How It Works
As an ongoing, open call for design submissions, RYZ welcomes the community to get involved by submitting designs, commenting on designs, or by voting on their favorite designs.
TWO WAYS TO GET PAID
1. Every 7 days the most popular design submission in Vote, based on community ratings and critiques, will be deemed Design of the Week. The winning designer banks $100 good towards merch in the RYZ online shop.
2. After carefully watching the progress of a design, RYZ will select a production-worthy design to be officially manufactured and sold both online and around the world in select retail and boutique shops. These designs will have proven the community test and showcase an overall 'above average' quality of work. The selected artist will pocket $2000 cash and $100 good towards merch in the RYZ online shop.
Get Started
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DOWNLOAD
Download the current RYZ Design Frameworks pack. This folder includes a low resolution PNG file you'll submit to our site and also a high resolution PDF file needed if your design is chosen as a winner.
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CREATE
From the RYZ Design Frameworks folder, open the high resolution PDF file. For the best results, we suggest you create your design in a vector art program such as Adobe Illustrator® - this type of program allows your design to be scaled larger or smaller without losing quality. A raster program such as Adobe Photoshop® will work as well, however, please make sure to create your original design at a high resolution of 300dpi. Important: Make sure you save this high resolution version of your design. If your design is chosen as a winner, we will need this file for production.
Color Usage - we ask that the design not exceed 6 colors. Each shade and tint of a color count as colors. For example, if you are using Dark Grey and Light Grey, you would be using 2 colors. Black and white each count as a color as well. If you have some amazing masterpiece that exceeds this criteria but think the world should see it, please contact us at creative[at]ryz.com.
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SAVE AND UPLOAD
Once you've finished and saved your work, open the PNG file from the RYZ Design Frameworks folder. This file is what our site will use to create a 3D shoe from your design. Transfer your original design to this PNG file. Make sure the file is flattened and resave the file in its original size. Do not crop or resize this PNG file (the RYZ 3D modeling program will not read it correctly). Upload your saved PNG file to your Private Design Workspace on our site. You can revise and delete your designs as much as you'd like. The Private Design Workspace is for your eyes only.
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SUBMIT
Submit to Critique -
Not ready to unleash your masterpiece just yet and you'd like to hear if people are feeling your work? Submit your design to Critique. Constructive criticism is a good way to help you perfect your craft. Remember, this is a public critique. Be prepared for both the good and the bad. If you can't deal with negative feedback or harsh criticism, maybe this isn't the place for you.
Submit to Vote -
When you feel like your design is bangin' and you're ready to play with the big dogs, push it on through to Vote and you may just become one of the chosen ones. Designs in Vote expire after 30 days and are returned back to your Private Design Workspace.
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SHARE / VOTE
Build the hype. Get out there and network. Share your design via Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, your mom, whatever it takes. Get people voting and commenting on your design.
