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Competition Rules & Guidelines

Find all the competition rules and guidelines below to ensure your entry is valid. Follow the specs, respect the deadlines, and keep your art 100% original.

Review the full details to make sure your design meets our professional standards and moves straight to the judging round.

Competition Rules & Guidelines

Find all the competition rules and guidelines below to ensure your entry is valid. Follow the specs, respect the deadlines, and keep your art 100% original.

Review the full details to make sure your design meets our professional standards and moves straight to the judging round.

Submission Requirements

  • Designs must be original and created by the entrant
  • Maximum of 5 designs per entrant
  • Designs must be created using official Homegrown templates provided on the competition website
  • Mock-ups may be submitted in addition to final artwork
  • Artwork should be designed specifically for T-shirt application
  • Accepted file formats: PDF (preferred), AI, EPS, SVG Layout size: A4 (210mm x 297mm), portrait
  • File size per submission should not exceed 30MB
  • All official Homegrown brand assets (logos, fonts, brand elements) will be provided and must be used where applicable

Design Guidelines

  • No Offensive, hateful, or discriminatory content
  • No Explicit or obscene imagery or language
  • No Copyrighted material or third-party intellectual property
  • Only original works to be submitted, i.e., you must be the sole creator of all images and illustrations.
  • Submitted designs may not have been and my not be submitted to other competitions.
  • Designs should not have been manufactured or sold elsewhere prior to submission.

Limitation of Liability

Homegrown will not be responsible for entries not received due to technical‚ network‚ or other issues beyond its control. Participation is at the entrant’s own risk. Homegrown will not be liable for any loss‚ damage‚ or injury arising from participation in the competition or acceptance of any prize‚ except where required by law.

Use of AI & Copyright

The use of AI-assisted tools is permitted; however, entries must demonstrate clear creative direction, originality, and meaningful human input.

  • Generic, unedited, or low-effort AI-generated designs will be disqualified Entrants using AI tools must ensure that:
  • The final design is substantially transformed, curated, and refined by the entrant.
  • The design does not infringe on any third-party copyrights, trademarks, or intellectual property.
  • All elements used (AI-generated or otherwise) are legally eligible for commercial use.

 

Homegrown reserves the right to request process documentation (such as sketches, prompt summaries, or design development steps) to verify originality and effort.

Disclaimer

Homegrown employees and that of our partners and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. Homegrown reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not comply with the competition rules. All decisions by the judging panel and Homegrown management are final and binding. Participation in the competition constitutes acceptance of all terms and conditions.

By submitting your design, you automatically assign all intellectual property rights to Homegrown as sole owner. Homegrown may use, modify, reproduce, publish or create derivatives of your design for any purpose (including commercial) forever and without restriction. No further payment or compensation will be provided beyond any prize awarded to winners.