Chapter five was basically about this German guy, Gutenburg, and his invention of movable type and most notably the printing press. The chapter told more about Gutenburg's life and struggles then progressed into block printed books and cooperplate engraving.
2. Name the one thing (or person) you found most interesting from the reading.
I found it very interested that the type of material used to make playing cards was dependent on one's social status.
3. State at least one question you have after the reading.
Was the concept of patenting things prevalent in Gutenburg's time?
1. Name of graphic style (or topic) studied this session:
Typography and printing.
2. Describe specific qualities of this style (or if it’s a topic-highlights of that topic) that will help you identify it in the future.
The only real "highlights" of the topic I can think of is that Gutenburg was German and was the actual father of the printing press, even though it took decades(centuries?) for him to be accredited.
3. What is the most useful or meaningful thing you learned today?
I learned that the German and the Dutch were at a race with one another to invent a working printing press. The factor that really determined who would win was which could get the iron press to cool faster/more efficiently so as not to damage the paper.
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