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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
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The original act of branding. *approx date
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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
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Founded in 1917, the 4A's is the national trade association representing the advertising agency business in the United States. *approx date
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First female to fly across the Pacific Ocean http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/199624/7-super-interesting-things-about-amelia-earhart-and-her-disappearance/
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Famous for his bookcovers. http://designspiration.net/image/520660264389/
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J. Howard Miller's famous We Can Do It poster http://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/rosie-the-riveter-1941-1945/
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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
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My personal favorite, well known in the 40's as innovated and interesting. *approx date
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A landmark in Graphic Design *approx date
The day he died http://www.filminamerica.com/Movies/Vertigo/ -
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
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“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.”
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One of my favorite movie posters!
John Van Hamersveld http://www.post-future.com/store/pgs/tes_new.html -
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Milton created the iconic NY logo to promote tourism in 1977 http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/names-designers-should-know-6133211
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MTV Debuted their new logo created by Frank Olinsky http://frankolinsky.blogspot.com/search/label/MTV
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Adobe Systems was founded in 1982 by American mathematicians John Warnock and Chuck Geschke http://www.prepressure.com/prepress/history/events-1987
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I was born!
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