Archive for ‘History’

The New York Times published its first issue on September 18, 1851, but the first photos wouldn’t appear on the cover until the early 1900s over 60 years later. This visual timeline by self-described data artist Josh Begley captures the storied newspaper’s approach to layout and photography by incor

Source: The Rise of the Image: Every NY Times Front Page Since 1852 in Under a Minute | Colossal

The Oxford rule sounds like article of law, but it is more mundane: a thick and thin line that sits side by side, which appears in the earliest printings in history.

Source: How the Oxford Rule Led to Rolling Stone – Print Magazine

Protestantism was the first religious movement to take full advantage of the new powers of the press.

Source: The Typographical Reformation | Timothy George

How the Bauhaus Built Your House – The Daily Beast.

Thanksgiving Special — How Famous Artists Would Plate Thanksgiving Meals.

Read All About It: The History Of Print Suitable For Framing – The Daily Beast.

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The Times of London has published  this pictorial history of its design.