the british government ministry created the quote keep calm and carry on.
the british government ministry created the quote keep calm and carry on.
which ministry created the quote keep calm and carry on?
british government
the "keep calm and carry on" poster was designed by the ministry of information during the period of 27 june to 6 july 1939. it was produced as part of a series of three "home publicity" posters (the others read "your "courage," your "cheerfulness," your "resolution will bring us victory"" and ""freedom is in peril / defend it with all your might""). each poster showed the slogan under a representation of a "tudor crown" (a symbol of the state). they were intended to be distributed to strengthen morale in the event of a wartime disaster, such as mass bombing of major cities using high explosives and poison gas, which was widely expected within hours of an outbreak of war.
keep calm and carry on
as the popularity of the poster in various media has grown, innumerable parodies, imitations and co-optations have also appeared, making it a notable meme. messages range from the cute to the overtly political. examples have included "now panic and freak out" (with an upside-down crown), "get excited and make things" (with a crown incorporating spanners), "keep calm and have a cupcake" (with a cupcake icon), "don't panic and fake a british accent", "keep spending and carry on shopping", "keep calm and don't sneeze" during the 2009 swine flu pandemic, "keep calm and call batman" (with the batman logo), and "keep calm and switch to linux" (with tux).
keep calm and carry on