keep calm and magic

[pandaman]

For the Death & Taxes fans...

Keep calm and activate Aether Vial.

[Phoenix Ignition]

Holy crap, I've never heard of the "Keep Calm and ________" before, am I getting old? Apparently it was popularized in 2009? Why then is it popular again now? Was it on some crappy show like Jersey Shore?

[Tha Gunslinga]

Holy crap, I've never heard of the "Keep Calm and ________" before, am I getting old? Apparently it was popularized in 2009? Why then is it popular again now? Was it on some crappy show like Jersey Shore?

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keep-calm-and-carry-on

In 2009, the poster saw its biggest resurgence due to the spread of a global economic crisis in England; The Guardian[7] and The Independent[8] both published articles about the relevance of the poster to people dealing with these troubles. That year, Dr. Rebecca Lewis, whose Ph.D. thesis was on the original poster series[4], began a blog[5] to track any mentions and derivatives of Keep Calm and Carry On posters. In November 2009, The Welsh rock band Stereophonics released their seventh album Keep Calm and Carry On[12], named after the poster. In May 2010, the French website Geekiz[13] posted a compilation of 85 variations of the poster. British loyalty card Nectar launched the ad campaign “Keep Calm and Carry One”[14] to get people to sign up for their service the following year.

[(nameless one)]

I though the Keep Calm posters dated back to WW2 when bombings were frequent at London.

I could be wrong.

[warfordium]

most appropriate shirt i ever bought my now-ex: http://media.threadless.com//imgs/pr...rt_guys_01.jpg

[Phoenix Ignition]

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keep-calm-and-carry-on

Right, this is where I got my first information of the 2009 figure. I guess 2010 sort of continued it, but I didn't know of this whole phenomenon and I'm quite plugged in to the internet. Like, my work and my leisure are both me on a computer, and I'm an avid redditor. I don't miss things often, so I'm just wondering what form of pop culture I'm completely missing here. Is it some preteen girl thing?

[csy]

Politics, designer typography, etc. teen girls have nothing to do with it.

Googled

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On

[lsho]

But how cool is the typography? I mean I just adore Gill Sans but the typo is just super awesome. Love the brit/euro style (hehe... Eurostile, also a great font!)

[csy]

Its the overall treatment and the concept behind it. I don't make the 'iconic list of typographic explorations' but as a designer I have to know it. :p

[(nameless one)]

Wouldn't you wear this at GP Atlanta?

[rxavage]

Wouldn't you wear this at GP Atlanta?

I'd like one in medium please.

[caiomarcos]

Wouldn't you wear this at GP Atlanta?

Seeing that I realized that you can't just throw any word in there, brainstorm clearly doesn't "fit" and therefore does not look as good as "go on" or other simpler, shorter wordings.

[sillyandrew]

Seeing that I realized that you can't just throw any word in there, brainstorm clearly doesn't "fit" and therefore does not look as good as "go on" or other simpler, shorter wordings.

while i agree with this, that shirt still rules.

[Hardcore]

Keep calm, and topdeck swamp.

(for the Pox players)

[rxavage]

Seeing that I realized that you can't just throw any word in there, brainstorm clearly doesn't "fit" and therefore does not look as good as "go on" or other simpler, shorter wordings.

Visually it doesn't really fit but "brainstorm" and "go on" are both 2 syllables so it still sounds right.

[troopatroop]

Keep calm, and Nacatl go

With tropical island colors and picture somehow :)

[tride]

Keep calm and Standstill.

[Schembo]

Keep calm and Standstill.

Keep calm and take your time