History of Graphic Design

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  • Oct 13, 1450

    Moveable Type

    Johann Gutenberg renowned for perfecting the printing press in making the printing text in books
  • Oct 13, 1460

    Albrecht Pfister

    Albrecht Pfister was the first to add in illustrated images/pictures/drawings to text filled books.
  • Oct 13, 1470

    Nicholas Jenson

    Sets the news standard for Roman type
  • Oct 13, 1530

    Claude Garamond

    The opener of the first type foundry which sold fonts to printers for their use.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Typed in First Caslon Old Style font.

  • Lithography

    Developed by author Aloys Senefelder.

  • Printing Press Made of all Cast-Iron

    Invented by Lord Stanhope with 1/10 of the manual labor required as well as doubling the possible paper size.

  • Sans-Serif Font

    Makes a very brief/subtle appearance as one line within a book.

  • Print Magazine

    First printed issue makes its appearance.

  • Computer Mouse

    Developed by Douglas Engelbart, the computer mouse became the flagship toward a new stage of graphic design, setting the stage for its future reincarnations.