Mutton Dressed as Lamb

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. 

Borgen

I'm totally in love with the opening credits of Danish political drama, Borgen (directly translated as The Castle, a nickname for the Danish Parliment). They're reminiscent of Mad Men, but different enough to be their own. Quite beautiful, I think. Except right in the middle they stick this God-awful 80s sitcom shot of normal TV images in heavily stylised TVs and setting. It just looks weird. Other than that - eye-candy. You can watch it all at the end of this post.

What the...? Why?!

Mazda Skyactiv Technology

Really like these new posters for Mazda. Very 80s meets propaganda, they're designed to bring attention to the complex techy stuff of Mazda.