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After taste: the power and prejudice of product appearance

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After taste: the power and prejudice of product appearance. / Walker, Stuart.
In: The Design Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1, 03.2009, p. 25–40 .

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Walker, S 2009, 'After taste: the power and prejudice of product appearance', The Design Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 25–40 . https://doi.org/10.2752/175630609X3915550

APA

Walker, S. (2009). After taste: the power and prejudice of product appearance. The Design Journal, 12(1), 25–40 . https://doi.org/10.2752/175630609X3915550

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Walker S. After taste: the power and prejudice of product appearance. The Design Journal. 2009 Mar;12(1):25–40 . doi: 10.2752/175630609X3915550

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Walker, Stuart. / After taste : the power and prejudice of product appearance. In: The Design Journal. 2009 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 25–40 .

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