History of Graphic Design

Who created movable type?
Around 1450, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and independently developed a movable type system in Europe. However, The world's first known movable type system for printing was created in China around 1040 A.D. by Bi Sheng (990–1051) during the Song Dynasty; When this technology spread to Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty in 1234, they made the metal movable-type system for printing. This led to the printing of the Jikji in 1377, the oldest extant movable metal print book. 

What was the first mass produced book? Who produced it?
The first mass produced book was the bible by Johannes Gutenberg around 1450.

How do you classify type?
Humalist
Slab Serif (Egyptian)
Slab San Serif
Impact
Rockwell
Script
Geometric

Arts and Crafts movement

My museum trip

We went to the Paul Smith exhibition in London. His works included illustration, fashion and photography, all aspects of graphic design that would help us in our course and t shirt business. Some of the work was things that had inspired him and it was interesting to see where his inspiration came from as he is a very successful graphic designer. There was also an exhibition on propaganda that could help us in our project as it had many famous russian communist propaganda posters that we could use for inspiration and ideas, and also to get a firm grip of what propaganda is.