Sept. 9, 2009

These images present Asia as a marketing tool. Some questions to ask yourself when analyzing these types of images:

• How did the designer of the advertisement use visual elements such as color, line, shape, and composition to create the desired message?
• What kinds of messages are implied or explicitly stated about Asia by the image or accompanying text?
• Who sponsored making this advertisement?
• Who is the intended audience?

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from Wired Magazine, 2002?

from GQ Magazine, Sept., 2000

from Travel and Leisure, 1996-97?

from a news magazine, 2002

from a travel magazine, 2000

from a fashion magazine, early 2000s

full page ad from the NYT, early 2000s

from People Magazine, ca. 1997