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What's the message in the advertising? Is their objective clear enough? Is culture even relevant?

These are questions that might run through the brain when you're checking out Burger King's unconventional 'Whopper Virgins' campaign, which takes the burger crew to remote locations, enticing locals to take part in a taste test between a Whopper and a Big Mac. It is interesting to see the reactions of some who struggle with even picking up the burger, not knowing where to place their fingers or how to bite into it.

But like I said, does it succeed? You decide.

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Suffocating!

          
My impression of Japanese fashion magazine, "It's so crowded!" Every page is packed with text and photos, despite the fact that it is almost like one-inch thick. I need some space to breath! 

Chinese typography

I just think the Chinese and English characters work really well together on this one. They have the same aesthetic and balance with each other. It is so hard to mix two totally different structured languages together. First of all, I think it's the typeface itself that makes it work. I usually see Chinese in bold, san-serif looking typefaces, which makes it look even heavier than it is already. I rarely see such clean and light typeface. And most importantly, it is in simplified Chinese, so it makes it even lighter, because it has fewer strokes than traditional Chinese. I guess I'm just tired of those Chinese calligraphy looking typefaces. We need some modern looking design!

Ikarus Wax lamp

A lamp made from wax that will melt in the heat of its own illuminant. The shape of the lamp will change over the course of a month. When I first saw this, I thought it is a cool design. Kind of like a candle turned upside down.

A nice decoration, as long as it is not above my head. Might not be a good idea to have anything under it.

What I don't like about this piece is the purpose behind it. Its purpose is to let the users witness the physical consequence of their energy use because we have taken electricity as something granted. My question is why do we need to "see" it? It is a fact that we already know. What difference does it make when we see the lamp melts and breaks apart? I bet some people might even turn on the light more just to look at how it'll melt. It is what throws me off. It just gives me a feeling that they designed this lamp and just threw a "popular" topic behind it to sell. If I am told that it is just a fancy design purely for impression only, it'd make more sense to me.

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