Pop art started in the United Kingdom in the 1950s amidst a postwar socio-political climate where artists turned toward celebrating commonplace objects and elevating every day to the level of fine art (The Art Story, 2012). They looked at graphic design with Hollywood movies, advertising, product packaging, pop music and comic books for their imagery and this mainly attracted the youth (Tate, 2017). 

The 60’s explosion of posters, created the perfect preamble for a very different imagery: the political posters that flooded the different cities of the United States, mostly against the Vietnam War. Protests against the Vietnam War increased at the end of the 60’s and with them the amount of visual images. The graphics were more realistic, more aggressive and with direct, clear and concrete messages. 

Poster 'Make Love Not War' 1967 Welsser; Tarrot Press (Los Angeles).

Postmodernism is an eclectic, colourful style of architecture and the decorative arts that appeared from the late 1970s and continues in some form today. It emerged as a reaction to Modernism and the Modern Movement and the dogmas associated with it.

Apple introduced first Macintosh -a user friendly computer based on MAC OS with graphical interface. This became the first computer that was greatly popular with common population. Most importantly this started a Digital Revolution - a climax change in graphic design. Computers since then became major tool in designing graphics.

3D printers have been around since the 1980’s but now days it has become very popular with designers because the prices of 3D printers have declined dramatically, making them more available to the general public. Along with the cheaper prices the quality and ease of printing also increased. You can design your own model and 3D print your design in your own home or pay for a service for it to be printer.