The History of Graphic Design

29 Jul

Graphic design dates back to newspaper design, which was mainly created through a Linotype machine, but the Macintosh computer in 1984 revolutionized the world of graphic design. Discover the origins of graphic design with information from the creative director of a design firm in this free video on graphic design.

Expert: William Fridrich
Contact: www.fridrichphotography.com
Bio: In addition to being creative director of Wm. Fridrich Design, William Fridrich has 35 years of experience as a commercial photographer and an extensive portfolio of personal work.
Filmmaker: Albert Hedgepeth


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16 Responses to “The History of Graphic Design”

  1. Michela Cappelli 29. Jul, 2010 at 10:41 am #

    Interesting vid. However, by saying that graphic design was born with newspaper design you are really wrong.
    It’s dated a lot back, at the end of the 1800, when ornaments to decorate book covers and starting capital letter of chapters were a real art. And a little later, at the start of 900, the affiche art gave a rapid spread to graphic design art.

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    • Lucas Cobb 29. Jul, 2010 at 10:45 am #

      You are in fact correct Michela. I guess we could say this is the History of Modern Graphic Design. Thanks for pointing that out.

      Reply
  2. the Success Ladder 30. Jul, 2010 at 2:20 am #

    Very interesting article, thanks. Keep up the good work.

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  3. Espreson 01. Aug, 2010 at 10:05 pm #

    Informative..

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  4. Alvalyn Lundgren 03. Aug, 2010 at 10:22 pm #

    Actually, graphic design dates back much further. Letterforms and images were used for communication and decoration in Sumeria, Mesopotamia, by the Egyptians, the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Etruscans, the Chinese and others. The Blau Monument, c. 3600 BC, combines writing and images.

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  5. Alex Cooper 04. Aug, 2010 at 1:38 pm #

    As a new comer in web design i have to know about the history of Graphics design and from here i have learned a lot.
    thanks

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    • Lucas Cobb 06. Aug, 2010 at 5:39 pm #

      Not a problem Alex. Glad you learned from my blog.

      Reply
  6. Mondo Print 26. Aug, 2010 at 8:46 am #

    Very good information. Thanks for the post.

    Reply

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