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Period: Jan 1, 1436 to Dec 31, 1436
Gutenberg Press Invented
Pervious to Johaness Gutenberg's invention of the printing press books were written and illustrated by hand in the West. With his in vention of the printing press in 1436 Gutenberg was able to significantly speed up the production of books, which had previously been a very lengthly process. This allowed for consistancy and duplicability, something we now take for granted. (The Gutenberg Press, n.d.) -
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial revolution brought about major advances in technology that allowed for greater mass production. This greatly affected they way people lived and how society functioned. (Industrial Revolution, 2015) -
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Victorian Design
With the Industrial Revolution came the need for advertizing and branding to set one companies massed produced products over another. This lead the the Victorian Design era that brought about brands that we still see today, like Coca-Cola. (Adams, S. 2014) -
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Norman Rockwell's Life
Norman Rockwell was an artist and design that products the covers for The Saturday Evening Post for 47 years. (Norman Rockwell Biography, n.d.) Much of his work was influential in the World War II era and spread messages of hope and freedom. (Adams, S. 2014) Freedom from Fear is a classic work of his from this time -
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World War II
World War II shook up the entire modern world at the time. This was reflected in the propaganda that was produced by either side. (Adams, S. 2014) The style produced at the time still effects design today. -
Donald Arthur Norman Born
Donald Norman, a major influence of Usability Design is born. (DTS Kick-off Lecture by Donald Norman, n.d.) -
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CBS Logo Created
Wlilliam Golden was responsible for the creation of CBS's iconic eye logo in 1951. This not only has been a visual cornerstone of CBS but also helped them transition from radio into television. (Adams, S. 2014) -
Tim Berners-Lee Born
Tim Berners-Lee is born. He is the found of what we now know as the World Wide Web. (Berners-Lee, T. n.d.) -
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Brendan Eich is Born.
The inventer of JavaScript and the co-founder of Mozilla, Brrendan Eich, is born. (Lohr, S. 1996) -
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The World Wide Web is Started
While working at CERN in Sweden Tim Berners-Lee proposed what we now know as the World Wide Web. (Berners-Lee, T. n.d.) -
The Design of Everyday Things, 1st Edition
The first edition of The Design of Everyday Things is printed and becomes one of the foremost books on usability design. (The Design of Everyday Things / Edition 1, n.d.) -
CSS Zen Garden is Created
Dave Shea creates CSS Zen Garden to showcase talent of web designers who are proficient in CSS.(Shea, D. 2013) -
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Foundation Framework Developed and Released
Foundation, a web framework is under development and finally release for the public in 2011. (About Foundation..., n.d.) -
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Bootstrap under development and released.
Bootstrap is developed and finally released to the public on August 19, 2011. (About. n.d.) -
Reponsive Web Design Coined
Ethan Marcotte coins and outlines Responsive Web Design altering the direction of the web. (Marcotte, E. 2010) -
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The Book of Kells is Completed
The Book of Kells is a excellent early example of graphic design. This book was finished around 800 A.D. by monks in Iona or Kells. (The Book of Kells, 2015) While there are many earlier examples of graphic design this is a stunning example of combined text and image layout as this part of the Gospel of St. John shows.
