History of Graphic Design

By ArtemisTheCrown2150
  • 3300 BCE

    Sumerian Written Language

    Sumerian Written Language
    The earliest of written language were logographic and used icons and symbols to create a coherent message/
  • Period: 3300 BCE to

    History of Graphic Design

    Information Deprived from "A brief history of graphic design" by Matt Ellis
  • 700 BCE

    Medieval Calligraphy

    Medieval Calligraphy
    People didn't have a printer or computers to copy down text and messages and rather had to copy books, essays and texts by hand.
  • 1439

    Invention of the Gutenberg Press

    Invention of the Gutenberg Press
    This revolutionary invention made spreading literature and advertisements much easier for the world.

  • First print advertisements

    First print advertisements
    These advertisements helped the businesses or people spreed the word of their trade or the help they needed, giving people a new, easier way to communicate.

  • Chromolithography

    Chromolithography
    Technology always advances and gives society new and exiting ways to express or communicate, such as Chromolithography, the ability to print in color.

  • The Wiener Werkstätte (first graphic design agency)

    The Wiener Werkstätte (first graphic design agency)
    Meaning "Vienna workshop," The Wiener Werkstätte was the first organization made up of visual artists (ie: painters, architects, and early graphic designers) to create visual designs.

  • The term "Graphic Design" first appears

    The term "Graphic Design" first appears
    In William Addison Dwiggins' article "New Kind of Printing Calls for New Design” used the term "graphic design" to describe this new design method.