Video - The Story of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” Poster

January 31st, 2013

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON Poster at Barter Books Bookstore

We’re all familiar with the famous British World War II Propaganda Poster, “KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON”. It’s become something of a major icon in graphic art history. I know, I know, the millions of parodies that have popped-up lately make me sick to my stomach too but it’s still a great piece of art. Well, here’s a very clever video telling it’s origin story and it’s extremely interesting to hear about. Plus, this poster was “re-discovered” at a famous UK Bookstore named BARTER BOOKS and that, in itself, is worth watching the video for. It’s a fun building & looks like a place where you could get lost into books forever. It used to be an old train station & it’s completely beautiful.

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