History of graphic design By Kai Misale 38,000 BCE Caveman paintings 3300 BCE Sumerian written language 200 Chinese wood block printing 1100 European heraldry 1440 Printing press 1600 Print ads 1700 Medieval calligraphy 1800 Art nouveau 1800 Chromolithography 1903 wiener werkstatte 1919 Bauhaus 1925 Art deco 1940 Paul Rand 1950 Swiss design 1980 MTV 1980 Digital era 2023 Present day
