The original Barbie advertisement
Barbie through the ages
Barbie through the ages - video
Barbie morphing into next version
Real life Barbie doll
Some girls have gone to extremes to look like Barbie.
An example of how much difference there is between a normal woman and the "ideal" size for Barbie
YouTube video of the "real life Barbie doll"
Suggested reading:
Inventing Barbie: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/am483_95/projects/barbie/barb2.html
Branding Barbie: http://blog.oskoui-oskoui.com/?p=2085
The Role of Visual Attention In Internet Advertising: GREENBERG, A. S. (2012). The Role of Visual Attention In Internet Advertising: Eleven Questions and a Score of Answers. Journal Of Advertising Research, 52(4), 400-404. doi:10.2501/JAR-52-4-400-404
The Good, the Bad and the Barbie: http://www.amazon.com/The-Good-Bad-Barbie-History/dp/0670011878/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369584680&sr=8-1&keywords=history+of+barbie+book
Ruth Handler - From Lilli to Barbie: http://www.amazon.com/Ruth-Handler-Barbie-Fortune-ebook/dp/B001V9KHBG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369584744&sr=8-3&keywords=history+of+barbie+ebook
Inventing Barbie: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/am483_95/projects/barbie/barb2.html
Branding Barbie: http://blog.oskoui-oskoui.com/?p=2085
The Role of Visual Attention In Internet Advertising: GREENBERG, A. S. (2012). The Role of Visual Attention In Internet Advertising: Eleven Questions and a Score of Answers. Journal Of Advertising Research, 52(4), 400-404. doi:10.2501/JAR-52-4-400-404
The Good, the Bad and the Barbie: http://www.amazon.com/The-Good-Bad-Barbie-History/dp/0670011878/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369584680&sr=8-1&keywords=history+of+barbie+book
Ruth Handler - From Lilli to Barbie: http://www.amazon.com/Ruth-Handler-Barbie-Fortune-ebook/dp/B001V9KHBG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369584744&sr=8-3&keywords=history+of+barbie+ebook