Events
Chauvet discovery
Chauvet is a cave in southern France that contains ancient cave art that is 32,000 to 36,000 years old.
Cave art in the ancient times was used as communication for the native people.Creation of phtotography
The first camera was made by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1824.
Camera's permitted people to capture art and other beautiful things.Lithography
Lithography is one of the original forms of printing discovered by Alois Senefield.
it influenced media design as people began to print various designs.Collapsible paint tubes
Collapsible paint tubes made it very easy for people to acquire different colors and art began to rise in popularity.4 color printing
Made by Eagle Printing Inc when they figured out that cyan, magenta, yellow, black could make any color.Lascaux
Lascaux is a cave in Montignac, France and is dated to be 15,000 to 17,000 years old.
It has paintings of various animals on the walls and uses newer cave art methods.Computer arts
With the development and invention of computers people could access editing software to make art online.
Computer arts had many different styles and you were able to use many tools.World wide web
With the introduction of the internet and web people could share their art and designs.
With the web you could find free software to design and explore with.Printing press
printing presses were invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1439.
It permitted people to print designs and text on to paper.Woodblock printing
Woodblock printing is one of the oldest forms of art and design.
It could be done by pressing ink onto a carved piece of wood and applied on to paper and have the same design that was carved into the wood.Summerien written language
Summerien written language was one of the first written languages made in history.
The summerien language was logographic which meant they solely used images and logos to speak.Art nouveau
Art nouveau began around the 1880s in western Europe and United States.
It was a new phase for graphic design as they were trying to get rid of the historical old styles.European heraldry
European heraldry was one fo the worlds first logos and it dated back to 1100.
It was used to represent families and their characteristics by adding different designs to the logo.Periods
Ancient Graphic Design
In ancient design symbols were the main way of written communication.
Overtime, the symbols became smaller and more advance and tools were used.
Cave art was common in ancient times and it used symbols of animals and people.The Renaissance
The renaissance consisted of many different styles and desgin trends.
Typography grew popular during the renaissance and was the historic times font that we now have.Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution began and Britain and had many events and changes to graphic design during this time period.
The advancement of printing and invention of the camera showed a great impact during this era.
New styles emerged like Victorian design and art nouveau.Modernist Era
The modernist era was a time when architecture, music, designs, and arts were popularized and developed.
During this era getting the tools required for art was made a-lot easier and convenient like with collapsible paint tubes.
The trends during this era included, Plakatstil, cubism, bauhaus, art deco, and pop art.The Age Of Information
The age of information was affected by economic changes and technological advances.
During this era access to computers was not hard to get, and made it easy to access graphic design sotftware.
Applications like photoshop and other design tools grew popular.
Styles during this era were simplistic and straight forward yet appealing to looks at, in example the international topographic design and De Stijl.
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