Graphic Design Timeline

By graceledbetter
  • 1439

    PRINTING PRESS

    PRINTING PRESS
    • Is a machine which transfers text and images
    onto paper through the process of pressing
    ink onto paper using moveable, reusable
    metal type
    • Was invented by Johannes Gutenberg around 1439
  • 1439

    TYPOGRAPHY

    • Is the appearance of a written or printed word
    • Was further developed during the
    Renaissance through elaborate styles and
    ornate design

  • LITHOGRAPHY

    LITHOGRAPHY
    • Was discovered by Alois Senefelder in 1798
    • Is a printing process where ink is applied to a
    grease-treated printing surface which only
    accepts ink where grease is not placed

  • DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY

    DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY
    • Occurred in 1824 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
    • Was done by placing lithographic stones in the
    back of a camera obscura
    • required many days of exposure time to complete
    • Made an impact on graphic design by creating the ability to recreate and record images

  • VICTORIAN DESIGN

    VICTORIAN DESIGN
    • Began in 1837 and lasted through 1901
    • same time Queen Victoria was the Queen of
    England
    • Featured:
    • embellishment of furniture, clothes and
    architecture
    • elaborate
    borders and
    lettering

  • COLLAPSIBLE PAINT TUBES

    COLLAPSIBLE PAINT TUBES
    • Were created by John Rand in 1841
    • Allowed artists to create art away from a
    studio
    • led to an increase of art which portrayed outdoor
    scenes

  • LINOTYPE MACHINES

    LINOTYPE MACHINES
    Were originally set by hand until Ottmar
    Mergenthaler’s development of a keyboard
    typesetter in 1886

  • PLAKATSTIL

    • Began in 1905 by Lucian Bernhard and lasted
    through 1930
    • Was a trend focused on the design of posters
    • nearly 150 posters were created using this style
    • Featured:
    • flat colors and shapes
    • simplicity to sell products or advertise events

  • FOUR-COLOR PRINTING

    • Was developed by the Eagle Printing Ink
    Company in 1906
    • was determined the four colors combined can
    produce an unlimited number of tones
    • Colors included:
    • cyan
    • magenta
    • yellow
    • black (often called key)

  • CUBISM

    • Is an art style developed by Pablo Picasso and
    Georges Braques in Paris between 1907 and 1914
    • Is a style which features:
    • flattened appearance
    • geometric angles and lines
    • square or rectangle shapes

  • DE STIJL

    • Began in 1917 by Theo van Doesburg
    • Aimed to express order and accord after the
    end of World War I
    • Is a style which featured:
    • geometric forms
    • abstraction

  • ART DECO

    • Originated in the 1920s in western Europe
    • Exhibited an elegant, luxurious look in art and architecture
    • Featured:
    • clean, simple shapes
    • geometric and symmetrical

  • LASCAUX

    LASCAUX
    -Was discovered September 12, 1940 near
    Montignac, France
    -Is dated as 15,000 to 17,000 years old
    -Contains paintings of animals and symbols
    -Painting methods had obviously advanced
    because:
    -pigments were made from a variety of minerals
    blown onto the walls of the caves, similar to spray
    paint

  • POP ART

    • Aimed to remove the boundaries between low
    class individuals and high class art
    • Is a style which features:
    • abstract expressions
    • color
    • emotionally removed
    • media and cultural
    objects and people• Emerged in the late 1950s in Britain and the
    United States
    • Aimed to remove the boundaries between low
    class individuals and high class art
    • Is a style which features:
    • abstract expressions
    • color
    • emotionally removed
    • media and cultural
    objects and people

  • INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHIC STYLE

    • Is a graphic design style which was developed
    in Switzerland in the 1950s
    • A style which features:
    • asymmetric layouts
    • sans-serif typefaces
    • readability
    • cleanliness

  • COMPUTER DEVELOPMENT

    • In 1970, made it possible for individuals to
    purchase computers for personal use today
    • Expanded the ability for everyone to make an
    impact on graphic design

  • 80S DECO

    • Was developed in the 1980s
    • Was seen in graphic design, interior design
    and architecture
    • Featured:
    • sans-serif typefaces
    • pastel colors

  • CYBERPUNK

    • Was developed in the 1980s
    • Was the first case of digital-looking design
    • Featured:
    • sharp lines
    • grids
    • dark colors
    • attention-grabbing

  • WORLD WIDE WEB

    • Is commonly known as www
    • Is a space where information containing
    documents, photos and other resources
    within URLs can be accessed through the
    Internet

  • CHAUVET

    CHAUVET
    • Is located in southern France
    • Was discovered by a team led by Jean-Marie
    Chauvet in December, 1994
    • Is dated as 32,000 to 36,000 years old
    • Contains paintings of animals
    • Was created using pigments blown onto
    artist’s hands and pressed onto the walls