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Visual Persuasion

The Role of Images in Advertising

Bibliographic Data

ID23398136
AuthorsPaul Messaris (corresponding author)
Year1997
Pages297
Publication date1997-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueVisual Persuasion (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSAGE Publications, Inc. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4135/9781452233444
OpenAlexW1505199139
Open LibraryOL51654930M
ISBN9781452233444
LanguageEN
Citations received182

Introduction A Theory of Images in Advertising PART ONE: IMAGE AS SIMULATED REALITY Pictures and Reality Visual Form and Style Can Pictures Bridge Cultures? PART TWO: IMAGE AS EVIDENCE Visual Truth, Visual Lies PART THREE: IMAGE AS IMPLIED SELLING PROPOSITION Editing and Montage Showing the Unspoken Epilogue Ethics of Visual Persuasion

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Citation span1998 - 2026 (29)
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