It's so Medieval
Type Gets in your Eyes
Rococo - Before Arcade Fire
Oh, So Victorian
Industrial Revolution
100
This person was the first to invent a systematized way to print on a press
Who is Johannes Gutenberg
100
In the 1400’s this person was the first to attempt to standardize typefaces
Who is Albrecht Durer
100
In the 1700s, this person standardized type sizes with a table
Who is Pierre Simon Fournier
100
In the 1800s, this person wrote a book entitled “Grammar of Ornament”
Who is Owen Jones
100
In the 1700s, this person perfected the steam engine
Who is John Watt
200
Paper was brought to Europe through this route
What is the Caravan Route
200
This person bridged the gap between Old Style type and modern type designs in the 1700s
Who is John Baskerville
200
This monarch is famously known for saying the words “Let them eat cake” and epitomized the opulence of this period
Who is Marie-Antoinette
200
This woman was famous for her children’s illustration, including "A Apple Pie"
Who is Kate Greenaway
200
In 1814, this machine was invented to increase the speed of printing using Steam
What is the Steam Powered Cylinder Press
300
This person was known for his woodcut block prints for books in the 1400s
Who is Albrecht Pfister
300
This type designer was widely admired in Europe in the 1700s, and was even written to by Benjamin Franklin
Who is John Baskerville
300
This event criticized Rococo for its lush extravagance, excess ornamentation, and primacy of the aristocracy in the late 1700s
What is the French Revolution
300
This person accidentally discovered how to transfer an image to a place using a camera obscura
Who is Joseph Niepce
300
This was the new social class that emerged in consequence of the Industrial Revolution
What is the Middle-Class
400
This person was responsible for the protestant reformation and nailed 95 theses to the doors of the All Saint's Church in Saxony
Who is Martin Luther
400
This type designer was hired by the royal court in Italy and was sought by the Vatican in the 1700s
Who is Giambattista Bodoni
400
This person conceptualized the Cartesian Coordinates (x/y axis) in the late 1600s
Who is Rene Descartes
400
This process enabled lithographic printers to print in colour using multiple plates
What is Chromolithography
400
Critics felt that this social value which had become popular during the Renaissance was lost because of the industrial Revolution
What are humanist concerns
500
This person first introduced the printing press to England
Who is William Caxton
500
This typeface was the only one permitted to be used in France in the 1600-1700s
What is Romaine du Roi
500
This monarch was on the throne during the Rococo period
Who is King Louis XV
500
This queen was on the throne of England during the Victorian period
Who is Queen Victoria
500
The industrial revolution made this activity more important
What is graphic Design or Advertising
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