Graphic Design (https://99designs.com/blog/design-history-movements/history-graphic-design/)
By Jaryn
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1439
Invention of the Gutenberg press
Johannes Gutenberg invented a movable type and brought it to Europe and this completely changed the world. -
First print advertisements
The printing press made the "Coranto" which is the precursor to the newspaper. -
Chromolithography
Chromolithography is the ability to print things in color and it is used mostly for recreating paintings. -
The Wiener Werkstätte
This was the first graphic design agency that was founded. -
Staatliches Bauhaus
This was an art school for graphic design. -
The term “graphic design” appears for the first time
William Addison Dwiggins was the first to use this term. -
Paul Rand publishes Thoughts on Design
Paul Rand helped support Graphic Design by writing a post that said great things about Graphic Design.