Johannes Vermeer

Historians have vastly changed and continued to influence the world around us. Our everyday lives have progressed into what it is because of the work of historians and their impact on the human race. Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous historians in American history. He invented bifocals, copperplate press design, copy machine design, daylight savings idea, hot water systems design, light globe model, lightning rod, mechanical arm and so much more. Even though all of his invention have…

Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731 and raised in Maryland on a tobacco farm. Later when Banneker was walking he spotted a salesman holding his pocket watch. So Benjamin asked him if he could borrow it for a while. The salesman agreed and gave him the watch. Banneker took it home and carefully took the watch apart and examined and drew each of the parts the watch contained. Then Benjamin placed all the pieces together again and gave it back to the salesman. Ever since Banneker was little…

humanist ideas throughout Europe in the early 1450s. A humanist is someone who concentrates on human activities and possibilities, normally denying the importance of God after death. There was also another man who created a printing press his name was Johannes Gutenberg, this type of printing press allowed books to be printed much faster. More people learned to read because there were more books. Books spread very quickly throughout Europe. This was a major improvement for the Europeans. There…

The Renaissance brought many inventions to life, but one of the greatest creation is the print and press created by Johannes Gutenberg. Johannes was born in Mainz, Germany in 1395. Before his creation of the the print and press, he printed cards, pictures, designs, and patterns on clothes. Gutenberg never married nor did he have kids, his life was surrounded around his business. His printing experience started in 1438, created the press in 1440, and printed the 42-Line Bible in 1454-1455.…

horrified if they were not able to update their Instagram account every few hours, not be able to read the daily newspaper, or if they broke their Snapchat streak. Before the invention of the printing press, these normal things would seem impossible. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention is critical to all these activities and Western Civilization. The invention of the printing press was vital to Western Civilization because it cheapened the cost of printed works, prevented further corruption of…

Printing Press Assignment Printing presses have increased drastically by 1,260% from 1471 to 1500 due to a drop in the price of printing press and an increasing interest in spreading more ideas through books and other documents. Printing press has influenced both the Reformation and the Age of Exploration in different ways. It helped influence the Reformation by how Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on a church wall in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. His ideas were spread throughout…

Shannon Vargas Effects of Mass Media HUM/186 September 15, 2015 Ms. Allyson Wells Effects of Mass Media Our culture is molded and influenced by mass media. From the ancient times of story tellers, tribal leaders and elders to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, communication and the flow of information has been vital to developing civilizations. The major developments in mass media are oral and written presentation, printing, electronics and digital programming. Technology changed the models of…

Johann Gutenberg helped spread Christianity by printing the Bible in mass quantities, making other books easily accessible, and also inspiring others to build printing presses. Gutenberg was born in Mainz, Germany in 1395 to a modest working family (Johannes Gutenberg…

Over the past two decades the world has seen a major shift in the development and use of media, communication and technology. Amongst industrialization and urbanization, both the audience and the communication in which surrounds all demographics has changed so dramatically many may argue that the mass communication era has ended completely. When looking into the countless changes in day-to-day life, one can understand that each change is or was as a result of technology; one can also argue…

Before radio, internet, television or social media, world wars posters had a significant impact on graphic design. One of the primal forms of advertisement was the posters which began to develop as a medium for visual communication in the early 19th century. They influenced the development of typography for the purpose of reading from a distance and required larger type to be produced. The poster quickly spread around the world and became a principle of the graphic design trade. Besides,…