{"id":45,"date":"2013-09-06T01:17:51","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T01:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/posterini.com\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2015-11-30T11:55:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T11:55:05","slug":"keep-calm-carry-on-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterini.com\/blog\/keep-calm-carry-on-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep calm and carry on Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_top_1=&#8221;0px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_post_title admin_label=&#8221;Post Title&#8221; global_module=&#8221;11009&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;advanced,css&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Special Elite|on|||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; meta_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;5px||10px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;below&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; text_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Most of you have seen some of the &#8220;Keep Calm and xx&#8221; line of posters around. big Letters, \u00a0flat backgrounds, witty messages. They are fun! But what is the story behind the artwork?<\/p>\n<p>Keep Calm and Carry On was a propaganda poster that was produced by the\u00a0British\u00a0government\u00a0during the Second World War. The purpose of the poster was to raise the morale of the public after the predicted air attacks that were going to take place. This range of posters had limited distribution and they weren&#8217;t well known. But who would have said it, after many years they were rediscovered, in 2000 to be precise. A number of companies began to produce them again and since them they have become a Viral phenomena through the social networks!.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning there were around two designs but another 15 appeared in 2012. Since then people of all backgrounds have improvised their own variations that are often found on\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and other social networks.<br \/>\nThe popularity of these posters kept growing, triggering parodies and imitations of all kinds. 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