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- 3. American graphic designer known for his “I © NY” logo and the logo for DC Comics. In 2009, he was the first graphic designer to receive the National Medal of the Arts.
- 5. Original director and founder of the Bauhaus
- 8. The evolution and history of _______ is important because this is when written works became reproducible, therefore making knowledge and literacy more widespread.
- 9. American inventor credited with developing the first practicable photo-engraving process in 1863 which led to a revolution in printing and the combination of photographs with traditional text in newspapers, magazines and books
- 10. German actor and playwright who invented the technique of Lithography in the 1790s
- 13. a technique in which an image is engraved into a printing cylinder. That cylinder is inked and this ink subsequently transfers to the paper. Used for high volume work such as newspapers, magazines, and packaging.
- 15. German inventor best known for his high-speed steam-powered printing press, which could print up to 1,100 sheets per hour, printing on both sides of the paper at the same time
- 16. English writing master and engraver. His engraving work helped to popularize the English Round Hand script in the 18th century
- 18. German inventor who introduced printing to Europe with the invention of the Printing Press in 1439
- 21. American printer who discovered Offset Printing in 1901
- 22. These types of paintings are the oldest form of human communication known
- 23. printing process which involves printing on unusual surfaces from t-shirts to scratch-and-sniff stickers.
- 24. Where paper was invented
- 26. Content that needs to be printed is on a relief of a printing plate, which is made from rubber. This plate is inked and that inked image is subsequently transferred to the printing surface. Process can be used to print on paper, plastics, metals, cellophane, and other materials. Mainly used for packaging and labels.
- 29. Type of manuscript used in 400 AD where Typography and art started to merge in order to communicate the story to those who were less literate (Like the book from Shrek at the beginning of the movie). Beginning of graphic design as we know it.
- 30. Swiss artist who worked in France and is considered a pioneer in Art Nouveau in design. He is known for his poster art which he printed using lithography.
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- 1. Type of manuscript found in Egypt in the 2340s BC. Used Clear images and pictographs for story telling. Example: Book of the Dead
- 2. A diligent advocate of free speech, this founding father spent the formative part of his life working at a printing press in Philadelphia.
- 4. First written language
- 6. the image that needs to be printed is created by small droplets of ink that are propelled from the nozzles of one or more print heads. These devices can print on a wide range of substrates such as paper, plastic, canvas or even doors and floor tiles.
- 7. a variation of lithography that uses a printing plate, often made from aluminum, which contains an image of the content that needs to be printed. The inked image is transferred to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface. Used for books, newspapers, stationary, posters, etc.
- 11. American art director and graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs, including the logos for IBM, UPS, Westinghouse, ABC, and NeXT. He was one of the first American commercial artists to embrace and practice the Swiss Style of graphic design.
- 12. French artist and photographer who invented daguerreotype process of photography. Known as one of the fathers of photography
- 14. Printing process with 2 technologies that dominate the printing industry
- 17. printing technique relies on a woven piece of fabric in a frame. Certain areas of this mesh are coated with a non-permeable material. In the remaining open spaces ink can be pushed through the mesh onto a substrate. Used for t-shirts, bags, posters, etc.
- 19. English businessman best remembered as a printer and type designer. There is a well-known transitional serif typeface named after him that is still used to this day.
- 20. In these printers, such as laser printers, the image that needs to be printed is formed by selectively applying a charge to a metal cylinder called a drum. The electrical charge is used to attract toner particles.
- 25. American businessman and computer programmer who co-founded Aldus Corporation which released Pagemaker, the first desktop publishing application, a term he coined.
- 27. French printer who adapted the point system for sizing typefaces by width in 1780, using units of 1/72 of the pre-metric French inch.
- 28. German art school that was open from 1919 to 1933 which became famous for its approach to design, combining aesthetics with usefulness and combined the ideas of mass production and artistic vision. Founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar.