The effects of the past, present and future printing technologies on the graphic design

Printing technologies have been developing rapidly ever since the mankind began to write down his thoughts on paper. Graphic design, which is one of the visual communication arts, is also affected by this development. Because the function of graphic design is to convey a subject or a message. The purpose of this study is to address the development of printing technologies historically and to illustrate the effects of this development on graphic design. Within the scope of this purpose, this study has been completed in four chapters. The first chapter is the introduction. In the second chapter, the conceptual framework of the printing house is discussed and the concept of printing, development of the printing house, printing techniques, and post-printing processes are explained. In the third chapter, graphic design is handled and its definition, development and application areas are evaluated. In the fourth chapter, the development of printing technologies is divided into four periods; and the effects of this development on graphic design have been analyzed.