Graphic Design History

  • 100

    Lascaux caves

    Lascaux caves
    Actual Date: 15,000 - 10,000 BC
    Caves in Southern France show the begining of communication using poictures and symbols.
  • 101

    The Blau Monument

    The Blau Monument
    Actual Date:3600 BC
    The oldest atifact to use words and pictures was the Bau Monument.
  • 105

    Paper

    Paper
    A chinese governemt official named Ts'ai Lun invents paper.
  • I Want YOU for the U.S. Army

    I Want YOU for the U.S. Army
    The " I Want YOU for the U.S. Army" posters where designed by James Montgomery Flagg.
  • Print Magazine

    Print Magazine
    Print Magazine releases first issue.
  • IBM

    IBM
    The IMB logo is designed, using the City Medium typeface, by Pual Rand.
  • Communication Arts

    Communication Arts
    Communication Arts releases its first issue.
  • Computer Mouse

    Computer Mouse
    Douglas Engelbart invents the first computer mouse, abig tool in Graphic Design.
  • Macintosh Computer

    Macintosh Computer
    Apples first Macintosh computer features bitmap graphics.
  • Hope

    Hope
    The Barack Obama Hope poster, designed by Shepard Fairy, was widely used in the 2008 Obama presidential campaign.