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Imaging technology

Ever since printers were first able to reproduce drawings, writes Bede McCarthy, advertisers have been using images to communicate desire to their customers instantly and with impact.

The use of images gave rise to catalogues and mail order shopping – the parents of today’s ecommerce and retail sites. The product photography that makes these inanimate objects desirable has helped technology companies such as Apple both create and target consumers’ seemingly endless obsession with shiny new products.

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