It’s been said that modern communication began with Gutenberg and his press in the 15th century. By comparison, desktop publishing only started with Pagemaker in 1985. The time between those two milestones took us from hand set lead type, to digital typography with stunning controls, and beautiful colour printing. And it only took 545 years!
The digital revolution began at the tail-end of the 20th Century. Before that, most of that century was put together with rubber bands, string and spit. Analog technology, like simple chemistry and vacuum tubes from the 1800s, were combined in clever ways to create brand new forms of communications. Like photography, radio and television.
