Before the Gutenberg press, books were written by hand, by scribes. With this type of process, creating a book was obviously a slow and tedious production. Gutenberg’s press signifies the beginning of mass reproduction. But why is it so important to graphic communications and the way society communicates today?
Take look at this short video I found on YouTube. After viewing the video, what are your thoughts?
i found it very interesting…. i never thought it was that complicated to just print texts
The printing press was an invention that changed the world. It’s amazing how an invention that seems so basic can have so many roles in technology today. Without the printing press, the world would be a much less sophisticated place.
I must agree because I was thinking the very same thing
It was much better back than where it required so many people to do the job. More people had jobs, since all you need now is a one good designer to create the whole work. It also creates competition and a higher difficulty to get a job as a designer (present time) because you have people with better imagination and better designs when back than everything was so simple and alike that nobody cared as much.
I guess thats what helped the employment rate back then
There were many more jobs back then, with each person responsible for a different task. It was very much like an assembly line. Now a lot of those tasks are done by one person—the designer. Being a graphic designer today is more sophisticated than it used to be.
When I look at the video I cannot help but think about how the lack of money held people back. Although the press was created, people didn’t know how to read or write and because of that they were controlled by the church and the aristocracy but the good thing is that later on books started printing in mass production and people were being educated. Therefore, everyone had their own identity.
I think the printing is useful and it spreads the culture and language. Since the printing press was invented, it affects the world. It makes the world more convenience.