18 March 2009

Keep Calm and Carry On: Freedom is in Peril

The Guardian has a nice story about the unexpected success of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster. But what struck me was the following:

This was the third in a series. The first, designed to stiffen public resolve ahead of likely gas attacks and bombing raids, was printed in a run of more than a million and read: Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory. The second, identically styled, stated: Freedom Is In Peril.

How prescient they all were.
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6 comments:

  1. David Gerard11:46 pm

    We really, really need a "FREEDOM IS IN PERIL" poster in that style.

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  2. Glyn Moody9:08 am

    Indeed.

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  3. Unknown9:18 am

    Where cab i see the Freedom is in Peril image? I'd love to use it as the basis for some merch designs for Open Rights Group.

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  4. Glyn Moody9:55 am

    @Michael: well you can buy a copy from Amazon:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Freedom-is-in-Peril-Poster/dp/B001THQRVO

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  5. Anonymous4:13 pm

    Brilliant! I'm going to order one of these and put it in my window at election time.

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  6. Glyn Moody4:17 pm

    Good idea: pity none of the candidates will notice.

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