INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The Industrial Revolution is characterised by numerous technology advancements in the use of electricity and steam. The rise of these advancements effected greatly communication, transportation and agriculture. The industrial revolution replaced to use of manual labour by new inventions, and new machinery in various industries. This changed the views of society and made it an urban production centred environment. Industries growing during this era aimed at mass production, and adapted a faster and cheaper and smaller outlook on production. An industry which was greatly influenced through this was that of printing. At this point steam power introduced a more efficient and effective rotary cylinder web presses. This transformed the layout and gave published materials a better appearance. Type also went under a transformation thanks to line casting machines. The typesetting type can be used and re used for later on and saved money because the use of heavy metal machines hand operated type machinery wasn't needed anymore. With this revolution, when it came to presentation with print, there was a lot more experimentation and gave more thought to design. Obviously this led to a rise in the advertising industry. Thanks to this advance in technology a lot of new typefaces were being introduced and tried out. This whole outcome obviously let to improvements and influence in education and lifestyle leading to an  increase in literacy, book and newspaper production. Thanks to the invention of Friedrich Koenig, his steam power press made printing easier and most definitely faster. This rise in business meant a rise in economy and also a rise in employment. 

Vintage Printing Factory. 

Rotary cylinder web press

  What they used in the past to print type. 

Hand-composition in the old Printing House situated behind the Pitt Building, Cambridge. Note the 'upper case' and the 'lower case' for type in the background. Photographer: J. Palmer Clarke. ca. 1900–1916. This item is currently being catalogued, temporary classmark: UA 2008/1/1.

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