​With newspapers being the primary way for people to get information, news, and other communications, Graphic Design was paving the way to the forefront. 

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The birth of halftone screen printing was an idea that originated with William Fox Talbot.  Talbot was already a major contributor to the photography movement of this time.  In 1841, Talbot released his calotype or talbotype to the world.  This was a major technology for photography during this time.  Of course, with every new invention, improvements and changes happen.  Talbot wanted a way to print multiples of his images. In 1850, Talbot had the notion to use ‘photographic screens or veils’ to enhance the printmaking process to achieve this.  During the next years, he developed different kinds of screens that could be used for printing photographs and images.  The first most ‘well known attempt’ was by a man named Stephan H. Horgan.  Horgan worked for a paper called The New York Daily Graphic.   In the winter of 1873, Horgan was able to recreate and publish an image in the newspaper. (“Halftone”)

Later in 1880, The New York Daily Graphic published another photograph that is considered to be "the first reproduction of a photograph with a full tonal range in a newspaper with a crude halftone screen" (“Halftone”).  Images were now not only able to be printed, but also resized, reversed, or combined with typography.  Color printing was also starting its exploration.  However, with emergence of new technologies, old technologies are phased out.  This movement caused the almost disappearance of our engravers of the time.  Up until this time, most artists were working as apprentices or practiced with an already established artist.  This created the need for a more curriculum based learning which we will see in a few years. (Roberts 18-19)