• Introduction

  ※In the event of a conflict between this page and Rules For Entry, Rules For Entry shall prevail.

  • Designs can only be submitted through the website. Designs sent by any other method will not be accepted.
  • All submissions, including illustrations and photographs, must be submitted on a flat surface — a sheet of paper, for example — because the winning designs will be used to create prints for T-shirts.
  • Participants can submit designs that cover the entire front and back surfaces of a T-shirt. However, design positioning may be altered by UNIQLO if necessary.
  • Plagiarised submissions, designs that have been developed for other purposes, or designs that have been used in the past by other organisations or companies will be not be accepted.
  • Contestants must cover the cost of producing their own designs.
  • Regardless of whether the designer has obtained licensing rights or not, it is prohibited to use representations which include, evoke, or imitate specific persons or intellectual properties which belong to other third parties, including but not limited to charactors, brands, logos, images, illustrations, styles, compositions, and linguistic expressions. (However, the characters, themes, logos, texts, and other art contained in the "Peanuts" comics issued by Peanuts Worldwide LLC, which are licensed under the application rules, can be used in the submitted work).
  • Artwork must be newly developed by the entrants exclusively for UTGP 2022, and not ever been published previously.
  • All licensing rights to all the designs, including local copyrights and the rights under Article 27 and Article 28 of the Japanese Copyright Act, shall be transferred from the entrants to Peanuts Worldwide LLC upon submission.
  • UNIQLO may withdraw prizes and/or terminate merchandising of T-shirts featuring winning designs without prior notice to an entrant, irrespective of the originality of the artwork submitted by the entrant, if similar artwork is already publicly available from outside UNIQLO stores.
  • Entrants shall not use the artwork for their own purposes, including but not limited to submissions for other design competitions.

• Entry procedure

  Download templates

  Contestants can choose the colour of the T-shirt body from 10 different colours. Please note that the colour of the final T-shirts may be slightly different from the templates that are shown online. Colours may be changed by UNIQLO where necessary.
  *Only available from PC. If you would like to upload your artwork please scan or take a picture from your smartphone or tablet.

• Accepted file formats

  • Adobe Photoshop templates (template-front.psd, template-back.psd)
  • Adobe Illustrator templates (template-front.ai, template-back.ai)
  • Templates for other applications (template-front.png, template-back.png)

• Create a high-resolution version of your design

  • All submitted designs should be sized to fit a standard T-shirt. Use CMYK mode for the high-resolution version of your design, with an image resolution of up to 200dpi.
  • Please use English-language characters for the file name and save your designs with common file extensions such as png, jpg, or ai.
  • Please scan all illustrations, paintings, and other non-digital submissions so they can be viewed in digital format.
  • Participants may be asked to resubmit their designs if they pass the first stage of judging, so please save all of your design files until the contest ends.

• Create your designs

  • Please save your designs with file extensions such as PNG or JPG. Entries should be 72dpi and 1280x1280 pixels. Use RGB mode for the colour mode.
  • When submitting your designs, please prepare information for the judges and for the announcement of the winners in the form of a short personal bio.

• Template file information

  Contestants who plan to use Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator should refer to the following guidelines. Entrants who plan to use other applications should refer to the respective manual.

  1	Extract the downloaded entry sheet and open the template file.
  2	Create your original design for submission. Lay the graphics out on the "graphic" layer of the template files. You can also use total pattern art.	When using Adobe Photoshop Front design for the initial judging stage Back design for the initial judging stage Image of total pattern art When using Adobe Photoshop Front design for the initial judging stage Back design for the initial judging stage	Adobe Illustrator Front design for the initial judging stage Back design for the initial judging stage Image of total pattern art Adobe Illustrator Front design for the initial judging stage Back design for the initial judging stage
  3	Place your design on a T-shirt template and add a mask layer to it in JPG format for the initial judging stage.	When using Adobe Photoshop	Adobe Illustrator
  4	Hide the mask on the template file and save the graphics in JPG format for the announcement on the website.	When using Adobe Photoshop	Adobe Illustrator
  5	After reconfirming the terms, post the completed form.

Download templates

• How many entries can I submit?

  You may submit as many entries as you wish.
  You can upload a maximum of five entries at a time on the upload screen. If you wish to submit more than five entries, you will need to repeat the application process in multiples of 5 until all your entries have been submitted.

• I am a minor. Can I enter?

  Yes. We accept applications regardless of applicants' age, gender, nationality, etc. Minors are required to obtain the consent of a legal representative to participate.

• Can we enter as a group or company? If yes, how do we fill out the entry form?

  You can enter as a group or company. Please use the name of the person who is representing or leading your group/company. Please ensure everyone who contributes to the design reads and agrees to the Rules For Entry.

• Can I use an artwork shown at an exhibition?

  Each submission must be newly developed by the applicant exclusively for UTGP 2022, and must never have been published previously.