The Digital Revolution

For hundreds of years design was limited to the physical equipment artist had. However, in the 20 th century, computers began to advance and use of them and other devices to create visual works became possible. While computers hadn’t yet caught on and programs for creating were not exactly user friendly or even complete. New digital tools were intimidating and many artists were reluctant to change their ways. Yet designers across the world began to play around and learn how to implement their own styles. Artist first became exploring how to create different types of fonts as word processing programs were all that were available. Soon programs and devices allowed for scanning images electronically and editing images digitally. The Digital Revolution was simply about exploring and learning about the new toys. As the creation of digitals styles were being developed and curated, the technologies being used were also being developed in real time. This movement is still active and g...