Week 3

I think the leap that graphic design took during the industrial revolution is very important to understand. A lot happened especially for poster design. Before the revolution, posters were printed using metal type, however, as type size increased it became harder to cast. Soon, wooden type was invented and made bigger type easier to create. With wooden type, larger pieces were easier to make and move. This in turn, made it easier to mass produce larger posters for events. It was also a more cost efficient method for printing because the type was cheaper to produce. Knowing how this affected graphic design is important because students can understand how graphic design has progressed.