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IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL TAP DAY, KARMALOOP & UNICEF PRESENT: THE TAP PROJECT T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST:�

Use your creative talents for the greater good�and earn a sick gift certificate to Karmaloop and the chance to have your design turned into a tee shirt in the process. Participants must create an original graphic t-shirt design supporting the economical use of tap water.� Here�s your chance to be creative and original! The grand prize winner will win a $1,000 gift certificate to Karmaloop, and their design will be turned into a t-shirt, part of the proceeds of which will be donated to help Unicef�s clean water effort.

Here's how to win:
Simply create an original graphic t-shirt design and submit it on the submit a design page.�

What is the Unicef Tap Project?
Nearly 900 million people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water and almost half of them are children. Every day, 4,100 children die of water-related diseases. Just $1 raised through the UNICEF Tap Project can provide a child with safe water for 40 days. The UNICEF Tap Project is a powerful national movement based on a simple concept: restaurants ask their patrons to donate $1 or more for the tap water they usually enjoy for free, and all funds raised support UNICEF�s efforts to bring clean and accessible water to millions of children around the world. During World Water Week, March 21-27, 2010, the UNICEF Tap Project will raise awareness of the world water crisis and vital funds to help the millions of children it impacts daily. All funds raised support UNICEF's water, sanitation and hygiene programs, and the effort to bring clean and accessible water to millions of children around the world. Haiti was a recipient of 2009 UNICEF Tap Project funds, and has already been designated as a recipient for 2010 campaign funds. UNICEF's emergency response will provide short-term water and sanitation relief, while 2010 UNICEF Tap Project funds will help rebuild Haiti�s already insufficient water and sanitation infrastructure over the long-run.

Official Rules
Term:
The Contest begins Friday, January 22, 2010 at 12:01am and ends Monday February 22, 2009, at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest and states that they are 18 years old and older. Void where prohibited. By Entering the contest, each contestant agrees to Karmaloop's Privacy Policy and to receiving Karmaloop's weekly E-mail Newsletter
Who may enter:
Designers (professional or amateur) ages 18 and over�except for individuals affiliated with Karmaloop.com.
How to enter:
Graphics & Silhouette for a Men�s T-Shirt, submitted on the submit a design page, along with your full name, mailing address, day/night phone number. All designs to be submitted as .jpg or .gif format. Incomplete entries will be automatically disqualified.
By entering the contest, entrants grant Karmaloop, LLC a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, reproduce, and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or subsequently developed, for any purpose, including, but not limited to advertising and promotion of the Unicef brand and its Web site and commercial products. Karmaloop will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses. By entering the contest you further represent that the designs are original and do not infringe upon any statutory or common law copyright, trademark, contractual, proprietary right, right of publicity or privacy, or any other right of any other person or entity.
Judging:
Judging will be conducted by the designers of Karmaloop, LLC, based on the originality and creativity of the submitted designs. Decision of the judges will be final.
Karmaloop.com and Unicef reserve the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. Decisions of the judges will be final. Winner�s name and design to be posted on Karmaloop.com.
Prizes:
1 Grand Prize Winner: The inclusion of your design on an KLP T-shirt, sold exclusively through Karmaloop.com.

Designer Info
First Name*
Last Name*
Sex*	Male Female
Email*
City*
State
Country

What's this design about?
Tell everyone the story behind this design. What is the inspiration, what does it mean, etc. A sentence or two is all you need. (Max 250 characters)

About the Designer
Tell everyone a little bit about yourself. Why are you so dope? What is your style? Let people know your personality and steez in a sentence or two. (Max 250 characters)

Locate Your T-Shirt Design to Upload

Image should be .JPG others will not be accepted

Entries which fail to adhere to the submission instructions will be disqualified.

1. Design your T-Shirt in Illustrator, or Photoshop. If you are designing in Photoshop, make sure your design resolution is at least 150 dpi and 4x4 in.

2. When you are done with your design, save a copy as a low-resolution. jpg (File > Save for Web). The file's dimensions must be exactly 350x350 px!

Please make sure to keep a hi-resolution copy of your original design.

If you are using Photoshop, save the PSD with layers. If your design wins, and any one of these steps has not been followed, we may not be able to get your T-Shirts printed.

3. Submit the low-resolution copy of your design, along with answers to the questions and we'll post your work on our site.

4. In the event that your design is chosen as a winner, you will need to sign and return a Release prior to claiming your prize (this Release will be emailed to contest winners).

The winner will be chosen by our loyal Karmaloop customers through online voting. Make sure you get all your friends to vote for your design.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE is Monday February 22, 2009, at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)