What Goes Around...

Smart stuff for Global Coalition for Peace from Big Ant International. As part of the "What Goes Around" campaign to end the war in Iraq, each one of these posters is designed to wrap around poles and pillars.

Very cool concept, copy with a nice execution.

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HMK

Thanks to Oberholtzer Creative.

The Greatest Motivational Poster Ever?

"Millions of copies of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster were printed on the eve of World War II, but never displayed. Now the message has taken on a new lease of life in our troubled peacetime.

The simple five-word message is the very model of British restraint and stiff upper lip. Keep calm and carry on.

In 1939, with war against Germany looming, the Government designed three posters to steady the public's resolve and maintain morale. These featured the crown of King George VI set against a bold red background, and three distinctive slogans - "Freedom is in Peril", "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory", and "Keep Calm and Carry On".

Two-and-a-half million copies of "Keep Calm" were printed, to be distributed in the event of a national catastrophe, but remained in storage throughout the war.

The message was all but forgotten until 2000, when a copy was discovered in a box of books bought at auction by Stuart Manley, a bookseller from Northumberland."


Read the rest of Stuart Hughes' The Greatest Motivational Poster Ever? for the BBC News Magazine.

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Socialize Liberally. Drink Conservatively.

Check out this timely series of posters from Boston agency Arnold for the Jack Daniel's brand.

The tagline is, "Socialize liberally. Drink conservatively."

There's a few more over at Thanks to Ad Freak.

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HMK

Thanks to David Gianatasio at Ad Week.

Pixel It

The ultimate in customization.

Dig the poster with an alterable structure to display messages - a visually professional and attention grabbing alternative to the static poster. “Pixel It” consists of two layers of paper. Cuts on the white outer layer allow the user to fold parts out and therefore create a "Pixel-Structure" by showing the coloured layer underneath.

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HMK

Vintage Chinese Public Health Posters

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While researching Chinese imagery for a poster I'm working on I stumbled upon The National Library of Medicine. They've got a nice collection of health posters from around the world focusing on the History of Medicine.

The above image, from 1933, explains how the ear is like a telephone and the eye is like a camera. More over here: Chinese Posters.

Have a healthy weekend!

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HMK