Calling all artists! Want to see your artwork in the hands of 200,000 people and win £500 for your efforts?

RIPS^® the world's best selling cigarette paper on the roll is offering artists the chance to design a limited edition Xtra Thin Kingsize smoking paper box that will be distributed through UK retailers.

A winner will be selected from four shortlisted designs by a RIPS^® judging panel in January 2009.

The Design Theme: Roadtrip
Opening Date: 25th August 2008
Submission Deadline: 15th January 2009

RIPS^® is the original rolling paper with an equally original heritage.

During the 70s and early 80s, under the brand name FLAG, RIPS^® made cigarette papers sold in striking Union Jack, Welsh and various European flag packaging. The product range was supported by a cheeky advertising campaign targeting the male roller with the strapline "For a man like you..."

1982 saw the launch of RIPS^® papers on the roll, available in Regular Red and Kingsize Blue widths. It was four years later that Green Rice Paper was added to the range and a further eight years before the 100% Hemp range was introduced.

2005 saw the development of the Xtra Thin papers and 'Flavours' followed shortly in 2006, helping to attract a new experimental audience of rollers to the brand.

The papers are now sold all over the world to male and female hand rollers alike; who naturally expect quality with every roll!

The RIPS^® logo and ornate packaging designs have transcended three generations of rollers - the look of this legendary packaging is now in your hands.

Download the template here

Read the Design Brief and Terms and Conditions carefully, they may determine the future of your design!

Upload your designs and artist's statement here

Check out other entries in The Showroom

• Re-design the packaging of RIPS^® Kingsize Xtra Thin Rolling Papers for a limited edition pack promotion
• All designs submitted should embrace the theme 'Roadtrip'
• The logo must be clearly visable and take up approximately 50% of one of the long sides of the box
• Fill in a short Artist's Statement within the contact form, which will be used in The Showroom and for judging purposes
• All entries must be submitted before midnight 15th January 2009

• The template is supplied in a .pdf format. We recommend that you import this into Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator and work on a new layer
• The box can be printed in full colour (so please use CMYK to full effect)
• If your artwork is chosen you will need to be able to supply it at 300dpi (at least)
• The Thumbnail is an opportunity for you to show off a highlight of your design so please do not include the RIPS^® logo
• Thumbnails submitted to The Showroom must be 744 x 260 px and have file extension *.jpg, *.jpeg, *.gif or *.png (500kb max)
• Templates submitted to The Showroom must have file extension *.psd, *.ai, *.zip, *.rar, *.tar, *.gz, *.ace or *.7z (10 Mb max)
• We require that designs are submitted on our template and uploaded via the website. A submission will be declined if it is not on one of our templates, any designs too large for the template may be cropped or rejected.

» THE RULES

1. All designs must be submitted at www.thegreatripup.com by midnight on 15th January 2009.

2. RIPS^® reserves the right to exclude any design that is not inline with the rules covering the marketing of rolling papers by CAP (www.cap.org.uk) or deemed suitable for publication or print.

3. Finalists will be informed via email by 23rd January 2009 if they have been shortlisted. RIPS^® will only contact those who have been selected as finalists.

4. Artists may submit more than one design and if selected as a finalist may be asked to submit further variations by RIPS^®.

5. The competition is open to UK residents aged 18 or over, excluding employees and contractors of RIPS^® or their immediate families, their agents or anyone professionally connected with this promotion.

6. The RIPS^® judging panels' decision is final.

» USAGE

7. If you are one of the four finalists you are passing over usage rights to RIPS^® exclusively for the limited edition Kingsize Xtra Thin Rolling Paper pack.

8. RIPS^® reserves the right to amend or change a design in order to fit the packaging specification and template as outlined in the brief.

9. RIPS^® will seek permission from the artist for the use of the design for marketing, advertising, promotional, sales and point of sale materials. RIPS^® will endeavor to credit the artist where possible.

» PROMOTION

10. Finalists may be required to assist with promoting the competition.

11. All designs if deemed suitable will feature within The Showroom section of the website.

» DECLINE REASONS

12.

a. No Artist Statement Submitted

Each design should be submitted with an Artist's Statement giving a short explanation on your thoughts / ideas / inspiration behind the design.

b. Copyrighted Material

A submission will be declined if it contains copyrighted material or a model or image used without Permission.
A submission will be declined if it contains images used without permission.

c. Submission Deemed Inappropriate

A submission can be declined if it contains material that is offensive or illegal. Please do not be tempted to use imagery depicting somebody smoking!

d. Duplicate Submission

A submission will be declined if it is a duplicate. Unfortunately, we do not allow resubmissions of a design that has only been slightly changed.

e. Not On Theme of “Road Trip”

A submission will be declined if we simply can't figure out how it relates to the theme! Use the Artist's Statement as an opportunity to "sell" your idea to us.

f. Use of Text

A submission may be declined if it contains only or mostly text. We're not opposed to artwork with text as an element, but bear in mind we are an International company so please include any translations in your Artist's Statement if it is not English Language.

g. Design Specification

If the design specification is not adhered to your submission will be rejected.

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