Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Keep Calm and Carry On

Ever wondered how this meme started? Out of nowhere posters and cards and shirts and mugs and totes galore played with it in many variations. And after a quick google search I found theres even a Keep-Calm-o-matic. Madness? Maybe. What makes this WWII poster sooo... visually successful? The simplicity? Helvetica? (I think Helvetica. ok, also simplicity. ok maybe something else - coded hypnotic message?)

Check out this short:

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