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Graphic Design Historical Milestones study set below.
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1
Who is credited with creating the first recognizable typeface designed specifically for printing, the 'Roman' type, in 1465?
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A
Nicolas Jenson
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B
Conrad Sweynheym and Arnold Pannartz
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C
Aldus Manutius
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D
Claude Garamond
2
The first practical halftone screen process, which allowed for the reproduction of photographs in print, was patented in 1881 by whom?
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A
Frederic Ives
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B
Max Levy
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C
Stephen Horgan
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D
George Meisenbach
3
In 1957, the typeface Univers was released by Adrian Frutiger. What was its groundbreaking design feature?
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A
It was the first typeface designed on a computer
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B
It was the first typeface to use a systematic numerical classification system for weights and widths
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C
It was the first typeface to be licensed internationally
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D
It was the first typeface to use serifs on all characters
4
What was the first typeface specifically designed to be highly legible on low-resolution computer screens, released by Apple in 1984?
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A
Chicago
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B
Courier
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C
Helvetica
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D
Geneva
5
The 'Kelmscott Press', which sparked the Arts and Crafts movement in graphic design, was founded in 1891 by which visionary?
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A
John Ruskin
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B
William Morris
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C
Walter Crane
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D
Aubrey Beardsley
6
What is considered the first book ever printed with movable metal type, produced in Korea in 1377?
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A
The Diamond Sutra
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B
The Gutenberg Bible
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C
The Jikji
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D
The Tripitaka Koreana
7
Which designer is credited with creating the first 'corporate identity' program in 1907 for the German company AEG?
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A
Peter Behrens
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B
Josef Müller-Brockmann
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C
László Moholy-Nagy
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D
Jan Tschichold
8
What was the first commercial software application to introduce the concept of 'layers' in graphic design, revolutionizing digital compositing?
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A
Adobe Illustrator 1.0
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B
Adobe Photoshop 3.0
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C
Aldus PageMaker 1.0
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D
CorelDRAW 1.0
9
The term 'Graphic Design' was first coined and used in its modern sense in 1922 by which American book designer?
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A
William Addison Dwiggins
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B
Paul Rand
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C
Saul Bass
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D
Massimo Vignelli
10
In 1757, John Baskerville introduced which significant innovation to the printing process?
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A
The invention of the Linotype machine
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B
The use of 'wove' paper, which provided a smoother surface than laid paper
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C
The introduction of phototypesetting
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D
The creation of the first sans-serif typeface
11
Which publication, launched in 1896, is widely considered the first 'art magazine' to heavily feature avant-garde graphic design and posters?
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A
Ver Sacrum
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B
The Studio
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C
L'Estampe Moderne
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D
Die Fläche
12
The 'Golden Ratio' in page layout was famously championed in the 1920s by which design school?
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A
The Bauhaus
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B
De Stijl
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C
The Russian Constructivists
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D
The Vienna Secession
13
Who invented the 'Linotype' machine in 1884, which allowed for the mechanical setting of entire lines of type?
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A
Ottmar Mergenthaler
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B
Tolbert Lanston
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C
William Bullock
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D
Richard Hoe
14
What was the first major international exhibition to feature 'The New Typography' as a formal design philosophy in 1923?
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A
The Paris Exposition
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B
The Bauhaus Exhibition in Weimar
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C
The Great Exhibition of 1851
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D
The Milan Triennale
15
The 'International Typographic Style' (Swiss Style) pioneered the use of the grid system. Who is considered its primary architect?
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A
Armin Hofmann
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B
Josef Müller-Brockmann
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C
Emil Ruder
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D
Karl Gerstner
16
In 1455, the Gutenberg Bible was produced. What was the specific technical 'first' it achieved for Western printing?
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A
The first use of ink
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B
The first use of oil-based ink
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C
The first use of movable metal type on a large scale
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D
The first use of color illustrations
17
Which designer created the first 'logotype' that successfully transitioned from a visual symbol to a globally recognized brand icon, for CBS in 1947?
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A
Paul Rand
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B
Saul Bass
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C
Herb Lubalin
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D
Milton Glaser
18
In 1985, which software release essentially launched the desktop publishing (DTP) revolution?
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A
Aldus PageMaker
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B
QuarkXPress
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C
Adobe InDesign
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D
Ventura Publisher
19
What was the first successful 'phototypesetting' machine, introduced by Intertype in 1949?
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A
Fotosetter
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B
Monotype
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C
Photon
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D
Linofilm
20
The first use of the 'Modern' (Didone) style of typeface, characterized by extreme contrast between thick and thin strokes, is attributed to which printer?
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A
Giambattista Bodoni
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B
John Baskerville
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C
William Caslon
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D
Claude Garamond
21
Which 1919 manifesto, written by Walter Gropius, effectively founded the Bauhaus and changed graphic design pedagogy?
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A
The Bauhaus Manifesto
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B
The Futurist Manifesto
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C
The Constructivist Manifesto
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D
The Dada Manifesto
22
The first 'serif' typeface, Caslon, was created in 1722. What inspired its design?
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A
Roman stone inscriptions
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B
Dutch seventeenth-century typefaces
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C
The handwriting of monks
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D
Ancient Greek manuscripts
23
In 1968, the first museum exhibition dedicated entirely to graphic design as a 'fine art' was held at which institution?
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A
MoMA (New York)
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B
The Tate Gallery
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C
The Victoria and Albert Museum
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D
The Louvre
24
Which designer created the first 'animated' film title sequence for 'The Man with the Golden Arm' in 1955?
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A
Saul Bass
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B
Maurice Binder
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C
Kyle Cooper
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D
Pablo Ferro
25
What was the first digital font format to be widely supported by both Apple and Microsoft, developed in the late 1980s?
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A
PostScript Type 1
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B
TrueType
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C
OpenType
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D
Bitmap
