Timeline: Graphic Design History

Sep 30, 1452

Printing press

Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press and on this day the Gutenberg Bible was published as the first book in volume Lanhmann-Haupt, Hellmut E. (2014) Johannes Gutenberg,Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/249878/Johannes-Gutenberg http://revolutionarypeoplefromtherenaissance.weebly.com/johannes-gutenberg.html

Jan 14, 1875

Trademark Registration Act

The original act of branding. *approx date
http://www.retale.com/info/retail-inventions/

Jul 6, 1916

James Montgomery Flagg 1877-1960

Originally published as the cover for the July 6, 1916, issue of Leslie's Weekly with the title "What Are You Doing for Preparedness?" this portrait of "Uncle Sam" went on to become--according to its creator, James Montgomery Flagg--"the most famous poster in the world." Over four million copies were printed between 1917 and 1918, as the United States entered World War I and began sending troops and matériel into war zones. Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/tlc009

Mar 16, 1917

Association of American Advertising Agencies

Founded in 1917, the 4A's is the national trade association representing the advertising agency business in the United States. *approx date
http://www.aaaa.org/about/association/Pages/default.aspx?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=GreyBar&utm_campaign=AboutUs

Jan 11, 1935

Amelia Earhart

First female to fly across the Pacific Ocean http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/199624/7-super-interesting-things-about-amelia-earhart-and-her-disappearance/

Sep 17, 1940

Alvin Lustig

Famous for his bookcovers. http://designspiration.net/image/520660264389/

Jan 14, 1942

J. Howard Miller Rosie the Riviter

J. Howard Miller's famous We Can Do It poster http://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/rosie-the-riveter-1941-1945/

May 29, 1943

Rosie the Riviter

On May 29, 1943, The Saturday Evening Post published a cover image by the artist Norman Rockwell, portraying Rosie with a flag in the background and a copy of Adolf Hitler’s racist tract “Mein Kampf” under her feet. History.com staff (2010), Rosie the Riviter, history.com http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/rosie-the-riveter

Jan 14, 1951

Lillian Bassman

My personal favorite, well known in the 40's as innovated and interesting. *approx date
http://www.theenglishgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/05/07/lillian-bassman/

Apr 25, 1958

Vertigo

A landmark in Graphic Design *approx date
The day he died http://www.filminamerica.com/Movies/Vertigo/

Feb 19, 1960

Invention of the Mouse

The basic idea for the mouse first came to him in 1961 while sitting in a conference session on computer graphics, his mind mulling over the challenge of making interactive computing more efficient. http://www.dougengelbart.org/firsts/mouse.html
*approx date

Apr 17, 1965

Ruth Ansel

“If I had to say what I consider the project I am most proud of—the one I had the most fun doing—it would be the April 1965 Bazaar Pop issue. I was out to provoke and challenge the reader. Dick, Bea Feitler, and I attempted for the last time in the history of American fashion magazines to conceptualize a new magazine. It was daring for its time: a fashion magazine that combined the power of a massive youth movement, pop culture, space exploration, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and go-go boots.”