Global apparel retailer UNIQLO announces the launch of the UT Grand Prix 2022 T-shirt design competition starting on Tuesday July 13. Entrants from around the world are invited to submit designs using a T-shirt as a canvas to freely express ideas through graphics and messages. The theme for this contest is Peanuts, the comic strip first published in the U.S. in the 1950s, marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of its creator, Charles M. Schulz. 

The Peanuts family will judge your design 

The judging panel for the competition features representatives from the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates.

UNIQLO is seeking designs that freely express the world of Peanuts through such universally beloved characters as Charlie Brown and Snoopy as well as the storylines that touch on life and human nature.

Win an internship at the PEANUTS studio

The Grand Prize winner will receive

US$20,000. Grand prize and second prize winners will also be invited for an internship at Charles M. Schultz Creative Associates. Winning designs will be featured in UNIQLO’s 2022

Spring/Summer collections and sold at UNIQLO stores worldwide.

About the UT Grand Prix

UNIQLO launched the UT Grand Prix design competition in 2005 to foster creativity and talent, using T-shirts as a canvas to freely express ideas with graphics and messages. The contest is open to anyone regardless of age, gender, or nationality. Previous contests have featured such noteworthy themes as Marvel, Nintendo, and Pokémon, attracting numerous entries, with winning designs being sold around the globe.

Entry period

Entries open: 11:00 am, Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Entries close: 11:59 pm, Tuesday, August 31, 2021

*All times shown are Japan Standard Time (JST)

Special website https://www.uniqlo.com/utgp/2022/ph/

Prizes

Grand Prize (1) US$20,000

Second Prize (1) US$10,000

Third Prize (1) US$5,000

Finalist Prizes (multiple) US$1,000 each

In addition to prize money, winning designs will be included in the 2021 Spring/Summer UT collection for worldwide sale. As an additional prize, the first and second place winners will be invited for an internship at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, Schulz’s creative center in Santa Rosa, California.

Special judging panel

UNIQLO representatives and other judges approved by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Charles M Schulz Creative Associates. Note: Entry details will be announced on the special UTGP 2022 site. Contest winners will be notified of results, winning entries, and product sales. UT products with winning designs will be sold in summer 2022. Contest entry details subject to change.

About Peanuts

Charles M. Schulz first introduced the world to Peanuts in 1950, when the comic strip debuted in seven newspapers. Since then, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang have made an indelible mark on popular culture. In addition to enjoying beloved Peanuts shows and specials on Apple TV+, fans of all ages celebrate the Peanuts brand worldwide through thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social media, and comic strips available in all formats, from traditional to digital.

In 2018, Peanuts partnered with NASA on a multi-year Space Act Agreement designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.