History of Graphic Design

By Kh161953
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    First symbols appeared

    First symbols appeared
    Ts'ai Lun, a government official in China creates paper. Before this there had been only writing/symbols on cave walls. This paved the way for future advances in visual communication.
  • Jan 1, 1045

    Movable Type is created

    Movable Type is created
    Pi Sheng creates what is known as "movable type". This made it possible for type characters to be placed one by one in order to print. This made it possible for us to advance our knowledge in typing.
  • Jan 3, 1276

    Printing and paper mill arrive in Europe

    Printing and paper mill arrive in Europe
    Printing makes it's way in to Europe. This newfound technology was accompanied by a paper mill. The paper mill first appeared in Fabriano, Italy.
  • Oct 9, 1450

    Method for printing in books is created

    Method for printing in books is created
    Johann Gensfleisch zum Gutenburg finds a good method for printing in books. This made it possible to publish and write books much quicker and more effectively. This was the first succesful method for printing in books.
  • Oct 9, 1460

    Illustrations are added to books

    Illustrations are added to books
    Albrecht Pfister paved the way for picture books. He added his own illustrations to books. This is the first known time in history that pictures had been a part of books.
  • Oct 9, 1470

    New standards for Roman type are set

    New standards for Roman type are set
    Known as one of the best typeface designers, Nicolas Jenson, makes a new breakthrough in the history of type. He set a whole new standard for Roman type.
  • Oct 9, 1530

    First type foundry opened

    First type foundry opened
    Claude Garamond made another breakthrough in typing/fonts in Graphic Design. By opening a type foundry, he was able to develope fonts. Garamond could also sell these fonts to printers.

  • Caslon Old Style font developed

    Caslon Old Style font developed
    One of the most legendary type fonts, Caslon Old Style font is developed. This font was used later for the printing of the Declaration of Independence.

  • Industrial Revolution begins

    Industrial Revolution begins
    During the industrial revolution, technological advances helped the growth of the Graphic Design industry. Many new forms of techniques and technologies were created.

  • Lithography developed

    Lithography developed
    Aloys Senefelder, an author in the 1700s develops a new technique of Graphic Design. This technique was called lithography. Lithography is an important part of graphic design.

  • First Printing Press Created

    First Printing Press Created
    The first printing press was created by Lord Stanhope. It was made of all cast-iron parts. This required a fraction of the manual labor foce and it doubled the paper size that was possible.