The Pioneer plaque—the first physical message sent into space—was designed by Carl Sagan and Frank Drake in 1972.
Movable type was invented around 1045 by Chinese alchemist Bi Sheng who first used wood then clay to make type.
Norman Wilkinson pioneered the Dazzle Camouflage movement of WWI, which applied colour and geometrics on navy ships.
Johnston Sans, Edward Johnston’s 1916 typeface for the London Underground, was redesigned by Eiichi Kono in 1979.