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Old October 31st, 2009 Oct 31, 2009 10:07:34 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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Question keep calm and carry on

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.
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Old November 1st, 2009 Nov 1, 2009 12:11:05 AM -   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: keep calm and carry on

Also, anyone have a background that looks like old paper?
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Old November 1st, 2009 Nov 1, 2009 2:14:17 AM -   #3 (permalink)
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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.

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Old November 1st, 2009 Nov 1, 2009 12:51:23 PM -   #4 (permalink)
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I came up with this design messing around in Photoshop with the help of a tutorial. Still working on getting the crown right.
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Old November 1st, 2009 Nov 1, 2009 1:20:08 PM -   #5 (permalink)
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here's nice crowns: Hand Drawn Crowns Vol-1
 
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Old November 2nd, 2009 Nov 2, 2009 3:20:10 AM -   #6 (permalink)
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Thank you. I did end up finding someone selling a 300dpi jpeg that traced nicely.
 
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Old November 2nd, 2009 Nov 2, 2009 10:15:53 AM -   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: keep calm and carry on

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.
 
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Actually the design is out of copyright.

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

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

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Hey Shawn
Have you been seccessfull in finding a clean vector of the file yet? Im looking for one as well
 
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Old November 27th, 2009 Nov 27, 2009 6:21:32 PM -   #13 (permalink)
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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.
 
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Seems this may not be the case anymore:

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Actually the design is out of copyright.

This work is in the public domain worldwide. This is because either:
  1. It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It is an engraving or photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and commercially published more than 50 years ago; or
  3. It is any other work created by the United Kingdom Government published more than 50 years ago.
 
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Default Re: keep calm and carry on

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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