1136

( THE WIZARD MERLIN SHOWS HE MEANS BUSINESS BY DESIGNING A NEW HAT WITH A MOON AND STARS ON IT. )

1776

( JOHN HANCOCK SIGNS AMERICA’S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE IN A BOLD 32 POINT FONT. )

1827

( JOSEPH NIEPCE creates the first photograph by coating a metal plate with bitumen to make an engraving on top. It took him eight hours to develop each photograph and each image would only last a short while. )

1907

( THE UNITED STATES DECIdES THE AMERICAN FLAG LOOKS BETTER WITH 46 STARS, FINALLY ACCEPTING Oklahoma INTO THE UNION. )

1921

( AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS OF DESIGNING INK BLOTS ON CARDS, HERMANN RORSCHACH GIVES UP, REALIZING PEOPLE WILL FOREVER ONLY SEE SEX. )

1965

( LAWRENCE ROBERTS connects Massachusetts with California, via computers using telephone lines. Proving possible; further research goes into our now current World Wide Web. )

1967

( Milton GLASER CREATES ICONIC BOB DYLAN POSTER PROVING ONCE AND FOR ALL THAT MILTON GLASER WAS ON DRUGS. )

1969

( JIM HENSEN SHOWS his love for GREEN socks and ping pong balls to THE PBS CHILDREN’S show Sesame Street. )

1984

( APPLE COMPUTERS releases the Macintosh. With four hundred KB of memory, it is the first computer to have a graphic user interface, leading the way for future programs like Adobe’s Creative Suite. )

1985

( Dee snider, of THE BAND Twisted sister, hides his fear of barber SHOPS by helping to create the ICONIC 80’s hair band STYLE. )

1995

( KYLE COOPER ACCIDENTLY HITS A NUMBER KEY WHiLE TYPING OPENING CREDITS FOR THE MOVIE SE7EN, DECIDES TO JUST ROLL WITH IT. )

2011

( MADISON COLLEGE presents the 2011 Graphic Design ONLINE Portfolio Show )