A couple years ago I was thumbing through a design magazine (or maybe I was surfing design blogs), saw this framed WWII poster hanging in the subject’s office, and decided immediately I must have one for my own office. Right now it sits framed, leaning against against a bookcase, waiting for me to finish cleaning up the mess in here, but everytime someone sees it, they ask, “Oooh, where can I get one?” (You can order one here, along with the matching mug.)
When I was in London in December, I must have spotted a dozen of these framed posters hanging in shops and cafes, but have yet to see any hanging in stores stateside.
Anyway, last week the BBC published an interesting story about the poster and why it’s resonating with people 50+ years later.
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Rachel W 02.09.09 at 12:32 pm
Di- that’s always been one of my favorites and very timely now too.
Julie Sturgeon 02.09.09 at 2:36 pm
OK, in the spirit of staying calm and carrying on, I’m off to buy that saying for my office.
Amy 02.12.09 at 12:31 pm
Just ordered the mugs for myself and some colleagues!
Leslie 03.16.09 at 9:20 pm
I LOVE that poster! And, saw this funny riff on it recently at http://gogoabigail.com/blog/2009/01/10/panic-and-freak/ Same design, just says “Now Panic and Freak Out” Anyway, both seem appropriate these days.
Heather 07.21.09 at 7:26 pm
Thanks for linking to the original site. Bought the mousepad for my cubicle and the mug fir a friend.