The advent of printing

During the Tang dynasty among the 4th and 7th century A.D. wood blocks were cut to print on textile and later to replicate Buddhist texts. A Buddhist scripture written in 868 is the earliest known printed book. Beginning in the 11th century, longer scrolls and books were shaped using movable type printing making books widely existing during the Song dyanasty. Sometime around 1450, Johann Gutenberg's print press made books widely existing in Europe. The book design of Aldus Manutius urbanized the book structure which would become the basis of western magazine design. This era of graphic design is call Humanist or Old Style.