A new Kickstarter project explores the history of graphic design and how designers worked before the desktop computer entered the scene. The documentary "Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production" is directed by assistant professor Briar Levit at Portland State University and is due for release summer 2017.
Imagine designing and printing a brochure—without a computer. How would you set the type—making sure it fit your layout? How would you crop the images? How would you place those images alongside your text? And what would you hand over to the offset printer when you were done?
Up until just 30 years ago when the desktop computer debuted, this whole process would have been primarily done by hand, and with the aide of fascinating machines that used a variety of ways to get type and image on to the printed page.
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