Who can launch a community contest and what happens as the contest proceeds?

Community Contests may be launched by DesignCrowd or by Community Admins in a variety of categories (e.g. Photography, Photoshop, Illustration, Logo, Graphic, Web) and experience levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced or Open).

All Community Contests will include a description of the contest requirements (the brief); outline the Community Points (or dollars) available as prizes and set the rules to enter the contest.

In most cases the rules provide guidance on the level of difficulty and assumed knowledge and the technical do's and don'ts to set the minimum requirements for entrance.

Once a contest is launched, it is open for submissions for anywhere from 2 days up to 15 days. Contests can be extended at the discretion of admins. All entries will remain private during the submission period except for specific public contests (which will be clearly identified by the Contest Brief and rules).

When the submission deadline ends, the Contest moves into a voting phase for During the voting period, entries become visible and the DesignCrowd community can vote on the contest submissions, rating a design from 1 to 5 stars. You can only vote once per Contest and as a participant you cannot cast a vote on your own entry.

The score your design / artwork receives during voting period is hidden to new voters. Author details including your name and link to portfolio is also hidden during the voting period.

Once the voting deadline is reached, prizes are allocated to the top voted entries and the contest is finished. Submissions appear in order of rank and participants details are visible.