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15,000 BCE
Early Innovation
Pictographs and symbols in the Lascaux caves in southern France represent the first known visual communication. -
105
Paper was Invented
Chinese government official Ts’ai Lun is credited with inventing paper. -
1045
Invention of Moveable Type
Pi Sheng, a Chinese alchemist, invents movable type, which allows characters to be individually placed for printing. -
1450
Perfecting Type in Book Setting
Johann Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg is credited with perfecting the system for printing type in books. -
1460
First Pictures in Books
Albrecht Pfister becomes the first to add illustrations to a printed boo -
1470
Changes in Type Face
Nicolas Jenson, considered one of history’s greatest typeface designers, sets a new standard for the Roman type. -
First Caslon Old Style Font
The first Caslon Old Style font, which was later used for the printing of the Declaration of Independence, is developed. -
First photo to print with Full range
The development of the halftone screen allows for the first photo to be printed with a full range of tones. -