These assets MUST still be declared as part of your submission.
SITES LIKE THE NOUN PROJECT FREE
If you include your own photography the licensing must be free for the customer to use (if you are a prize winner).Ĭlient Supplied Assets: Any assets supplied as part of the challenge can be used in your designs. Make sure to attribute the photo to yourself. Personal Photos: You are allowed to create and use your own photography. Stock Illustrations MUST include proper watermarks and source documentation. You are not allowed to trace stock illustrations and claim them as your own artwork. You are NOT allowed to edit any illustration and claim it as your own artwork.
Stock Illustrations: Stock Illustrations are allowed but you must treat them like “stock photos”. If the challenge does not allow Stock Artwork (photos or illustrations), it will clearly state this in the challenge details page. When using either Unsplash or Pexels, where a watermark is not included on the image, please add either “Unsplash” or “Pexels” text on top of the image somewhere. If the photo is cropped in such a way that the watermark is not visible, please be sure to include the entire watermarked image in your source files so Screeners can review and see where the image is from. Watermark: You MUST keep the stock watermark intact. You are only allowed to use Stock Artwork from the provided websites: This includes Unsplash, Pexels, and client/ challenge provided artwork or photos. If you use any Stock Artwork (anything!) in your design it MUST BE DOCUMENTED. You are allowed to use stock photos and stock illustrations. (This helps a customer find the Stock Artwork for purchasing or attribution later) You must document your Stock Artwork (photos, illustrations) when submitting. If the challenge allows it, you will need to abide by the following rules: Every challenge clearly states whether or not stock artwork is allowed.
The exception to this rule is when a Design challenge allows Stock Artwork. All items you design and submit within a Topcoder Design Challenge must be created solely by you (as original artwork) or be provided by the client as part of the challenge inputs. Your submission CANNOT contain any stock art, clipart, icons, or “free” elements from the web.