history of graphic design

By Dante Clayson

  • The Industrial Revolution begins and sets the stage for advances in graphic design production

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    history of graphic design

  • The first Sans-serif type font appears in a book

  • the Early Modern style is developed, which uses photos rather than illustrations and minimalist, geometric shapes

  • Art Deco, with its bold geometrics and high contrast colors, becomes mainstream

  • The first version of Adobe Photoshop is released, creating a revolution in the way graphic designers work

  • Abstract Swiss style continues the minimalist trend, distorting and deconstructing designs in ways th

  • Cinemagraphs, photographs where one small movement is made, emerge to grab viewers' attention in the clutter of on-screen marketing