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World Table Tennis Championship Poster 2012

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These sets of artifacts show how women in sports have been represented through graphic design across different time periods, revealing attitudes toward gender, athleticism, and equal representation. It shows how design both reflects and influences social values, revealing overlooked histories of female athletes and how their visibility in media and public imagery has shifted over time.

World Table Tennis Championship posters from 2012. Though different from each other, all posters have a cohesive clear, unique, and pleasing message. Visual elements include speed lines to portray table tennis's speed, golden paper to appear attractive in the station, and portraits of table tennis players movements.