Organizer Information
WOLDA is organized by the International Editorial-Design & Research Forum, an organization based in Meerbusch, Germany, led by designer Norbert Küpper. Küpper also organizes other design competitions, including the trends publications documenting each WOLDA edition, and has served as a WOLDA jury member alongside international designers, art directors, and creative agency partners. He is separately known as the founder of the European Newspaper Award, another design competition organized from Meerbusch, Germany.
WOLDA is a global competition for logos, identities, and packaging, aiming to showcase outstanding design and trends on an annual basis. It positions itself as an independent competition with no sponsors or advertising partners, funded exclusively through entry fees, and its jury is made up of experienced logo, identity, and packaging specialists from around the world, many of whom have themselves been successful WOLDA entrants and gone on to work with clients internationally. WOLDA was founded in Milan in 2006 and ran annually until 2010, producing four yearbooks, before being put on hold; it was successfully restarted in 2018 and has run annually since. Note: the organizer's own FAQ page separately states the restart took place in 2017, so there is a minor discrepancy in the source material regarding the exact restart year.
Title & Description
17th Worldwide Logo Design Award – WOLDA
WOLDA (Worldwide Logo Design Award) is an annual international competition for logo design, identity, and packaging work. Entrants submit completed logo, identity, or packaging projects for evaluation by an international jury of design specialists, with results announced by category and by global zone (The Americas, Europe and Africa, Asia and Oceania).
Categories
- Graphic
- Design
- Digital
- Motion
- Typography
- Illustration
- Industrial Design
Eligibility
- Open internationally to designers, agencies, and studios
- Entries must have been created between January 1, 2024 and September 30, 2026
- Student work: eligible if produced as part of a course of study at a university of applied sciences or university (qualifies for a reduced, half-price fee)
- Group/multiple submissions: entrants submitting 6 or more entries receive a 20 percent discount
Program Benefits & Awards
- No cash prizes are awarded
- Winners receive a certificate (sent as a PDF by email, free of charge, and printable by the recipient)
- Award tiers: Best of Show (in one or more categories, at the jury's discretion), Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Award of Excellence
- Optional plexiglass award trophy available for purchase, individually produced per winner
- Optional printed yearbook featuring all award winners, presented by category
Application Fee
- Early Bird phase (1 July – 31 August): €60 for Category 1–2 entries; €160 for Category 3–7 entries
- Regular phase (1 September – 30 September): €80 for Category 1–2 entries; €180 for Category 3–7 entries
- Late phase (1 October – 15 October, last chance until 20 October): €100 for Category 1–2 entries; €200 for Category 3–7 entries
- Student work: half the regular fee
- 20% discount for entrants submitting 6 or more entries
- Payment via PayPal or bank transfer (bank transfer especially available within the EU); no cheques accepted; invoice sent manually (not automatic) within approximately 24 hours of submission, with payment due before the competition deadline
- Optional costs: plexiglass trophy, €120 per piece plus packaging and shipping; printed yearbook, €44 plus transport
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Early Bird Submission Phase: 1 July – 31 August
- Regular Submission Phase: 1 September – 30 September
- Late Submission Phase: 1 October – 15 October (last chance until 20 October)
- Announcement of Winners: 30 November
- Certificates Sent: end of January
Location
Germany
Additional Details
- The competition is divided into geographic zones for awards — The Americas, Europe and Africa, and Asia and Oceania — with the division depending on the number of entries received
- Submitted files cannot be deleted or edited after upload; corrections or additions must be uploaded as a new version, which the organizer will treat as the current version
- Jury members do not compete in the competition themselves
- Jury evaluation criteria, per a jury member quoted in the source, center on three elements: a unique and original idea, clear communication of company/organization identity, and technically well-executed design