Dong Thap launches provincial logo design contest with 100-million-VND top prize
(DTO) Mr. Huynh Minh Tuan, Vice Chairman of the Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee, has issued a plan to launch the Dong Thap Provincial Logo Design Contest.
The contest aims to select an outstanding logo design of high aesthetic value and deep symbolism that reflects the province’s cultural identity, history, people, and development aspirations. The winning logo will be used uniformly in communication, promotional, and branding activities for Dong Thap Province.
The contest is open worldwide. Eligible entrants include domestic and international organizations and individuals with full civil capacity in accordance with applicable laws.
Submitted designs must portray Dong Thap’s geographical location and economic characteristics interwoven with historical, cultural, and human elements. Entries should clearly reflect the province’s distinctive identity, possess a high level of symbolism and recognizability, and align with global integration and destination branding trends.
The logo must demonstrate aesthetics, creativity, uniqueness, and modernity, featuring a harmonious composition, lines, and colors with a maximum of four colors. Designs must be highly adaptable across various mediums, including print, digital platforms, signage, media publications, souvenirs, tourism products, public artworks, and cyberspace.
Entries must be a newly created designs that have never been used, published, or submitted to any other competition. They must not duplicate or closely resemble existing logos, emblems, trademarks, geographical indications, or symbols of localities, organizations, or businesses at home or abroad. Designs must also comply with regulations regarding good customs, national sovereignty, intellectual property rights, and other relevant laws.
Each individual or group may submit up to three entries, and each design must be accompanied by a separate presentation of the creative concept.
The submission package includes: a registration form, a color-printed logo design on A4 paper, a USB drive containing the original design files, and a written concept statement of 300 to 500 words.
Entries should be sealed in an envelope marked “Entry for the Dong Thap Provincial Logo Design Contest” and submitted to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dong Thap Province. Participants may also submit their entries online via the department’s official portal at: https://svhttdl.dongthap.gov.vn
The submission period runs from the launch date until 5 p.m. on October 30, 2026. The judging process will consist of a preliminary round and a final round. Following the preliminary evaluation, 10 entries will advance to the finals.
The prize structure includes one First Prize worth VND 100 million along with a Certificate from the Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee. In addition, 10 Consolation Prizes worth VND 5 million each and Certificates will be awarded.
The award ceremony is expected to take place in late December 2026.
Find the official plan for the Dong Thap Province Logo Design Competition here.
By GIA KHIEM
Translated by X.QUANG
