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Graphic Design

By hashaikh
  • Cave paintings ~38,000 BCE
    37,973 BCE

    Cave paintings ~38,000 BCE

    Cave painting was the first images created by humans on earth
  • Sumerian written language – 3300 – 3000 BCE
    3300 BCE

    Sumerian written language – 3300 – 3000 BCE

    The Sumerian language was based on picture icons or images
  • Chromolithography – 1837
    1837 BCE

    Chromolithography – 1837

    Technological advancements continued to fuel the progression of graphic design, such as the ability to print in color, or chromolithography. While used primarily for recreating paintings for home decor, chromolithography also opened new doors for advertising.
  • First print advertisements – 1620s
    1620 BCE

    First print advertisements – 1620s

    The printing press gave way to the “coranto,” the precursor to the newspaper. And in the early 1600s, these corantos featured the first printed advertisements.
  • Invention of the Gutenberg press – 1439
    1439 BCE

    Invention of the Gutenberg press – 1439

    Johannes Gutenberg brought moveable type to Europe in 1439, introducing mass communication to Western culture and forever changing civilization.
  • First logos – late 1400s
    1400 BCE

    First logos – late 1400s

    a means to show off your printing skill—how well your logo was printed reflected how well everything was printed.
  • Storefront signage – 1389
    1389 BCE

    Storefront signage – 1389

    King Richard II of England made a law that ale houses must have signs out front so the public could find them easier. also the origin of a beautiful tradition that survives to this day.
  • European heraldry – ~1100
    1100 BCE

    European heraldry – ~1100

    Like logos, a house’s coat of arms aimed to represent the values, characteristics, and styles of the people. Later, these emblems took on more practical purposes, such as wax seals to reflect authenticity.
  • Medieval calligraphy – 700s
    700 BCE

    Medieval calligraphy – 700s

    typography was one of only a few permissible ways of artistic expression.
  • Advancements in Chinese printing 200 CE – 1040 CE
    200 BCE

    Advancements in Chinese printing 200 CE – 1040 CE

    China used wood reliefs to print and stamp designs on silk clothes, and later paper. In 1040, Bi Sheng invented the world’s first movable type printing press out of porcelain, more than 400 years before Gutenburg brought a similar technology to Europe.