Hello and welcome to the Philocalist Graphic Contest! I'm your host and judge Maria.

Philocalist is a non-committed graphic contest meaning you can choose which rounds you enter and which ones you skip. You do not have to join every contest if you don't want to.

Judging will be unbiased and fair. I won't let my friends place unless they really deserve it! I'll be judging the graphic by how well the prompt was followed, the creativity and the overall look of the graphic.

ℝ𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕓𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕤! 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕒𝕤𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕒𝕤 𝕀 𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕤!

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁
Please respect me and other designers! It costs nothing to be nice and supportive. Rudeness is NOT tolerated! Any rude comments will be deleted and you'll be reported and unable to join in any future contests.

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆
Be creative!

𝗧𝗮𝗴
Tag me wherever you post your entry so I'm able to add it to the entries page.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱
Read the prompt carefully. I will give you friendly reminders if you forget anything. I will also try to give friendly reminders about deadlines but it is up to you to remember them.

𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
Don't be upset or annoyed if you didn't win, there's always the next contest

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹
Don't take prizes you didn't earn and don't steal any graphics that don't belong to you!

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
You can submit two entries per contest.

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
Plagiarism is a crime and not acceptable! You must post your resources with your entries. Your entry won't be accepted until you post your resources!

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄
I recommend you follow me so you can tag me and get any announcements I put up. It's not really a rule, just a recommendation.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲
A shoutout
A personalised first place sticker
Bragging rights
A spot on the Hall of Fame

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲
A shoutout
A personalised second place sticker
Bragging rights

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲
A shoutout
A personalised third place sticker
Bragging rights

𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
A shoutout
Bragging rights
A honourable mention badge

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿
A participation certificate
Constructive criticism on your entry

(If you like any of the graphics I use throughout this book, make sure you check out my graphic shop!)