Keep Calm and Carry On Poster Spoofs

I love it when I stumble across on of these humorous variations. The Keep Calm and Carry On posters were part of a British Government commission during the spring of 1939 just before the outbreak of war with Germany. While this poster was never actually used, and its original writer/designer unknown, the poster was discovered with an old pile of books 50 years later and reproduced. It is now a cult item - particularly given its resonance during these uncertain times.

Of course, like any popular design, the poster has been reworked a variety of ways. Artists, designers, crafters and average Joe's have been creating these posters and selling them on a wide range of materials. You can get a variation on your t-shirt, mug, tea-towel, carpet and who knows what else!

Here is a selection of my favorites...

This one speaks to my designer side - how many times have we all heard this?
But we all have to get paid somehow...
"Fine, I can make it as big as you want - just don't tell anyone I'm your designer."

You can see more variations over at the Flickr group Keep Calm and Carry On: Design Variations,
Check out products simply by typing Keep Calm and Carry On into a search engine - loads of sellers pop up.
[The cupcake version is by Jenny Heid & Aaron Nieradka, check out their Etsy store].

J xx