THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (jan 1, 1760 – jan 1, 1957)
Description:
Began in Britain in the 18th century andcontinued through the late 19th century
•Was the transition between handcraft to
machine manufacturing, including:
•urbanization
•child labor in factories
•Was influenced by:
•social and economic changes
•technology advances, During the Industrial Revolution included:
•increasing industrialization
•required graphic designs for marketing the
increasing amount of products produced, During the Industrial Revolution included:
•developing photography
•expanding the range of typographic sizes and
letterform styles
•accelerating
printing speed
•creating the
linotype machine, Occurred in 1824 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
•Was done by placing lithographic stones in the
back of a camera obscura
•required many days of exposure time to complete
•Made an impact on
graphic design by
creating the ability to
recreate and record
images
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1760
jan 1, 1957
~ 197 years