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Original - "Keep Calm and Carry On" is a motivational poster that was produced by the Government of the United Kingdom in 1939 during the beginning of World War II, but never used. It was rediscovered in 2000, and since then the design and slogan have been used commercially in the United Kingdom.
Alt1 text centered and aligned (this time with respect to top of the letters instead of center or bottom), crown straightened (hopefully)
Alt2 remade entirely by Mononomic
Reason
Very emotive and powerful poster, which says a lot. I have it on the cover of a book next to me, on my wall at home, and I have seen the it (and bastardisations) on clothing and the like- in Britain, it is comparable to the likes of the famous Che Guevara photo in terms of its iconic status. This svg is a perfect reproduction, and, as an svg, can appear at any size necessary. There can be no better illustration for the article on the poster itself, and is a decent addition to the other articles on which it is used. I think it could probably be used in other articles as well. Has that "wow" factor that we're not allowed to talk about, and meets all the criteria, as far as I can see. Yes, it's simple, but it's certainly a highly valuable addition to the encyclopedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Keep Calm and Carry On, motivational poster, Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)
Creator
UK Government (design), Evilandi (svg)
  • Oops, I was doing it when you added this. Replaced the figures of the letter by text and centered it (they come horizontal by default). Still I see them rotated. Maybe some optical illusion?  franklin  21:16, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I've got a mug with this on! It's Blue on my mug though, but I assume that is no issue just choice of the mug maker... Gazhiley (talk) 12:02, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm concerned that the vectorization is not perfectly made, particularly the text which is all crooked and misaligned. There's no rotation necessary, it's just that the shapes are slanted, most likely due to straight forward trace from a raster. Needs to be reworked. --ZooFari 20:43, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Wouldn't this be more authentic if it was a high resolution scan of an original? Noodle snacks (talk) 21:46, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Might I point out that the font of the text on the original posters used is different to the one in the nomination: [1]. (Check the K, C, A and R for clarification.) I don't think it looks nice as a consequence. If I remember correctly, the original nomination (before the text was rotated) had it right, though. Also, the crown needs rotating; it wasn't just the text. 79.67.154.166 (talk) 21:59, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Already reverted my edition to the poster. this website claims that the second picture is one of the originals. Can someone recognize what is the font being used? If it is really one the originals it would be good to have it. If there were no original prints at all then it doesn't matter.  franklin  00:00, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • The posters "have a unique and recognisable typography" according to our article. The font on the current image certainly matches the one used on my book cover. I also have a poster of it from The Times- I'm afraid I can't compare that myself, as I will not be home again for several weeks. J Milburn (talk) 00:36, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Maedin\talk 17:38, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]