History Of Graphics Time Line By 1091593 4000 BCE The Discovery Of Clay Tablets 105 The Chinese produces the first sheets of paper 200 Carved woodblocks used to print images and large capital letters on paper 1045 Moveable type with individual characters 1150 Papermaking begins in Europe 1440 Johannes Gutenberg and the first printing press 1717 L.J.C.Le Blond, a painter, patents a color printing process 1796 Alois Senefelder and the invention of lithography. The process of oil and water do not mix 1844 Friedrich Koenig develops a rotary press 1852 The first "screened" photosensitive metal plate 1863 M.William Bullock of the US develops the web press 1875 Ira Rubel develops offset printing 1890 The Linotype Machine was invented 1949 Phototypesetting is introduced 1980 Improved Graphic Software 1988 Graphic Communications enters the computer age with digital graphics 1993 Digital Technology replaces printing plates
