Comments on: Keep Calm and Carry On http://perpenduum.com/2008/08/keep-calm-and-carry-on/ Contiguous thought Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:48:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: culturalelite http://perpenduum.com/2008/08/keep-calm-and-carry-on/comment-page-1/#comment-115 culturalelite Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:31:21 +0000 http://perpenduum.com/?p=611#comment-115 <p>There's an interesting story behind this poster, The couple that own one of Britain's largest 2nd hand bookstores in the north of England are the one's who first came across the poster and started to print it... read the story at the link below.</p> <p>http://www.barterbooks.co.uk/keepcalm.php</p> <p>However it's other companies who take most of the credit for it. Admittedly people saw the potential in the iconic imagery and new how to capitalise on it... and of course the poster is copyright free and in the public domain, but still it's his lack of recognition of the discoverer's of the poster that annoys me. </p> <p>If anyone wants to purchase some 'Keep Calm and Carry On' stuff I suggest you do it from the the true home of the iconic found phrase.. Barter Books, Alnwick, Northumberland. http://www.barterbooks.co.uk</p> There’s an interesting story behind this poster, The couple that own one of Britain’s largest 2nd hand bookstores in the north of England are the one’s who first came across the poster and started to print it… read the story at the link below.

http://www.barterbooks.co.uk/keepcalm.php

However it’s other companies who take most of the credit for it. Admittedly people saw the potential in the iconic imagery and new how to capitalise on it… and of course the poster is copyright free and in the public domain, but still it’s his lack of recognition of the discoverer’s of the poster that annoys me.

If anyone wants to purchase some ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ stuff I suggest you do it from the the true home of the iconic found phrase.. Barter Books, Alnwick, Northumberland. http://www.barterbooks.co.uk

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