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TRADITIONAL MEANING Graphic art is an artistic process of creating a design using a medium (like a rubber or plexy glass) and transferring the image to a material (like paper), thus creating an artistic expression. EARLY HISTORY Tang Dynasty and Bi Sheng The technique of printing with carved wood blocks appeared about the 7th century, early in the Tang Dynasty . It was invented as a way to enscribe thousands of sheets of rice paper with a memoire of a beloved Empress. Every sheet of paper was placed in hilltops and shrines all over China so that her name would never be forgotten. Movable type was first invented by Bi Sheng of the Song dynasty between the years 1041 and 1048. This invention was recorded by his contemporary Shen Kuo which recorded it in his Dreampool Essays. During the 13-14th centuries, the agriculturist Wang Zhen made an important contribution to the development of movable type printing. Moveable type was probably first used in Europe in the mid 15th century by Gutenberg in Germany, who also invented the Printing Press . This combination then rapidly spread to the rest of Europe, and later the world. Printing became a distinct trade. Lithography Serigraphy Bindery Tools of the trade
From digital proof to plate to press. EXTERNAL LINKS SEE ALSO Reprografie |
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