The Evolution of Visual Graphic Design

Cave Art

• The cave in southern France known for its visual connections with photographs and symbols is Lascaux.

Origins of Paper and Printing

• Cai Lun, a Chinese government official, is credited with inventing paper in ancient China.
• Printing arrived in Europe with a paper mill in 1276 in Italy.

Art Movements

• The De Stijl art movement had leading painters like Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg.
• De Stijl is an art movement that embraced an abstract, pared-down aesthetic centered in basic visual elements such as geometric forms and primary colors.

Printing Innovations

• Bi Sheng is credited with inventing movable clay type, a precursor to modern printing.
• Johannes Gutenberg is credited with perfecting the system for printing type in books.

Art Movements Timeline

• The Dada movement took place from 1916 to 1924.

Ancient Artifacts

• The oldest artifact known to combine words and pictures is the Tărtăria tablet from ancient Sumeria.