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Histoy of graphic design

By Luciferr
  • Cave paintings ~38,000 BCE
    38,000 BCE

    Cave paintings ~38,000 BCE

    The first graphic design was cave paintings
  • Sumerian written language – 3300 – 3000 BCE
    3300 BCE

    Sumerian written language – 3300 – 3000 BCE

    It was the first written language using icons
  • European heraldry – ~1100
    1100 BCE

    European heraldry – ~1100

    They crwated the first logo
  • Medieval calligraphy – 700s
    700 BCE

    Medieval calligraphy – 700s

    They first introduced tyography
  • Advancements in Chinese printing 200 CE – 1040 CE
    200 BCE

    Advancements in Chinese printing 200 CE – 1040 CE

    They invented the first printing press and printed words on slik and clothing and wood
  • Storefront signage – 1389
    1389

    Storefront signage – 1389

    Created the first sign that goes to a company
  • Invention of the Gutenberg press – 1439
    1439

    Invention of the Gutenberg press – 1439

    It helped producing things on paper a lot faster like books and stuff
  • First print advertisements 1620

    First print advertisements 1620

    It was the first advertisement
  • Chromolithography – 1837

    Chromolithography – 1837

    They developed the ability to print things in color
  • The Wiener Werkstätte

    The Wiener Werkstätte

    The first grapic design agency