Ever wonder why the World War II British slogan "Keep Calm and
Carry On " has surfaced some 70 years later to become today's
most ubiquitous meme? Not only has the Internet been
cyberventillating variations on the theme online for over a year
now, one can find t-shirts and other memorabilia easily
accessible for purchase in the real world. The original artwork
was initially produced by Britain's Ministry of Information in
1939 at the onset of the War in an attempt to boost morale in
the event of a German invasion. While over 2.5 million copies of
the poster were originally distributed, the graphic designer
remains anonymous to this day. Flash-forward to the year 2000
and some of the original copies surfaced in bookstores, while
others were readily printed and distributed freely since the
copyright had long since expired. Now in the public domain,
knock-offs abound with every conceivable variation one can think
of. . . and then some. Today, one has to ask why the sudden
resurgence in popularity and why have th