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Period: 1400 to
1400-2025
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1440
The Invention of the Printing Press
By 1440 Gutenberg had established the basics of his printing press including the use of a mobile, reusable set of type, and within ten years he had constructed a working prototype of the press. In 1454 Gutenberg put his press to commercial use, producing thousands of indulgences for the Church. -
start of images in newspapers
illustrations were printed with the use of engravings. The first photograph to be used in illustration of a newspaper story was a depiction of barricades in Paris during the June Days -
the government starts using propaganda for war
The first large-scale and organised propagation of government propaganda was occasioned by the outbreak of war -
advertisment on television
The money was in selling TV sets. But once most homes had one, the model had to pivot. The first TV ad ran before a game between the then-Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. -
superpaint
the first image editing program emerges. -
first photoshopping website
Photoshop 1.0 was released on February 19, 1990, for Macintosh exclusively. The Barneyscan version included advanced color editing features that were stripped from the first Adobe shipped version -
todays photoshopping world
many more things will be created that will change and improve graphic design