History Of Graphic Design

1. A pictogram is an image that represents an object. Pictograms are useful for conveying information through a common “visual language” able to be understood regardless of one's native language or degree of literacy. So that means that anyone in the world familiar with a drinking fountain should recognize the pictogram above.

2. In late 19th century Europe, especially in the United Kingdom, the movement began to separate graphic design from fine art.

3. The name "Graphic Design" first appeared in print in the 1922 essay "New Kind of Printing Calls for New Design" by William Addison Dwiggins, an American book designer in the early 20th century.

4. Raffe's Graphic Design, published in 1927, is considered to be the first book to use "Graphic Design" in its title.

5. The rebus is a pictorial image that represents a spoken sound. Today the rebus is mostly used for amusement however it was a critical link in the development of the phonetic alphabet starting in Egyptian hieroglyphics.

6. In the 1920s, Soviet constructivism applied 'intellectual production' in different spheres of production. The movement saw individualistic art as useless in revolutionary Russia and thus moved towards creating objects for utilitarian purposes. They designed buildings, theater sets, posters, fabrics, clothing, furniture, logos, menus, etc.

7. An ideogram is a character or symbol representing a complete idea or concept. An ideogram is like the perils of tipping a vending machine.

8. Before any graphic elements may be applied to a design, the graphic elements must be originated by means of visual art skills. These graphics are often (but not always) developed by a graphic designer.

9. Technically the term logotype means a symbol comprised entirely of typography. Frequently the term logo is used interchangeably with symbol.

10. The page layout aspect of graphic design deals with the arrangement of elements (content) on a page, such as image placement, and text layout and style.