upright=1.5|thumb|From top to bottom, left to right: cylinder seal of a scene, block used for woodblock printing, movable type, printing press, lithograph press, offset press used for modern lithographic printing, linotype machine for hot metal typesetting, digital printer, 3D printer in action.
upright=1.5|thumb|From top to bottom, left to right: cylinder seal of a scene, block used for woodblock printing movable type, printing press, lithograph press, offset press used for modern lithographic printing, linotype machine for, hot metal typesetting, digital printer, 3D printer in action.