![]() On this particular day I decided to tackle an unappealing batch of boxes that had been hanging around in the corner of the room for a few months, before starting on the new lot. When we receive this sort of delivery, we tend to rummage through the most interesting-looking boxes first, and the others can be neglected for quite a while. Keep Calm and Carry On was a motivational poster produced by the Government of the United Kingdom in 1939 during the beginning of the World War II to raise. ![]() Full body spiritual young woman wear summer casual clothes hold spreading hands in yoga om aum. We were sorting through a big delivery of books from auction. KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON, text written on red stamp sign. I was in the back area of Barter Books, the bookshop that I own in Alnwick with my wife Mary. ![]() Originally the slogan of a motivational poster produced by the British government ahead of World War II, the phrase has, since the early 2000s, become popularized to the point of clich. Here, the man who discovered it shares his story The original Keep Calm and Carry On poster was produced by Great Britain as a propaganda poster in 1939 at the beginning of WWII. Remain steadfast and composed in the face of adversity. Since then, reprints of the logo have become a must-have design classic. In 2000, the original prototype was discovered by a bookseller from Northumberland. ![]() In 1939, the Government issued a series of reassuring public-service posters, including one that never made it to final print. ![]()
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