Craft to Career: Designing With Graphic Arts: DIY Visual Projects
HISTORY OF GRAPHIC ARTS people to print many copies of the same text Graphic art is one of the oldest art forms Its history can be traced back to cave paintings from 45,000 years ago Writing developed in the Middle East around 3000 BCE At first people wrote on slabs of clay Later people wrote on rolls of papyrus and animal skins Paper was developed in China in 105 CE By 600 the Chinese were using woodblock printing Art could be shared by making many prints of the same design Movable type was developed by Chinese artist Bi Sheng in the 1040s This involves arranging wooden or clay blocks carved with letters and symbols The blocks are held together and inked for printing on paper This allowed 8 Around 1450 German printer Johannes Gutenberg invented a new type of printing press This machine used metal instead of wood blocks for letters This new printing press could print more copies of texts more quickly and for a lower cost During the Industrial Revolution lithography and photography were invented These art forms made art more affordable People didn't have to be rich to buy art In the 1900s the computer introduced a whole new way to create graphic art Today different forms of graphic arts are used for a variety of purposes PUE
GRAPHIC ARTS TIMELINE 45,000 YEARS AGO People in many places around the world create cave paintings 600 CE Woodblock printing is used in China 1450 Johannes Gutenberg invents a new printing press that is cheaper and more efficient 1826 French inventor Nicéphore Niépce takes the first successful photograph 1963 Sketchpad the first software that could be used to create an image on a computer is introduced 1990 Photo editing computer program Adobe Photoshop is released 9 ABOUT 3000 BCE Early forms of writing develop 1040s Bi Sheng develops movable type in China 1796 Lithography is invented in Germany 1880s Ottmar Mergenthaler invents the linotype a typesetting machine 1985 Microsoft Paint enables people to create images on their home computers
People Armed An Slaves Panther Black SEALE BOBY CHAIRMAN REVOLUTION IN OUR LIFETIME Printmaking has often been used to work for political change In the 1960s and 1970s printmaker Emory Douglas created prints for the newspaper of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense 10 American pop artist Andy Warhol used screen printing in many of his pieces including his iconic prints of actor and model Marilyn Monroe THE BLACK PANTHER 25
GRAPHIC ARTS CULTURE Graphic arts have had a major impact on human cultures Printing and especially the printing press allowed people to share art and information more widely As a result more people learned to read and had access to knowledge The meanings of different graphic arts elements such as colors and symbols vary across countries and cultures Red may be negative in Western cultures But in some Eastern cultures red has positive associations And people of different religious backgrounds may use colors associated with their faith Examples of graphic art from throughout history help us learn about the past But graphic arts aren't just objects in museums They are also part of everyday culture People wear T shirts with screen printed graphics Newspapers and websites include photographs Computer designed graphics are used in ads websites and posters Artists use graphic techniques to create beautiful and meaningful art 11 Graphic arts trends and styles also vary across cultures Some cultures may use more crowded compact designs while others may favor cleaner more minimalist designs Color palettes fonts illustration styles and use of white space are a few other elements of graphic arts that may differ between cultures Ukiyo e is a Japanese style of woodblock art Nature and history are common subjects The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is an example of ukiyo e
