datestampUSEWednesday, February 6, 2008

Current Crush

I love this sentiment. This is a reproduction of a vintage WWII poster and unfortunately, it is sold out right now. But I'll keep waiting. Wouldn't it be so great to hang right in the middle of the house? Here's the story of the design:

In 1939, on the eve of the declaration of war with Germany, the British Government's Ministry of Information commissioned a number of posters to be displayed throughout the country upon the outbreak of the inevitable war. This poster, using the Crown of King George VI as the only graphic element, simply read "Keep Calm and Carry On." The original designer's identity remains unknown. However, this faithful reproduction of the original poster is a tribute to the person who so cleverly captured the spirit of the moment.

P.S. If you haven't checked out this shop, it's worth a peek

-amr

1 comment:

Kari said...

Cool poster, cool story behind it, and even more, great tribute to Tim Gunn!! Who, by the way, comes on in 8 mintues so I'm done blog surfing!!