History of Graphic Design By Masie Hines 38,000 BCE Cave paintings Aug 25, 1439 Invention of the printing press Sep 27, 1837 Chromolithography Jan 16, 1903 The Wiener Werkstatte Aug 29, 1922 The name graphic design appeared for the first time 1947 Paul Randall published his thought on graphic design 1990 Digital era started coming into play