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Case study example | Royal Mail and Julian Opie

For the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Royal Mail licensed Julian Opie’s Diver (2011) to include in a series of celebratory stamps.

A blue stamp of a diver in white
Julian Opie, Olympic aquatic print and stamp edition, Royal Mail, 2012 © Julian Opie, courtesy Lisson Gallery 2024

The series of stamps became available for the UK public, and visitors to the UK, to use on letters, postcards and packages.

DACS set up a licensing agreement between Royal Mail and artist Julian Opie.

Other use cases for artwork licensing in the sports sector

These include:

  • sports arena advertising boards
  • sportswear design
  • sports shoe design
  • events
  • interview backdrops
  • marketing and promotional material
  • merchandising
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