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History of Graphic Design

  • Period: 38,000 BCE to 3300 BCE

    Cave paintings

    Towards the very beginning of time, were cave paintings that could've been handprints, symbols or anything that will soon later lead to much more than it actually is.
  • Period: 3300 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Sumerian language

    As we go further into the future, a language develops. This is one of the very first languages to exists, they had symbols written down for words and everything.
  • Period: 200 BCE to 1040 BCE

    Chinese printing

    China has a lot of discoveries, in the early 200 CE China has figured out how to stamp ink and other stuff onto silk, clothes and soon paper.
  • Period: 700 to 1000

    Medieval calligraphy

    During the medieval times, calligraphy came popular. Calligraphy is a type of art, that goes with writings.
  • Period: 1439 to 1439

    Invention of the Gutenberg press

    in 1439 a type of press was created, with this it became easier to print books, so people tend to start reading more
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    The Wiener Werkstätte

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    term of graphic design appears

    William Addison Dwiggins first uses the world graphic design in an article
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    nowdays

    After the 1950's the world slowly grows on the term graphic design, its not just on paper now, it can be digital or literally anything.