This piece of graphic design seems to be everywhere at the moment, amazing that something that was designed 60 years ago seems to have struck a chord today. The sales it is generating is pretty impressive as well according to
this guardian article No wonder I am spotting so many around, but I wouldnt have guessed
even cufflinks are now available. Its an interesting story how this poster was
rediscovered and came to be commercialized, but what is interesting me more now (even more than the
celebrity endorsements) it the new variations that I am starting to see.
I have seen a few
Now Panic and Freak Out T-shirts around Leeds, but the future direction of this poster can be charted through the designs on
http://www.flickr.com/groups/keepcalm/ Yes, a whole Flickr group devoted to variations on this poster.
So then, time for a quick round up,
(the in-joke)
(The Type-Geek)
(The backlash)
(And finally, cleverly pointing out the truth that this poster has now become another office cliche)
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