An infographic created for our client, Phonetic, on how communication has evolved throughout the ages. From smoke signals to social media!

1. THE EVOLUTION
OF COMMUNICATION
In WWII 32 pigeons
received a
Dickin
Medalfor their life-saving
action in conflict
During the Spanish Armada,
a beacon chain from
Plymouth
to Londonsignalled the
arrival of Spanish warships
It conveniently doubled
as data and
tax
gatheringas well
FIRE
BEACON
PIGEON
TELEGRAPH
TELEPHONE
POST
TELEVISON
SOCIAL
MEDIA
EMAIL
RADIO
In the
Middle
Ages,beacons were lit at well-known
locations on hills or high
places, to send signals
Pigeon post was the world's
FAsTESTcommunication system for the
Greeks and Romans
Persian
King Cyruscreated the
first postal service
Samuel Morse invented the
electric telegraph, revolutionising
long
distancecommunication
The world's last existing
electric telegraph system
ended in India in
2013
Today, the telephone is the
secondmost-used method to
communicate- after texting
Alexander Graham Bell
developed a technology
that would
changethe face of communication-
the telephone
The next advancement
in communication
was radio, the
firstwireless mode
of communication
Radio waves travel at
186,000
miles per second
through air
We spend an
average of
28
hours
a weekwatching telly
John Loggie Baird,
a Scottish amateur scientist,
successfully transmitted the
first TV picture in
England
The first email was sent between
two computers that were right
next to each other, the message was
"QWERTYUIOP"
600
millionpeople internationally
use email
Social media refers to interaction
among people in which they
create, share, and exchange
information and ideas in
virtual
communities
and networks
Both fire and smoke were
used along the
Great Wall
of China
as a way for soldiers to alert
each other of impending attack
It’s believed they were
able to send messages
500
milesaway
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astronauts
aboard the
International Space Station
regularly tweeted live from
space to a global audience
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A REAL
ASTRONAUGHTS
TWITTER HERE!
At Phonetic, our people are more
than just voices. Their unique
personalities set them apart and
make them better at tackling any
sales, marketing or service project.
That's telemarketing, personified.