VAT included)
• Following logos € 36,00 each (VAT included)
• 1 logo system € 108,00 (VAT included) flat fee, regardless the number of the logos in the system.
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• For Wolda Talent
• First logo € 44,40 (VAT included)
• Following logos € 18,00 (VAT included)
• 1 logo system € 54,00 (VAT included) flat fee, regardless the number of the logos in the system.

Note: the entry fee includes a copy of the Wolda '09 printed annual (priced € 96,00), delivered to your place with no extra costs. No extra fees will be requested when an award is won. There is a 10% discount for members and students of the design associations and schools that endorse Wolda (see the full list at www.wolda.org). Discounts are not cumulative.

PRIZES

Each year winning entries are rewarded with prestigious design objects created specially for Wolda: one "Best of the World" trophy for the overall winner, five "Best of Continent" trophies, individual "Best of Nation" certificates for the best entry from each country and "Award winner" certificates for all the other logos selected for publication.

DEADLINE & PROCEDURE

No entries sent after June 30, 2009 (for logos designed in 2008), or January 31, 2010 (for logos designed in 2009) will be accepted.

Online registration available at www.wolda.org. Participants will be able to log in and out whenever necessary to see the status of their submission(s).

   1. Create an account

After having read the Official Rules, choose + enter now and fill in the contact data form for the person entering the submissions. You will then receive an email containing a link to click on in order to activate your account.

   2. Submit entry/entries

Log on to your account area whenever you want, using your username and password. This is where your list of entries will appear. Fill in all the necessary details including the logo name, the client, description of the logo and the name of the designer(s). If you decide to leave the website, you will be taken to this stage when you log back in.

   3. Payment

Make payment by credit card or choose another payment method (PayPal, cheque or bank transfer). You'll get confirmation of a successful transaction and an invoice for your records (automatically generated on payment). Wolda offers you the chance to register your entry and make payment online with no shipping costs.

Please do not send original work or digital versions on CD. Offline subscriptions will be accepted only in case of technical problems (please refer to info(at)wolda(dot)org for further assistance).

Technical specifications for submissions

Submit logo files according to the following specifications:

•  * Vector format (Illustrator, Freehand, InDesign, Pdf). PageMaker and Quark files not accepted.
•  * CMYK colour (no Pantone). If your files include fonts, please convert to outline (vector).

In case of non vectorial images, files must respect the following specifications: 300 dpi resolution, minimum size 4x4" (about 10 x 10 cm), TIFF format in CMYK colour. Files should not exceed 10 MB.

Winners will be notified in June, 2010.