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1450
Introducing the printing system
Johann Gutenberg invents a printing system suitable for mass production of books using movable type, oil-based inks and a wooden screw press.
The Bible was the first book he printed. Two copies of the Gutenberg Bible were digitised. -
The beginning of Fashion magazines
Fashion illustration began within the Aristocracy of whom recorded information about what they were wearing.
During the 17th century French women and dressmakers outside of the court were dependent upon sketches to see what was being worn. Such sketches created were recorded and put together in books that were then reproduced and sold, most notably the Mercure Galant comes to mind. -
The first ever magazine
The earliest example of magazines was by Erbauliche Monaths Unterredungen, a literary and philosophy magazine, which was launched in 1663 in Germany.
The Gentleman's Magazine, first published in 1731, in London was the first general-interest magazine -
Influence in fashion sketching increases
Flaubert writes that Madame Bovary has a consistent fascination for fashion magazines, which appeared to have been illustrations found in journals of custom clothing that could be ordered. -
First ever fashion magazine
Harper’s bazaar magazine was created providing illustrations of European fashion such as Charles worth -
Photography in fashion
fashion magazines begin to feature photography content. -
Men’s fashion
From the 1930s onwards Esquire and GQ magazine begin to cover men’s fashion. -
First Black man in fashion magazine
In 1930, Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie became the first black man on the cover of Time. He was also the first black person chosen as "Man of the Year" (later changed to Person of the Year) in 1936. -
Printing and colour
Enhancements of colour printing reduce the costs and improve the quality of magazines. -
Digital Vs Print
The decline of print circulation within newspapers and magazines has increased.
With ever decreasing attention spans in modern society and even more content available people expect a constant stream of personalised engaging, short form content delivered instantly, most of which can be consumed on mobile and tablet making content more efficient and enabling easy access. -
Magazines that ceased physical print straight to Digital ?
TimeInc are closing the UK's print edition of it's InStyle magazine and taking the brand digital-only. There will be a number of jobs are under threat, but Time described the move as a bold shift into digital. The UK edition of the fashion magazine aw its circulation fall by almost 18% in the first six months of 2016 to 121,000 copies a month. -
The first magazine to go digital
The magazine know as ''Glamour'' is said to be the the first magazine to be going digital and will only produce two collectible glossy copies of the magazine twice each year. Not only does this cut down the amount of magazines published but also the end to physical magazines as the demand for digital has increased since the rise in use of technology in modern society.
