1880
Ottmar Mergenthaler invents the first typesetting machine: the Linotype
1922
The term “Graphic Designer” is used for the first time by W.A Swiggins in an article for the Boston Evening Transcript
1984
Apple releases the first Macintosh computer, featuring bitmap graphics.
1990
Photoshop version on releases and physicist Tim Berners-Lee develops the world wide web, along with HTML, and the concept of website addresses.
2000
Grunge Design emerged along with the punk rock scene as more designs used texture to portray a dirty feeling.
2010
Flat style plays off the minimalist feel with sharp lines and surprising twists like the excessive use of negative space.
2016
Internet usage on mobile devices has exceeded desktop for the first time worldwide
2018
Geofence and “moving” ads such as .gifs take over digital media as devices get faster and smarter
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