I really like these print ads from Small World, a German English language course provider. As an adult who moved to a non-English speaking country (strictly speaking) and who had to attend language classes, these sum up my feelings about language school entirely.
"Exciting conversations don't come out of your schoolbook."
This year, 2011, is the International Year of Chemistry. I like stuff like that, so you can imagine how excited I was when I came across Simon C Page's posters. I bought one. It's beautiful.
Today, I stumbled upon more of Simon's posters, this time for the International Year of Astonomy, and they are just as beautiful. As with the chemistry posters, these are also available for purchase (the wife will kill me). I hope he's OK with me plastering my blog with his work.
I always think of this saying when a fast food chain hires some creatives who come up with a new logo/package/interior or pretty much anything else. At the end of the day - it's fatty, greasy, unhealthy, and the restaurants are filled with undesirables (myself included occasionally).
Over in Singapore, Burger King have recently unveiled their latest attempt (from OutofStock) at making these places look, well, nice, and nice it does look. Empty and unused. Just wait until it's filled with squashed chips, crying kids, the weirdos that come for free, and that fast food aroma.
The idea behind it was that 'flame grilled' connotated a nice BBQ setting, or a 'garden grill', which it does. If you're at a BBQ in a garden. However, Burger King is not a pleasant garden grill, it's a fast food joint. Deal with it.
