EDL.ECML.AT/TSHIRTCONTEST

EDL T-Shirt Contest

Your design
 goes here!

Send us your design/image/graphic and have your layout on the official EDL T-Shirt!

  1. Please keep in mind that the design should be about languages, not countries. So please don't use flags or similar.
  2. You can use up to 3 colours. Keep in mind that we need a simple design that is not too complex or that has small details. This will increase printing quality.
  3. The design cannot go over the seams of the t-shirt, it must be placed on the front. Keep in mind that the maximum printing surface is 30 cm x 30 cm
  4. The design cannot contain third party copyright logos or material.
  5. By sending us the design you agree that we can use it free of charge on our websites, on the t-shirts and on promotional media (such as Facebook or flyers). Of course we will always add your name to it.
  6. Please upload .jpg or .gif only
Submission deadline: 31 December.
The winner will also receive up to 10 t-shirts to give to his/her classmates!

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We would like to thank all of the entrants for taking part. With so many excellent designs among the well over 2,000 entries received, it proved an extremely difficult task to select just one winner this year!

EDL T-shirt contest winner 2024 

The winner of the 2024 EDL T-shirt contest is 2024 is Eloise Recio Jarda (Colegio Cooperativa Al-Bayyana, Roquetas de Mar, España). Congratulations!

"With this logo i wanted to capture the incredible variety of different people that are brought together by the same land. Even if it may seem like we are very different, all of our unique languages and cultures unite us because of our love of diversity. Our differences and the will to always learn all kinds of things from people all around our continent makes us special and brave. There is no such thing as a language barrier if you are willing to constantly learn new things and try new experiences!"

Some 2024 contest entries


Océane Romanet
France
 

Vanesa Valková
Slovakia
 

Gabriele Procacci
Italy
 

Damiano Perfetti
Italy
 

Barbara Šurlina Bilić
Croatia
 

Amira Ahmed
Greece
 

Sabina Čierna
Slovakia
 

Bruno Corrente
Italy
 

Michaela Fouli
Cyprus
 

Lorenzo Pettinari
Italy
 

Jakub Mereš
Slovakia
 

Tyra Atamba
United Kingdom
 

Erika Tulli
Italy
 

Mariarosaria Bonucci
Italy
 

Natália Vrábliková
Slovakia
 

Tímea Kováčová
Slovakia
 

Anna Aparicio-Canajero
France
 

Lina Damien
France
 

Nine Arnulf
France
 

Emma Molnár
Hungary
 

Cristina Nunes
Portugal
 

Natan Fryczyńsk
Poland
 

Eduardo Arvelo Gutiérrez
Spain
 

Endija Marianna Broliša
Latvia
 

Previous winners

EDL T-shirt contest winner 2023 

The winner of the 2024 EDL T-shirt contest is 2023 is Alžbeta Šáleková –Slovenská Republika. Congratulations!

"When creating the design, I wanted to express the idea of the competition in a simple and clear way. I chose human natural means of communication as the main components. They are depicted by one interconnected variable line. It symbolically materializes the words leading from mouth to ear, at the same time thus representing a mutual conversation. The variability of the shapes used points to the diversity of languages, information, themes, and cultures, which enriches and develops them."

EDL T-shirt contest winner 2022  (1)

The winner of the 2024 EDL T-shirt contest is 2022 is Dominika Maj – Gliwice / Polska. Congratulations!

"I’m a graphic design high school student (ZSE-T im. Cichociemnych, Gliwice / Poland). My goal was to create a universal theme, understandable to everyone, regardless of their origin. The light bulb symbol alludes to creativity and self-discovery through collaboration with other people. Knowledge of languages allows us not only to communicate, but above all to develop. Participation in the competition was a great opportunity for me to prove myself and create something on my own - for everyone."


EDL T-shirt contest winner 2022  (2)

The winner of the 2024 EDL T-shirt contest is 2022 is Oana Cătălina Neag – România. Congratulations!

"I made this design thinking about the diversity we have in Europe both in language and culture. Through the three different shapes which I animated with different expressions, I tried to evoke the idea of conversation and the fact that this day, the European Day of Languages, gives us the opportunity to realize that we are all Europeans, even if we have different "shapes" we all have something to learn from each other and the fastest way is through conversation."


EDL T-shirt contest winner 2021 

The winner of the 2024 EDL T-shirt contest is 2021 is Tímea Svetková – Slovenská Republika. Congratulations!

"As a student of graphic design, I wanted to make something creative and simple at the same time. One of my first ideas was to create a mascot, that would perfectly capture this competition and what other animal than parrot? Parrot for me represents an animal that can talk in every single language, if you teach him. Under his wings he unites languages and therefore for me it represents unity the most. This competition was a great opportunity for me to make something meaningful in a modern artform."


EDL T-shirt contest winner 2020 

The winner of the 2024 EDL T-shirt contest is 2020 is Catalina María Puebla Coenen – España. Congratulations!

"To make the design of this T-shirt, I was inspired by European languages which are symbolically lines that connect people by giving touches of glittering colours to our lives. I think the T-shirt fits perfectly with the philosophy of the competition."


EDL T-shirt contest winner 2019 

The winner of the 2024 EDL T-shirt contest is 2019 is Emilė Žandauskaitė – Vilnius/Lietuvos Respublika. Congratulations!

"This task was a completely new experience for me as I got acquainted with modern forms of art. As a result it encouraged me to keep looking for more as well as setting my creativity free. I drew what I felt and what seemed to be the best at that exact moment. I wanted to create something interesting and that could reflect the main idea of the contest. Winning the contest dispelled all my doubts about what I am capable of and I am truly happy about it."


EDL T-shirt contest winner 2018 

The winner of the 2024 EDL T-shirt contest is 2018 is Emily Van Cantfort – Vilnius/Lietuvos Respublika. Congratulations!

"I first studied graphic design and then started studying office management. As part of an assignment at a language exchange, we held our own competition for the best t-shirt design. I eventually won this, so I decided to also take part in the real competition. Luckily!"

Previous contest entries


Štepánka Vrtalová
Czech Republic
 

Anna Chiarenza
Italy
 

Lucia Cervová 
Slovakia
 

Ece Tecir
Türkiye
 

Vanesa Haladejová
Slovakia
 

Oliwia Oleszczuk
Poland
 

Evelyn Rocha
Portugal
 

Viola Stucchi
Italy
 

Dayane Pessoa
Portugal
 

Tímea Kovácová
Slovakia
 

Brent Maes 
Belgium
 

Ema Maksiová
Slovakia
 

Zofia Kubiaczyk 
Poland
 

Guillermo Meló García
Spain
 

Jedrzej Smogur
Poland
 

Jozef Žaludek
Slovakia
 

Martina Dolci
Italy
 

Emily Tosches
Italy
 

Katarína Valová
Slovakia
 

Laura Emmeric
Germany
 

Rubén Del Pozo Checa
Spain
 

Karin Štrbková
Slovakia
 

Milda Ptašinskaite
Lithuania
 

Olga Jeziak
Poland
 

Dávid Szőke
Slovakia
 

Federica Ferrini
Italy
 

Namitraj Pruthi
India
 

Hana Stonová Prančlová
Czech Republic
 

Francesca Scocco
Italy
 

Julia Bugárová
Slovakia
 

Scurtu Diana Mirabela
Romania
 

Butilica Roberto
Italy
 

Tomiris Tkatova
Cyprus
 

Nela Tokárová
Slovakia
 

Ines Ozogányová
Slovakia
 

Enrico Guarise
Italy
 

Christina Apostolidy
Greece
 

Lucas Oliveira
Portugal
 

Julia Baranek
Poland
 

Denis Repka
Slovakia
 

Jessika Fontanive
Italy
 

Robert Andrei Sandu
Italy
 

Ralitsa Totseva
Bulgaria
 

Isabel Palma Vázquez
Spain
 

Lenka Karšaiová
Slovakia
 

Matouš Jan Vrba
Czech Republic
 

Aleksandra Milojković
Serbia
 

Manuela Teixeira 
Portugal
 

Irene Morro Ramos 
Spain
 

Elisa Esposito 
Italy
 

Dilek Bekiroglou 
Greece
 

Julie Cancellaro 
Czech Republic 
 

Henrique Ribeiro 
Portugal
 

Jéssica Simões 
Portugal
 

Darya Neznamova 
Russia
 

Janina Tschabitscher 
Austria
 

Laura Farkas 
Slovakia
 

Alexandra Iosif 
Romania
 

Nina Rebecca Vitalošová 
Slovakia 
 

Sophia Leopold-Muresan
Canada