Logo for an Argentine Tango Festival (No show tanago!)

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: $323
  • Entries Received: 142
  • Winner: sengadir123

Contest Brief

This is a contest for a logo for one of the largest festivals of Argentine Tango in the U.S., the Albuquerque Tango Festival. You can find us online. The logo should include the words "Albuquerque Tango Festival" and our website, AlbuquerqueTangoFestival.com

The logo should in some way incorporate some aspect of Argentine Tango such as the close embrace that we use when we dance. I have uploaded a number of photos of people dancing Argentine Tango, so you can see what it actually looks like.

What I am going to say no is VERY IMPORTANT! In popular culture there are a number of images, or icons, associated with tango that come from show tango, or ballroom dance. I have included several of these images with the "no" or "banned" symbol. Do not use anything like this or I will quickly reject the submission! These images are cliched and they have absolutely nothing to do with the way we dance authentic Argentine tango at festivals such as ours. Save yourself time. DO NOT submit images of couples doing lounges or dips or similar!

If you want to familiarize yourself with what some of the very top dancers of Argentine tango look like, I would suggest going to YouTube and watching performance by Carlitos Espinoza and Noelia Hurtado. That would be a good way to see what the line, embrace, and posture of this dnce look like.

Ideally the winning logo would be used on our web site and in printed material such as programs. It would read both in color and black and white.

Things to avoid: Red and black color concept. It is very cliched and unoriginal. Men in fedora hats. It is cliched and not original. People dancing ballroom or other dances beside close embrace Argentine Tango. It shows you have not fully read or understood the description.

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“Submitting winning entry for a logo contest I ran. Once selected he submitted very complete files to complete handover. ”

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Public Clarification Board

  • ratax73
    ratax73
    • 5 years ago

    what a waist of my time

    • 5 years ago
  • ratax73
    ratax73
    • 5 years ago

    "I would love to see an elegant, yet minimal, design that is simple yet clearly is about tango" when i look at logo winner....i think about tango?????

    • 5 years ago
  • ratax73
    ratax73
    • 5 years ago

    "Tango is a very emotional undertaking and few of the logos reflect this." read you words

    • 5 years ago
  • ratax73
    ratax73
    • 5 years ago

    really??? and you give my entry 1 star??? lolol

    • 5 years ago
  • Chimayo
    Contest Holder
    • 5 years ago

    There are 16 more hours to go before the end of this contest and unfortunately, while many entries show a high degree of skill from the designer, there are none so far that I would likely actually use. Many are corporate and could be for anything. Tango is a very emotional undertaking and few of the logos reflect this. Many of the entries are very literal, with figures of people dancing. Most of these look silly or cartoon like. I would love to see an elegant, yet minimal, design that is simple yet clearly is about tango.

    • 5 years ago
  • sandeoin
    sandeoin
    • 5 years ago

    Please check #185 and #190

    • 5 years ago
  • ratax73
    ratax73
    • 5 years ago

    check #183 and feedback thanks

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    please checkout my entry #177

    • 5 years ago
  • Chimayo
    Contest Holder
    • 5 years ago

    Please make sure you read and understand the description. I have received many entries for "Argentine Tango Festival". This is not the name of the event. The correct name is, "Albuquerque Tango Festival". If the logo has the wrong event name I will have to reject it.

    • 5 years ago
    1. lauriitadesign
      lauriitadesign
      • 5 years ago

      Hi! You have been very clear about the elements that must be on the logo, but im still unsure about the style that you like (minimalist, detailed, elegant, cool, funny, illustration etc etc) Please, send me some references about logos that you like, to match your requierements. Thanks!

      • 5 years ago
    2. shahidali7564
      shahidali7564
      • 5 years ago

      kindly checkout my entry #176

      • 5 years ago
  • justrockingpatel
    justrockingpatel
    • 5 years ago

    please check #156 by Chirag P.

    • 5 years ago
  • flordrev
    flordrev
    • 5 years ago

    Please check #135 , there are 4 different images, thank you!

    • 5 years ago
  • planzeta
    planzeta
    • 5 years ago

    please check #122

    • 5 years ago
  • sandeoin
    sandeoin
    • 5 years ago

    Please check #100 #102

    • 5 years ago
  • sengadir123
    sengadir123
    • 5 years ago

    please check #90 , #91 , #92 , #93

    • 5 years ago
  • ratax73
    ratax73
    • 5 years ago

    hi you want a logo or a poster ? thanks

    • 5 years ago
    1. Chimayo
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Just a logo

      • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    please check this #71

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    kindly checkout Entry #70

    • 5 years ago
  • ronandfaith
    ronandfaith
    • 5 years ago

    kindly check #55 and #54 thank you.

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    please checkout my new entry #53

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    please checkout my entry #52

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    kindly checkout my entry #49

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    kindly checkout my entry #48 it is unique one elegant one. logo seems like royal brand if you will use it on your website

    • 5 years ago
  • TheCUTStudios
    TheCUTStudios
    • 5 years ago

    working on it

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    please checkout my entry #13

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    please checkout my entry #11

    • 5 years ago
  • Chimayo
    Contest Holder
    • 5 years ago

    Please read and understand contest description! No show tango poses. No red and black. No men with suits and fedoras. These are all tango cliches that I want to avoid at all costs.

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    please checkout my entry #7

    • 5 years ago
  • shahidali7564
    shahidali7564
    • 5 years ago

    kindly checkout my entries #5 and #6

    • 5 years ago

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