KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON
You’ve probably seen this image alot lately, on tees and being re-appropriated by lots of artists. It feels pretty current, but did you know it was made in 1939 by the British Government?
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On
‎”And a message of such powerful simplicity might not be so forthcoming these days. Today’s government posters attempt to convince the public of an unappreciated danger and get them to modify their behaviour. The “Keep Calm” poster is merel…y an injunction to think another way and continue acting as you have always acted.“It’s very good, almost zen,” says Dr Prince. “It works as a personal mantra now. If people are thinking ‘I’m about to lose the house’, it’s good advice.” 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7869458.stm

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

You’ve probably seen this image alot lately, on tees and being re-appropriated by lots of artists. It feels pretty current, but did you know it was made in 1939 by the British Government?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On

‎”And a message of such powerful simplicity might not be so forthcoming these days. Today’s government posters attempt to convince the public of an unappreciated danger and get them to modify their behaviour. The “Keep Calm” poster is merely an injunction to think another way and continue acting as you have always acted.

“It’s very good, almost zen,” says Dr Prince. “It works as a personal mantra now. If people are thinking ‘I’m about to lose the house’, it’s good advice.”


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7869458.stm

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