Technology in Graphic Design
Technology’s Role in Graphic Design In this research I will utilize a number of sources to explore what technology has done for graphic design. I plan to research what pieces of technology have brought graphic design to where it stands today, primarily focusing on the personal computer, internet and graphic design software because these are the most interesting to me.
I intend to read various books, articles, journals, and even review some video to aid me in my research. I believe the majority of my findings will come from the books I have selected to read. To save time I will use the index to find keywords that pertain to my topic and then read those pages and or chapters. The sources I have found the most beneficial thus far are American Modernism: Graphic Design 1920-1960 by Rodger Remington and A History of Graphic Design by Philip Meggs. I also found the article “Computers Change the Face of Type” particularly interesting. In this article it states that “#176,000 Separate Typefaces Some 44,000 type families have been created since Johann Gutenberg invented movable type around 1450”, but it is believed that only about 3,000 typefaces are in use today (Rothenberg). According to the article “History of Graphic Design” on JDA Publishing website the most influential technological advances in graphic design were the printing press, photography and film making, the personal computer, internet, and graphic design software (History of Graphic Design). In my opinion the largest step forward in the industry has been the development of graphic design software. Without graphic design software the process doing something as simple as re-sizing or rotating a picture could take much longer. What we do not see when we are rotating or re-sizing a picture is the intensive algorithms that are within the program, to us it is just the simple click of a button. This is why I chose to watch the video as well as read an article about the past twenty years of
I intend to read various books, articles, journals, and even review some video to aid me in my research. I believe the majority of my findings will come from the books I have selected to read. To save time I will use the index to find keywords that pertain to my topic and then read those pages and or chapters. The sources I have found the most beneficial thus far are American Modernism: Graphic Design 1920-1960 by Rodger Remington and A History of Graphic Design by Philip Meggs. I also found the article “Computers Change the Face of Type” particularly interesting. In this article it states that “#176,000 Separate Typefaces Some 44,000 type families have been created since Johann Gutenberg invented movable type around 1450”, but it is believed that only about 3,000 typefaces are in use today (Rothenberg). According to the article “History of Graphic Design” on JDA Publishing website the most influential technological advances in graphic design were the printing press, photography and film making, the personal computer, internet, and graphic design software (History of Graphic Design). In my opinion the largest step forward in the industry has been the development of graphic design software. Without graphic design software the process doing something as simple as re-sizing or rotating a picture could take much longer. What we do not see when we are rotating or re-sizing a picture is the intensive algorithms that are within the program, to us it is just the simple click of a button. This is why I chose to watch the video as well as read an article about the past twenty years of