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Just been reading an article about the “Keep Calm and Carry On” posters, on the BBC. For anyone who hasn’t heard of this particular piece of print before, two-and-a-half million copies were printed during the Second World War, to be distributed in the event of a national catastrophe. Apparently, things never got bad enough to require this Super Posters release.

However, now in our troubled peace time, the message has a new pertinence. As a result replica posters (and T-shits, hoodies, bags, satchels, mugs & cuff-links) can be purchased for a credit crunching low price at Keep Calm and Carry On. Although, I’d suggest waiting until they go into administration, they’ll have 50% off in no time.


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Posted: 4th February 2009
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What do you think?

    matt cooper
    4th Feb 2009
    4:40 pm

  1. I am i the only one who thinks that the whole ‘Keep Calm…’ thing is made up? Can anyone prove its real? Everything i’ve seen about its origin just made me think it was a big fake.

    cooked up in shoreditch.

    or am i way off the mark?


    2. Sean
    4th Feb 2009
    6:50 pm

  2. I wonder if Steve at Plan B studio has printed his take on the poster yet…


    3. freshlysqueezed
    4th Feb 2009
    8:19 pm

  3. These are great, I’ve had one on my wall at home for a while now.
    They’ve become something of a design cliché these days though


    4. paul
    4th Feb 2009
    9:56 pm

  4. i totally want one of these posters, but as a t-shirt, i prefer:
    http://www.typetees.com/product/1466/Now_panic_and_freak_out
    but i wish it were set in a more appropriate font (Gill, Johnston, Underground)


    5. Jared Guay
    4th Feb 2009
    10:43 pm

  5. The amount of merchandise and the vagueness of what it’s true meaning is totally reminds me of Obey.


    6. christina
    5th Feb 2009
    3:25 am

  6. i feel like i’ve seen them so much over the past year that they’ve lost all meaning…


    7. Tom
    5th Feb 2009
    10:39 am

  7. I bought one of these posters years ago from the original shop.
    They are only £3.60

    http://tinyurl.com/dfocwk


    8. James
    5th Feb 2009
    1:33 pm

  8. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7869458.stm


    9. Jack
    7th Feb 2009
    12:40 am

  9. Yep, that link was in the original post, James.


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