Design development

By kityeejtsimvang
  • 38,000 BCE

    Cave paintings ~38,000 BCE

  • 3000 BCE

    Sumerian written language – 3300 – 3000 BCE

  • 200

    Advancements in Chinese printing 200 CE – 1040 CE

  • 700

    Medieval calligraphy – 700s

  • 1100

    European heraldry – ~1100

  • 1389

    Storefront signage – 1389

  • 1439

    Invention of the Gutenberg press – 1439

  • 1490

    First logos – late 1400s

  • First print advertisements – 1620s

  • Chromolithography – 1837

  • The Wiener Werkstätte (first graphic design agency) – 1903

  • Staatliches Bauhaus founded – 1919

  • The term “graphic design” appears for the first time – 1922

  • Paul Rand publishes Thoughts on Design – 1947

  • A glimpse into the digital era or the current era