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Unknown reason of Design rejection

  • May 6, 2025
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Hello everyone, I am new to Adobe Stock. For my first ever design, I created the attached design, but it got rejected, and I don't know the exact reason for the rejection. Can anybody check the design and tell me the possible reason for rejection?
Any help and suggestions would be a greatly appreciated. 
Thanks in Advance 

Correct answer Nancy OShea

Twitter X logo is protected by IP.  You cannot use this for commercial purposes.

 

If you're new to Stock, you don't have sufficient sales history to be able to submit Illustrative Editorial content.  That's a privilege reserved for Contributors with 100 or more downloads.

 

Read your Contributor User Guide.  There's a lot you need to know in there.

 

6 replies

ThomasShilby
Participant
February 23, 2026

From what you’ve shared, your design was rejected mainly for non-compliance with Adobe Stock rules, and it isn’t unusual for first submissions to be rejected if any part of the design triggers their system or moderators. In your case, there are a few clear issues:

  1. Use of another brand’s logo or name – Using “Twitter” or the old logo counts as intellectual property (IP) content, which Adobe Stock doesn’t allow without permission.

  2. Frame or vector issues – Sometimes even a small formatting or vector structure problem can trigger an automatic “non-compliant” flag.

  3. Generative AI content – If any part was AI-generated and not declared, it can also be a reason.

The moderators typically stop at the first reason they find, so they flagged the frame first. If that were corrected, the IP issue with the logo/name would likely cause a rejection next.

For beginners uploading digital designs, it’s similar to the way beginner-friendly tools handle workflow mistakes: following clear guidelines and using original content prevents these automatic rejections. A resource like https://thepaint3ds.com emphasizes creating your own elements and templates, which helps avoid IP or compliance issues.

Participant
May 7, 2025

You'll need to follow the guidelines tightly at :https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html or else you'll face rejections.

Make sure to adjust the shodows, colors and you must consider not adding frames and before submitting your final design you muist adhere the specifics. 

AhmadkiAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 14, 2025

Thanks for the detailed guidance.
I'll definitely follow these guidelines

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 7, 2025

Adobe did give you a reason for the rejection. Even if you do not know what that means, it does not mean that the refusal is for unknown reasons. You should always tell us the rejection reason that Adobe gave you.

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
AhmadkiAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 7, 2025

Thanks for your kind reply 

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 7, 2025

But you did not even now tell us the reason that Adobe gave you! Was it quality issues? IP violation? Or something other. The title is enough.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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May 7, 2025
Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
AhmadkiAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 7, 2025

 

Thank you for the detailed explanation and the helpful links, Nancy.
I appreciate you taking the time to clarify the rules around intellectual property and editorial content. I wasn’t aware of the 100-download requirement for Illustrative Editorials, and I’ll make sure to review the Contributor User Guide thoroughly. I’ll be more careful going forward and focus on creating original content that aligns with the guidelines.

If you have any suggestions for the types of designs that are less likely to get rejected, I’d be grateful to hear them.

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 7, 2025

Search the Stock inventory for subjects that have little or no representation.

Find a need & fill it.

 

Customers want commercial quality photos, graphics & videos representing diversity, lifestyle, education, travel, nature, tech, medicine and business.

 

My own research shows that mundane objects can be potential sellers as long as they contain no branding.

Thumbtacks, plastic containers, soda cans, sewing notions, crafting supplies...

 

 

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 6, 2025

You have also put a frame around the image which isn't allowed.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
AhmadkiAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 7, 2025

Thank you for pointing that out — I wasn’t aware frames aren’t allowed.
I’ll make sure to remove it and re-upload the corrected version.

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 7, 2025

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 6, 2025

This is the logo for X (Twitter). Did you submit it under Editorial? Even then, companies generally have very specific requirements for how their logos are presented in the media.

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.
AhmadkiAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 7, 2025

Thank you for the clarification — I wasn’t aware of that requirement.
I assumed creating designs based on popular social media apps was acceptable, but I now understand that there are specific usage rules.
Do you have any suggestions on what kind of designs are safe to create without running into these kinds of issues?

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 7, 2025
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I assumed creating designs based on popular social media apps was acceptable,


By @Ahmadki

No. Logos of companies are not suitable for stock. They are protected and the logo owner could sue you for using their intellectual property.

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Do you have any suggestions on what kind of designs are safe to create without running into these kinds of issues?


By @Ahmadki

Anything that does not represent a known logo of a company or a product.

 

If you design something, make sure that the background is transparent so that the design can be offered as a vector file, a PNG file and a JPEG file. That gets you more opportunities for selling.

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer