Moreover, the 'Britishness' of the slogan, advocating a stiff upper lip in times of terror, reflects the courage with which Londoners faced the Blitz during the war. Keep Calm and Carry On (Zachovej klid a pokrauj) byl propagandistický plakát, který vytvoilo britské ministerstvo informací v ervenci 1939, a jím reagovalo na hrozbu války s Nmeckem a zejména hrozbu bombardování britských mst, je se pedpokládalo. The simplicity of the design, with the words emblazoned in white against a fire engine red background, coupled with a simplified crown at the top, perhaps accounts for the recent popularity of the poster. The Australian War Memorial is in possession of original copies of this poster, as well as those that were issued alongside it ('Freedom in in Peril' and 'Your Courage, your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution will Bring Us Victory') because they were directly donated by the British government to the museum. Some posters survived in the collection of the Imperial War Museum, and the British archives. The majority of posters are believed to have been pulped at the end of the war in 1945. It was never released by the Ministry of Information, as it was designed to be displayed only if Germany invaded Britain. It is a nostalgia for the state of being repressed – solid, stoic, public spirited, as opposed to the depoliticised, hysterical and privatised reality of Britain over the last 30 years.”Ībout the Keep Calm typeface (Caslon Egyptian, apparently).Ĭouple of other shows I’ve been on recently that you might be interested in: I dig into the surprising (to me) etymology of ‘dude’ with Callie Wright on Queersplaining I popped up on the Stay At Home festival with Robin Ince, Josie Long, George Egg and my brother Andy and if you have even the slightest inclination to know more about my background, how I work, what goes into this show, humour, podcasting etc, this interview with Stuart Goldsmith on The Comedian’s Comedian is perhaps the most comprehensive I’ve ever done.This iconic poster now familiar to many viewers, was originally nearly lost. More background about the poster campaign from the Imperial War Museum.īy Owen Hatherley: “The poster isn’t just a case of the return of the repressed, it is rather the return of repression itself. Most fun way to stabilise bookcases I can think of. This video about the poster turning up at Barter Books makes Barter Books look like the prettiest bookshop in the world! Stuart told me the train set along the top of the bookcases was to stabilise them. More information about how the 1939 poster campaign was put together…then taken apart. Keep Calm and Carry On (engl.: zadri smirenost i nastavi dalje), motivacijski plakat koji je proizvela britanska vlada 1939. Bookshop owner Stuart Manley talks about unearthing the poster that spawned countless imitations author Owen Hatherley explains why the poster was NOT, in fact, an exemplar of Blitz Spirit and British bulldog courage and whatnot and psychologist and therapist Jane Gregory considers whether being told to keep calm can actually keep us calm. Keep Calm and Carry On, originalni plakat iz 1939. And lo! A decor trend was born: teatowels, T-shirts, mugs, phone cases, condoms, and a zillion riffs on the phrase. TRANSCRIPT Twenty years ago, a 1939 poster printed by the British government with the words ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ turned up in a second-hand bookshop in Northern England.
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