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Flexible Film
The invention of flexible film by George Eastman allows multiple images to be produced on light sesitized paper. There are now around one trillion pictures on photographic film in the world -
Linotype Machine
Ottmar Mergenthaler's invention of the linotype machine could do the work of 8 men. Linotype was one of the industry standards for newspapers, magazines, and posters from the late 19th century to the 1960s and 70s. -
Motion Picture
The invention of motion picture was a huge breakthrough in the design industry.The filrst films were under a minute long and until 1927, motion pictures were produced without sound. -
Art Noveau
An international decorative style that was inspired by natural forms and structures, not only in flowers and plants, but also in curved lines. -
Pictoral Modernism and Plakatstil
Designers were influenced by Cubism and Modernism. These ideas formed into posters. -
Constructivism
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia. This was a rejecton of the idea of autonomous art. -
Futurism
The founder of Futurism and its most influential personality was the Italian writer Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. It emphasized themes associated with contemporary concepts of the future, including speed, technology, youth and violence, and objects such as the car and the airplane. -
Great Depression
The results of the Great Depression gave designers a lot of government work and hereby helped shape roots of modern american grahic design. -
Are Deco
Are Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris after World War I that was influenced by cubists and futurists. The style is often characterized by rich colors and bold geometric shapes. -
International Typography
Influential design style based on ideals of rationalism and universal communication.It emphasizes cleanliness, readability and objectivity. -
Pop Art
Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid-1950s in Britain. It included imagery from popular culture such as advertising and news. -
Psychedelic Movement
Many artists in the late 1960s and early 1970s attempted to illustrate the psychedelic experience. The Psychedelic experience refers to the time of social, musical and artistic change influenced by psychedelic drugs. -
Graffiti
Graffiti is any type of public markings that may appear in the forms of simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. Graffiti has existed since ancient times such as the time of the Roman Empire and Ancient Greece. -
Cold War Ends
The long conflict between the USA and Soviet Union comes to an end and has an impact on graphic design. -
Internet
Internet stopped being an army and scientific project and was made public and started to spread to the whole world. This greatly affected design and created many new possibilities for artists.
