Graphic design

1725

Bradford published his first newspaper in 1725, New York's first, the New-York Gazette.

1737

"Benjamin Franklin's ingenuity gained in strength as did his cunning and in 1737 he had replaced his counterpart in Pennsylvania, Andrew Bradford as postmaster and printer after a competition he instituted and won.

1849

The Mercury and William Brooker's Massachusetts Gazette, first published a day earlier. ===Nineteeth century=== In 1849, Henry Cole became one of the major forces in design education in Great Britain, informing the government of the importance of design in his Journal of Design and Manufactures.

1891

He organized the Great Exhibition as a celebration of modern industrial technology and Victorian design. From 1891 to 1896, William Morris' Kelmscott Press published some of the most significant of the graphic design products of the Arts and Crafts movement, and made a lucrative business of creating and selling stylish books.

1895

One of them was a Thanksgiving poster that was finished in 1895.

1896

He organized the Great Exhibition as a celebration of modern industrial technology and Victorian design. From 1891 to 1896, William Morris' Kelmscott Press published some of the most significant of the graphic design products of the Arts and Crafts movement, and made a lucrative business of creating and selling stylish books.

1908

The first Underground station signs were introduced in 1908 with a design of a solid red disk with a blue bar in the center and the name of the station.

1916

It was in 1916 when Pick used the expertise of Edward Johnston to design a new typeface for the Underground.

1917

In addition, art posters would become a significant aspect in the subject of advertising. ===Twentieth century=== In 1917, Frederick H.

1920

Johnston redesigned the Underground sign and logo to include his typeface on the blue bar in the center of a red circle. In the 1920s, Soviet constructivism applied 'intellectual production' in different spheres of production.

1927

Raffe's Graphic Design, published in 1927, was the first book to use "Graphic Design" in its title. The signage in the London Underground is a classic design example of the modern era.

1928

They designed buildings, theater sets, posters, fabrics, clothing, furniture, logos, menus, etc. Jan Tschichold codified the principles of modern typography in his 1928 book, New Typography.

1937

The spread of the German Bauhaus school of design to Chicago in 1937 brought a "mass-produced" minimalism to America; sparking "modern" architecture and design.

1942

For example, 1942 Report is a font which types text akin to a typewriter or a vintage report. ===Page layout=== Page layout deals with the arrangement of elements (content) on a page, such as image placement, text layout and style.

1950

Alex Steinweiss is credited with the invention of the album cover; and Josef Müller-Brockmann, who designed posters in a severe yet accessible manner typical of the 1950s and 1970s era. The professional graphic design industry grew in parallel with consumerism.

1964

First launched by Ken Garland in 1964, it was re-published as the First Things First 2000 manifesto in 1999 in the magazine Emigre 51 stating "We propose a reversal of priorities in favor of more useful, lasting and democratic forms of communication - a mindshift away from product marketing and toward the exploration and production of a new kind of meaning.

1970

Alex Steinweiss is credited with the invention of the album cover; and Josef Müller-Brockmann, who designed posters in a severe yet accessible manner typical of the 1950s and 1970s era. The professional graphic design industry grew in parallel with consumerism.

1990

Nearly all of the popular and "industry standard" software programs used by graphic designers since the early 1990s are products of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

1999

First launched by Ken Garland in 1964, it was re-published as the First Things First 2000 manifesto in 1999 in the magazine Emigre 51 stating "We propose a reversal of priorities in favor of more useful, lasting and democratic forms of communication - a mindshift away from product marketing and toward the exploration and production of a new kind of meaning.

2000

First launched by Ken Garland in 1964, it was re-published as the First Things First 2000 manifesto in 1999 in the magazine Emigre 51 stating "We propose a reversal of priorities in favor of more useful, lasting and democratic forms of communication - a mindshift away from product marketing and toward the exploration and production of a new kind of meaning.

The 2000 manifesto was also published in Adbusters, known for its strong critiques of visual culture. ==Applications== Graphic design is applied to everything visual, from road signs to technical schematics, from interoffice memorandums to reference manuals. Design can aid in selling a product or idea.

2006

They are often expected to interact more directly with clients, for example taking and interpreting briefs. ===Crowdsourcing in graphic design=== Jeff Howe of Wired Magazine first used the term "crowdsourcing" in his 2006 article, "The Rise of Crowdsourcing." It spans such creative domains as graphic design, architecture, apparel design, writing, illustration etc.

2008

Taschen Publishers, 2008.

2017

As of 2017, median pay was $48,700 per year.




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