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pshawny · October 31st, 2009

Anybody have a nice clean vector of the "KEEP CALM and CARRY ON" saying?

I have one, but the crown isn't quite right, like someone traced a medium quality jpeg. My pic is below.

pshawny · November 1st, 2009

Also, anyone have a background that looks like old paper?

Nipz · November 1st, 2009

You can find tutorials on how to make the old paper look, it used alpha layers etc i believe from when i used to make it.

As for the logo the only thing i can think of is Illustrators live trace and then use the warp tool to try and make the lines tidy.

Ben

pshawny · November 1st, 2009

I came up with this design messing around in Photoshop with the help of a tutorial. Still working on getting the crown right.

miktoxic · November 1st, 2009

here's nice crowns: Hand Drawn Crowns Vol-1

pshawny · November 2nd, 2009

Thank you. I did end up finding someone selling a 300dpi jpeg that traced nicely.

chripark@madasaf · November 2nd, 2009

People go careful this is a registered trademark from the UK Government and is strictly licensed, i nearly come unstuck printing this stuff. Just a word thats all, there is a website keepcalmandcarryon.com or .co.uk this is the only liscensed place as far as iam aware. Its due to the fact that it was a publicity plan that was going to be used but never really got off the ground in ww2.

pshawny · November 2nd, 2009

Actually the design is out of copyright.

This work is in the public domain worldwide. This is because either:

It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It is an engraving or photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and commercially published more than 50 years ago; or
It is any other work created by the United Kingdom Government published more than 50 years ago.

chripark@madasaf · November 3rd, 2009

Sorry never meant to be obstructive was just passing on my info, i was selling these tees and got a warning from this guy telling me that he had the license etc, if that is the case I will dig my old designs out. Thanks they are quite popular.

pshawny · November 3rd, 2009

The design itself is public domain. He might have a business license with the name "Keep Calm and Carry On", but that doesn't give him any more right to the design than you or me.

Here is a link to the history of the poster, Keep Calm and Carry On - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

chripark@madasaf · November 4th, 2009

Shawn

Thanks for the info greatly appreciated. Have restarted printing already!

Regards
Chris

P.Grizzle · November 4th, 2009

Hey Shawn
Have you been seccessfull in finding a clean vector of the file yet? Im looking for one as well

sweet_pita · November 27th, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by chripark@madasaf


	Sorry never meant to be obstructive was just passing on my info, i was selling these tees and got a warning from this guy telling me that he had the license etc, if that is the case I will dig my old designs out. Thanks they are quite popular.

wow , he has nerve that guy........

The only thing he owns is the keepcalmandcarryon.com domain....

I have heard of other people he tried that trick with.

Dean · July 12th, 2011

Seems this may not be the case anymore:

eBay View About Me for books-bits-and-bobs

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshawny


	Actually the design is out of copyright. This work is in the public domain worldwide. This is because either: It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It is an engraving or photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and commercially published more than 50 years ago; or It is any other work created by the United Kingdom Government published more than 50 years ago.

Enrique · July 12th, 2011

That's the same guy who was mentioned earlier. He can only claim the trademark in regards to it being used as a NAME (hence "trademark"), he doesn't own the phrase or the design.

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