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Last Updated: August 2018
We love our players and the awesome stuff they create. We support players who use our intellectual property (“IP”) to create free fan projects for the benefit of the community (“Projects”). We’re generally on board with Projects that follow the rules outlined below, but we can still shut down any Project at any time if we decide it misinterprets these rules or uses our IP inappropriately.
1. What can I develop with Riot’s IP?
TL;DR - Cool free stuff for the community to enjoy, with some exceptions
By formal decree of the Demacian High Court (our legal team): on the condition that you follow all of the rules described in this policy (the “Rules”) and the Terms of Use, Riot Games (“Riot” or “We”) grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-sublicenseable, non-transferable, revocable, limited license for you to use, display and create derivative works based upon Riot’s IP, strictly for noncommercial (except as specifically provided below) community use. We reserve the right to deny anyone the use of our IP at any time, for any reason or no reason, including when we decide, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you are using our IP inappropriately. If we deny you the right to use our IP, you must stop developing, publishing, or distributing your Project immediately.
2. No commercial projects (except…)
TL;DR - We allow passive ad revenue generation for some content, subscriptions and donations on streaming channels, and some commercial projects that comply with our API Terms and Policies and use a valid API key
You may not create commercial Projects, including any Project that crowdsources any portion of its funding, any Project that involves a business or legal entity, or any Project where you gate the content with a paywall (e.g., Patreon, YouTube Premium, etc.) without a written license agreement from us. We have only three exceptions.
The Three Exceptions
Exception 1: Ad Revenue
We permit individual players to promote their Projects on websites, streams, or videos and passively generate revenue through appropriate advertisements, including pre-roll ads, ad breaks, and sponsor ad overlays. No inappropriate ads—we alone decide what qualifies as inappropriate.
Exception 2: Gameplay Streaming
We permit individual players to solicit personal donations or offer subscription-based content while live-streaming games, so long as non-subscribers can still watch the games concurrently.
Exception 3: API Dev Terms and Policies
We permit commercial Projects that both (1) comply with our API Terms and API Policies; and (2) use a currently valid Riot API key that we granted to you specifically for your Project. We reserve the right to distribute and revoke API keys in our sole and absolute discretion. If we revoke your API key for any reason, you must immediately shut down your Project.
3. No unauthorized games or apps.
We prohibit the use of our IP in games and apps. Please do not take any part of our IP (e.g., character appearance, character abilities, maps, icons, items, etc.) and use it in a game or app. To be super clear: we do not allow any Projects on the Apple Store or Google Play Store unless they have either a written license agreement from us or a valid Riot API key and comply with our API Terms and Policies (described above).
4. Does my Project have to include original content?
TL;DR - Yes. Please don’t just rip off existing stuff. Make something new!
You may not use a third party’s IP in your Project without their permission.
Don’t steal other people’s Projects; get their permission and give them credit.
Don’t just rip off or add some light commentary to existing content (e.g., esports matches, other players’ vods). Please make your own, original contribution to the community. We reserve the right to use services that identify our content automatically to prevent cannibalization of existing content.
5. Can I use Riot’s logos or trademarks?
TL;DR - No, we don’t want players to be confused about any possible connection between Riot and your Project.
Unless you have a written license agreement with us, you may not use any of our logos or trademarks anywhere in your Project or on any website, advertising material, video, or other publication. You may not register domain names, social media accounts, or similar stuff that uses Riot Games or any of our trademarks, trade names, character names, etc. You may not use our trademarks or names related to our IP as keywords or internet search tags.
6. Can I share my Project with the community?
TL;DR - Defo. Just let people know it’s a fan Project, not a Riot project.
If you share your Project with others, please conspicuously include the following notice (e.g., on your Project’s website):
[The title of your Project] was created under Riot Games' "Legal Jibber Jabber" policy using assets owned by Riot Games. Riot Games does not endorse or sponsor this project.
7. Can Riot use my Project?
TL;DR - Yes.
We want fans to create and share cool things with each other, and we want to remove barriers to sharing. If we spotlight a fan Project or make something that resembles what a fan might have made, we don’t want to be sued, so you give us permission to spotlight or share your Project with the world. More specifically: you agree that we may use, copy, modify, distribute, and make derivative works of your Project in any form, on a royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide basis, for any purpose and without having to credit you, pay you anything, or obtain your approval.
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So to wrap this up, here’s the summary: just follow these Rules so you don’t upset Corporate Mundo, and keep your Project free for the community to enjoy.
Honestly,
Best of luck. I wont be shocked if this gets pulled you are playing with riots current huge money maker. That has links to GIDLE and Twice, two other big idol groups.
The last two Idol GB had a super quick legal action, GMK Blink and KAT Comet (though not as big the desk mat got pulled day 1)
I mean im all for if trying, wish you luck just don't be surprised if hitting a huge wall of legal action.
To the real issues I have is 1, the helmet looks odd to me just empty honestly, 2. Your sig is off, you need to put a "code" section above it and post it so people can copy paste.
Honestly,
Best of luck. I wont be shocked if this gets pulled you are playing with riots current huge money maker. That has links to GIDLE and Twice, two other big idol groups.
The last two Idol GB had a super quick legal action, GMK Blink and KAT Comet (though not as big the desk mat got pulled day 1)
I mean im all for if trying, wish you luck just don't be surprised if hitting a huge wall of legal action.
To the real issues I have is 1, the helmet looks odd to me just empty honestly, 2. Your sig is off, you need to put a "code" section above it and post it so people can copy paste.
Thanks for the tip about the signature, much appreciated :)\
And yeah I wouldn't be shocked either. Tons of ppl seem to think I didn't do my research, weigh the pros and cons, and reach out to the right people for this, it's hilarious really. WCS would be I get shut down. Oh wellm I move on to my next keyset that's all. But I wasn't going to not at least try with this, and I didn't half ass this effort either. I know there are ppl who would love to see Encore get shut down, but that's not going to stop me from doing my best :D
Nothing great without risk was ever made.
Tons of ppl seem to think I didn't do my research, weigh the pros and cons, and reach out to the right people for this, it's hilarious really.
Tons of ppl seem to think I didn't do my research, weigh the pros and cons, and reach out to the right people for this, it's hilarious really.
This comment comes off extremely cocky, people are just trying to give you advice. Nobody was saying you didn't do your research. They just linked the legal site. I agree with Raravin, I think this might break the "No commercial projects" rule that they have. I'd be interested to see what they have to say if you did contact them about the set. We could totally be wrong with this, I'm always interested in hearing more about these things, what makes a keyset break IP, and what doesn't I know a ton of anime sets are grey area for IP.
Please... consider making more posts and getting to know the community a bit before (build rapport) you make your Interest Check your very first post.
Your signature/header:Show Image(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/695466835025592330/774438387629162497/Geekhack-Header-3840x2400.png)
KDA Banner, for reference:Show Image(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/654872730197295116/774438476879101982/dims.png)
I am by no means a lawyer or legal expert, nor am I a KDA fan, but this is playing with very very dangerous fire, IMO.
Additionally, is the KDA Font even allowed/released for commercial use?
Edit:
At least you didn't stick with the last name it had.Show Image(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/654872730197295116/774441470551654410/unknown.png)
Historically, we've had GMK Blink get DMCA'd completely out of existence for more subtle references, and the deskmat for KAT Comet got pulled.
Honestly,
Best of luck. I wont be shocked if this gets pulled you are playing with riots current huge money maker. That has links to GIDLE and Twice, two other big idol groups.
The last two Idol GB had a super quick legal action, GMK Blink and KAT Comet (though not as big the desk mat got pulled day 1)
I mean im all for if trying, wish you luck just don't be surprised if hitting a huge wall of legal action.
To the real issues I have is 1, the helmet looks odd to me just empty honestly, 2. Your sig is off, you need to put a "code" section above it and post it so people can copy paste.
Honestly,
Best of luck. I wont be shocked if this gets pulled you are playing with riots current huge money maker. That has links to GIDLE and Twice, two other big idol groups.
The last two Idol GB had a super quick legal action, GMK Blink and KAT Comet (though not as big the desk mat got pulled day 1)
I mean im all for if trying, wish you luck just don't be surprised if hitting a huge wall of legal action.
To the real issues I have is 1, the helmet looks odd to me just empty honestly, 2. Your sig is off, you need to put a "code" section above it and post it so people can copy paste.
just sliding in to say the deskmat for comet is cancelled not because of legal action, but simpliy the guy I hired to make it went to get smokes and never came back.
Tons of ppl seem to think I didn't do my research, weigh the pros and cons, and reach out to the right people for this, it's hilarious really.
This comment comes off extremely cocky, people are just trying to give you advice. Nobody was saying you didn't do your research. They just linked the legal site. I agree with Raravin, I think this might break the "No commercial projects" rule that they have. I'd be interested to see what they have to say if you did contact them about the set. We could totally be wrong with this, I'm always interested in hearing more about these things, what makes a keyset break IP, and what doesn't I know a ton of anime sets are grey area for IP.
"Trying to give me advice"
They linked it when I already linked it in my post so what kind of advice is that??? How is linking something I ALREADY LINKED helpful at all? The speed at which they went to copy paste highlight link it as a comment seemed more like just that they wanted to be the 1st to "do something" which I found both annoying and amusing. It was not advice, and came across to me like they were trying to make it seem like I didn't do any research, which I found extremely offensive. I did not "miss the line" bla bla bla
I am not obligated to explicitly explain how I went about doing my research and who I talked to nor do I have the energy to type it out, but if things are so "cut and dry", why aren't they also linking the legal to everyone who sells digital/physical fanart/fanmerch of LoL at conventions (like Anime Expo) or SakimiChan, a literal Patreon artist that Riot Games very aware of and is not in possession of a written licensed agreement.
TLDR; I OBVIOUSLY KNOW VERY WELL THIS IS A RISK AND I DECIDED I WAS OK WITH THE RISK <3 I went into this half-expecting someone spiteful or petty enough to do their best to get this taken down. I will deal with that if it happens as I said so previously. Unless you are Riot Games, I am not looking for legal advice on this. Thank you.
I don't necessarily agree with the way op is running their IC, their tone, or the subject matter of the set, but I find it rather ironic and a bit strange that the majority of the negative commenters are all people who have run sets profiting off of others IP, without the owners permission. Maybe I'm missing something.
I don't necessarily agree with the way op is running their IC, their tone, or the subject matter of the set, but I find it rather ironic and a bit strange that the majority of the negative commenters are all people who have run sets profiting off of others IP, without the owners permission. Maybe I'm missing something.
Please... consider making more posts and getting to know the community a bit before (build rapport) you make your Interest Check your very first post.
It's not a requirement but it's nice to know that you've read around the forum, and it helps when someone sees even a vaguely familiar face.
Your signature/header:MoreShow Image(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/695466835025592330/774438387629162497/Geekhack-Header-3840x2400.png)
KDA Banner, for reference:MoreShow Image(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/654872730197295116/774438476879101982/dims.png)
I am by no means a lawyer or legal expert, nor am I a KDA fan, but this is playing with very very dangerous fire, IMO.
Additionally, is the KDA Font even allowed/released for commercial use?
Edit:
At least you didn't stick with the last name it had.Show Image(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/654872730197295116/774441470551654410/unknown.png)
Historically, we've had GMK Blink get C&D'd completely out of existence for more subtle references,and the deskmat for KAT Comet got pulled.[edit: see below (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=109460.msg2977052#msg2977052)]
Historically, we've had GMK Blink get C&D'd completely out of existence for more subtle references
I strongly encourage you to not focus on the legal risk - that's my worry, not yours
Is that main legend font...impact???
Is this going to be made by Signature Plastics, Infinikey, or whom (question within a question: is this the correct use of whom, lol?)?I’ll just answer this on behalf of her! It will be Infinikey/TKC
If you're going to "advise" on how big of a legal risk this is, please don't. Thank you for the concern, I appreciate everyone trying to help, but I've already considered all of it - I really have - and will be continuing with the project as far as possible. For implicit reasons, I have that covered (for now). I strongly encourage you not to focus on the legal risk I'm taking, and instead focus on comments that have to do with the keyset
I am not obligated to explicitly explain how I went about doing my research and who I talked to nor do I have the energy to type it out
everyone who sells digital/physical fanart/fanmerch
SakimiChan, a literal Patreon artist that Riot Games very aware of and is not in possession of a written licensed agreement
KNOW VERY WELL THIS IS A RISK AND I DECIDED I WAS OK WITH THE RISK
oh nooo darn who could have seen this coming
oh nooo darn who could have seen this coming
What happened?
The GB page on dangkeebs is gone (maybe a copyright takedown?)The story goes when the set first launched, Astro "asked" a riot friend if it was fine with no written confirmation from what I think. Astro then received a cease and desist letter which was ignored and Riot now has sent another one to all vendors to refund and shut it down.
Honestly,
Best of luck. I wont be shocked if this gets pulled you are playing with riots current huge money maker. That has links to GIDLE and Twice, two other big idol groups.
The last two Idol GB had a super quick legal action, GMK Blink and KAT Comet (though not as big the desk mat got pulled day 1)
I mean im all for if trying, wish you luck just don't be surprised if hitting a huge wall of legal action.
To the real issues I have is 1, the helmet looks odd to me just empty honestly, 2. Your sig is off, you need to put a "code" section above it and post it so people can copy paste.
Thanks for the tip about the signature, much appreciated :)\
And yeah I wouldn't be shocked either. Tons of ppl seem to think I didn't do my research, weigh the pros and cons, and reach out to the right people for this, it's hilarious. But I wasn't going to not at least try with this, and I didn't half ass this effort either. I know there are ppl who would love to see Encore get shut down, but that's not going to stop me from doing my best :D
Nothing great without risk was ever made.
I've been following... and let's say you had a great plan in mind. I'm not trying to "kick while you're down"...Be cause “**** ‘em” that’s why…
but I need help understanding... why ignore a cease and desist letter?
The GB page on dangkeebs is gone (maybe a copyright takedown?)The story goes when the set first launched, Astro "asked" a riot friend if it was fine with no written confirmation from what I think. Astro then received a cease and desist letter which was ignored and Riot now has sent another one to all vendors to refund and shut it down.
Regarding the drama here, I have for awhile removed myself from that since it was negatively affecting my wellbeing, hence the lack of updates to it (as I'm sure many of you have noticed). I admit my initial reaction to the comments on it was immature, arrogant, and inflammatory, but have since reflected with the guidance of kindhearted veteran designers & moved forward from the incident. Those who stuck with me can vouch for my growth if that matters to any of you. I do not expect others to forgive my previous behavior & have put it behind me, & what others decide to do is up to them of course. It's a shame what happened happened, but I've learned from it & that's all I can do.
In regards to why I strongly believe it's OK in the legal gray area, it's because after reading their Legal Jibber Jabber, I immediately thought of several public instances where creators were blatantly breaking their code, but Riot Games didn't care. Riot is known to willingly turn a blind eye on paywalled fanmade merch as long as the designer/seller does NOT use their logo anywhere or say that it is a Riot-backed project. A great example would be the NSFW artist Sakimichan who makes tons of NSFW fanart for many games including League of Legends. She's extremely popular and Riot is well aware that her LoL champ fanart is Patreon-exclusive which is in direct violation of their Legal Jibber Jabber on paper. However, she's still allowed to continue this 'cause she doesn't use their Riot Games logo & also, Riot would never back a NSFW artist publicly (privately, though yes, as many Rioters are avid fans of her Patreon). Another example would be the many creators who sell League of Legends IP fanmerch at conventions (Anime Expo, Fanime, etc.) or in their online stores. These fanmade merch include art prints, apparel, accessories, & more that are produced & sold by a 3rd-party to the creator. Riot is aware of all of this, but they have bigger fish to fry (such as other game studios copying their game i.e. Mobile Legends; you can Google the lawsuit that occurred).
The difference between my set & GMK Blink is I'm not mentioning Riot Games or K/DA anywhere in my set. I steered clear of using their official logos & I checked what is officially trademarked by Riot Games (https://trademarks.justia.com/owners/riot-games-inc-1359372/page2), and none of my novelties are listed. The "KDA" font I'm using for social assets is free to use (https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/jjfs29/kda_font/). The assets looking similar to official KDA art (banners, font, colors, etc.) is intentional, but I am NOT using anything that's copyrighted or trademarked here AFAIK. I'm not trying to hide that this set is K/DA/Riot Games inspired though, otherwise I wouldn't have included the Riot Games Legal Jibber Jabber blog here and on my site. I was actually initially satisfied that it was so easily recognized as K/DA without using their logo 'cause it meant I got close enough to the real deal, but in hindsight, maybe too close for comfort for folks. Time will tell.
I hope for the best, but if Riot Games reaches out to me and tells me "No, you cannot do this", I will of course comply because this project was born out of love for them and what they do. The last thing I want to do is upset my favorite game studio. If Riot Games graciously allows it, I will do my best to redesign the keyset so it does not infringe upon the IP, but still remains close enough to it that true KDA fans can enjoy it, much like how KAT Eternal was designed. I will also take full responsibility for going about this the wrong way initially and disappointing those were truly excited for the set with me. To those who have been following me all this time & supporting the set, thank you from the bottom of my heart. If the worst case scenario were to pass, it would be knowing that I let the set's supporters down that would hit the hardest, including the vendors who put themselves at risk too for supporting my set. I've gotten to know so, so many lovely folks since this IC was posted, and my biggest fear is the disappointed and headaches the worst case scenario would cause to people I truly care about. It is my fault for jumping into this headfirst without considering the possible consequences for others rather just for myself. I sincerely apologize.
TLDR - I admit I have nothing legally on paper to protect my set from a C&D like the others mentioned above, it's just solid hearsay, but hearsay nonetheless. I was unnecessarily arrogant and ignorant when I launched this, but have matured since (20/20 hindsight). If things go awry, I won't be able to forgive myself for the falling out that will affect my supporters. I have no problems facing the consequences of my own actions, but I wish I could shield my supporters from whatever may happen as a result of my actions. Thank you for reading.
since the designer doesn't feel it's appropriate to notify those on all platformsShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/xOZnvpe.png)
i feel it's wholly irresponsible of the runner and the vendors to allow this to happen, arrogantly pushing this set towards group buy while there clearly being a breach of terms of service
While I found the irony in this situation predictable and expected, and well overdue.. (seriously, after seeing the news I had to hit my inhaler), it's actually pretty sad in the bigger picture and don't think it's doing anyone any favors to rub salt in the wound. OP probably knows very well that they f**ked up astronomically, and their ignorance leading to this outcome already comes with a lot of guilt. There is no way this is not a learning lesson. I think it's really important to realize that while they were willing to "take the risk", being the designer in this situation is a pretty low-risk position compared to others that are affected - especially the vendors.
While I found the irony in this situation predictable and expected, and well overdue.. (seriously, after seeing the news I had to hit my inhaler), it's actually pretty sad in the bigger picture and don't think it's doing anyone any favors to rub salt in the wound. OP probably knows very well that they f**ked up astronomically, and their ignorance leading to this outcome already comes with a lot of guilt. There is no way this is not a learning lesson. I think it's really important to realize that while they were willing to "take the risk", being the designer in this situation is a pretty low-risk position compared to others that are affected - especially the vendors.
Understandable, but all of this was easily preventable. Many people shared this ahead of time and the runner went ahead, believing somehow the rules did not apply to them. Its sad that they're here, but this community has grown to a point where you really shouldn't be taking people's money if you're walking to a pretty obvious legal issue. And yeah, I feel worse for the vendors who are going to be hit with all of these refund requests and what that does to them financially.
ReservedI think this is how you use a Reserved reply post? I'll be adding this to the IC too just in case.
seethe mald copeReservedI think this is how you use a Reserved reply post? I'll be adding this to the IC too just in case.
10/7/21 UPDATE:
Hello! There is no TLDR of this. As most of you have already know, DSA Encore (renamed DSA Uncore by 1 of my supporters with a sense of humor) was C&D'd a few months after GB ended. I won't go into too much detail about it for legal & private reasons; however, I wanted to set the record straight for several rumors about the situation that are negatively affecting myself, my supporters, & the reputation of the vendors who supported the GB. It's been brought to my attention that the following assumptions have been made & circulated as the truth.
1. MYTH: I ignored the C&D and lied to my vendors.
This is false. I don't know who made this assumption and spread this based on pieces of information from sources either not directly involved or sources without a full grasp of the situation, but this is utterly untrue. My vendors as well as Riot Games can vouch for me. Riot Games and I spoke about this after and as it stands, Riot Games and I are on good terms as they understand I never meant to offend them. When my vendors were directly contacted regarding the C&D, I did not try convincing them to ignore it & instead urged them to comply while thanking them for their support & patience. I kept them in the loop the entire time throughout the process when it was clear there was a misunderstanding between myself and the third-party representing Riot Games.
2. MYTH: The keyset was rushed into production shortly after GB ended to try and circumvent a possible C&D.
False. I'm not sure where people are getting their information, but it certainly isn't from me nor my vendors, who are the only sources of truths in this matter. The keyset was being prototyped and sent to me. I approved V2, but the set itself never went into mass production before the C&D as I was still noodling on some stuff for it. No sets of DSA Encore were produced beyond the two prototype sets.
There's also a less serious rumor saying I tried to hide the C&D and the provided "proof" of this was that I didn't notify/update the GeekHack post ASAP. Also untrue. As many of you are aware, when things went awry with the IC initially, I pulled back from Geekhack and moving forward, provided updates about the set ONLY in my server and my Instagram. My server was notified first because that was where the majority of the set's followers were. In my server statement announcing the C&D, I also stated I'd be updating my Instagram accordingly soon after. As you can imagine, my first priority was handling the C&D itself followed by notifying my supporters whenever I had major updates. Updating a post on a forum I hadn't been active on for several months and NOT where the majority of my followers were residing was obviously not at the top of my list. The fact that some members are using this against me as proof that I tried to hide the C&D happening is wild to me.
I'm aware that when I first landed on GH with my IC, my initial reaction to most of the comments was immature, arrogant, & inflammatory, so I understand how most of GH is reveling in a "They had it coming / Told you so / Haha get f*cked" moment. That's fair. Everyone is entitled to schadenfreude every now and then, especially when it's towards someone who was deserving of it with an attitude like mine before; however, I would greatly appreciate it if community members would stop playing a broken telephone game and create their own theories to spread regarding what occurred. If it didn't come directly from me, then there's a high chance that the information is skewed and not 100% accurate.
I am not asking the community to simply forget my initial behavior on the IC, as I understand that the C&D was no fault of my own, but I am humbly asking that you not mentally hold me to what I was previously. Whether you as an individual would like to forgive my initial arrogant behavior is up to you, though I strongly believe I've grown as a person and designer since. Anyone who has truly followed me within my server can see that. I say truly since I'm well aware there are a handful of folks who lurk in my server to screenshot content and share elsewhere to discuss in a malicious manner. I find that a bit sad, but it do be like that, so feel free to come and go as you may in the server.
The C&D situation got me down bad to say the least. Besides that though, I was extremely disheartened and hurt having seen a few designers who I thought were true friends of mine in the hobby, some of whom I've collaborated with for projects, say some of the most mean-spirited comments regarding the situation. While I may have pulled back on my previously very active status in the Discord servers in the community to handle the issue, I was still lurking in them. I’m shocked how some people can feign sympathy in a server to maintain their nice façade to everyone there while simultaneously spewing some seriously hurtful sentiment in another server. I understand general toxicity coming from strangers I didn't really interact with outside the GH IC, but to have it come from a few folks I befriended is something entirely unexpected.
Some vendors also unfairly received misdirected negativity towards them just because they backed my GB. I want to emphasize that the C&D was solely my responsibility and my vendors were nothing but great, supportive, and patient. They are all still 100% trustworthy vendors and none of them (nor myself) attempted to deceive anyone during this process.
On a completely different note, if any designer is curious about how to handle a C&D, talking to the offended party, what constitutes a gray area of a policy, or just do's & don't's for a situation like that, my Discord DMs are open for the genuinely well-meaning and curious. It was a rocky road, but I did learn a lot from it, and I have to thank Riot Games in helping me understand the situation too and they were kind enough to have an open discussion about it when I politely requested one (details of that convo won't be revealed though).
And with that, I think that's all I've to say about the situation. If anything else major comes up, I may or may not address it depending on what it is. This hasn't stopped me from designing. I do plan to come back to using these colors, but after finishing my 2nd keyset design. Have a great day/night, stay safe, and thanks for reading!