From Eric Miller,
Your Guide to Graphic Design.
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1917
James Montgomery Flagg designs famous “I Want YOU for the U.S. Army” poster. The poster, a self-portrait, was actually an American version of a British poster by Alfred Leete.

1919
The Bauhaus, a German school, is founded, eventually providing the framework for modern design.

1932
Stanley Morison oversees design of Times New Roman font, commissioned by the Times of London.

1940
First issue of Print Magazine printed.

1956
Paul Rand designs IBM logo using City Medium typeface.

1957
Max Miedinger designs Neue Haas Grotesk font, later renamed Helvetica.

1959
First issue of Communication Arts printed.

1969
Douglas Engelbart develops first computer mouse, setting the stage for the future tool of graphic design.

1984
Apple releases first Macintosh computer, featuring bitmap graphics.

1985
Aldus, formed by Paul Brainerd, develops PageMaker software. Brainerd coins the phrase “desktop publishing.” In the same year, New York firm Manhattan Design creates the MTV logo.

1990
Photoshop version one released, and physicist Tim Berners-Lee develops the world wide web, along with HTML and the concept of website addresses.

Source:

Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis. “Meggs’ History of Graphic Design.” Fourth Edition. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2006.