Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Photography | 1839 - 1960s AD


Until the 1880s, how were news stories illustrated?
By the typewrighter
What is a camera obscura?
The thing that they use for making machines.
Post an example of a camera obscura.

How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure?
the brighter it was the more efficient it was towards anything.
From where did the photographic camera develop?
From the people that made it.
Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from?
The one who made it. They thought about something to make it easier to take pictures from.
Post an the first photograph.  

Who is credited with making the first successful photograph?
The one who made the first camera
Post an example of a Daguerreotype image.

Who invented the Daguerreotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
He thought it made make cameras more easier to work with.

Post an example of a Calotype image.

Who invented the Calotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
to take pictures

Post an example of a Wet Collodion Process image.
Who invented the Wet Collodion process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
Post an example of a Dry Plate Process image.
Who invented the Dry Plate process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?

Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish?
Post an example of The Kodak Camera from 1888.
In 1888, he produced a camera that use his flexible roll film. How did he make this camera/photography accessible to the public?

What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish?
Post a photo of the first Polaroid camera.
How long did the first Polaroid camera take to produce a photo?

What was Eadweard Muybridge known for?
Post a photo of the Zoopraxiscope.
What is the Zoopraxiscope?
Post a photo of Muybridge's horse in motion.
How did Muybridge settle the debate and photograph a horse in motion?
In 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed this?
Post a photo of a motion picture projector.
What is a motion picture projector?

The Linotype Machine | 1886 AD

Who is credited with the invention of the typewriter?
-Andrew cuntinburg
What is a "stenographer"?
-The one who crated all the computers
Post an example of Shole's typewriter.



Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane?
To make writhing easier and faster
After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine?
The screen
Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine?
Clephane
What is meant by "typesetting"?
If you mess up righting you have to re wright everything
Post an example of Linotype Machine.
How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter?
It makes louder noises.
How did this machine change the newspaper industry?
To make all the people know about it and have then buy more.
Post an example of a Linotype keyboard.


How did the keyboard of the Linotype Machine differ from keyboards that we use today?
It is more defighned so it makes it easier to type on
Post an example of a Linotype slug.


What is a slug?
the keys for the keyboard.
Post an example of a person operating a Linotype Machine.


Why is the Linotype Machine the greatest advanced in printing since movable type?

It is a big computer machine that makes the paper come out threw the back of it.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

The Gutenberg Press | 1450 AD

What is Johannes Gutenberg credited with?
He made the codex.
Post a photo of the Gutenberg Press.

How did the printing press work? 
It makes book, what ever they type it goes straight to the machine and prints it out.
What motivated Gutenberg to find a better way of creating books?
So people can find easier and funner ways to enjoy themselves.
Why did Gutenberg experiment with metal type versus wood type?
To leanr how to read, and show people that reading everyday can help improve your spelling skills.
Post an example of movable type in a type case.


What is moveable type?
It helps write fast, to make books be published faster.
What is a matrix?
A place where all letters come in one form in straight line to help slow people read better.
What ink did Gutenberg develop that he used specifically for the printing press?
Black ink.
What is paper made from? Where did paper originate?
Trees.
What is a "substrate"?
Something to help type fast, and learn how to type.
Who did Gutenberg seek to help with the invention of the press? 
Close to the end of the 5 years, what happened? 
What was the first book he printed?
Post an example of this book.

How did the Gutenberg Press impact communication?

Who introduced the printing press to England?

What was the early form of newspapers?

When was the first news weekly published? What was it called?

What kind of press was built in the US in the mid 1800s?
Post an example of a 1930s printing press.
By the late 1930s, presses had increased in efficiency and were capable of 2,500 to 3,500 impressions per hour. What is meant by "impression"?

Which printing process is the Gutenberg press an example of? Briefly describe the process?
Post an example of an intaglio press.
What is intaglio printing and how is ink transferred?
Post an example of a screen (porous) printing press.
What is porous printing and how is ink transferred?
Post an example of a lithography printing press.
What is lithography and how is ink transferred?
Post an example of a offset lithography printing press.
What variation of lithography is used by the commercial printing industry today?

How do printing presses used today compare to the Gutenberg Press?

Describe four-color process printing using CMYK?