Over the summer of 2021, I worked as the Special Collections and Archives Intern at the Duane G. Meyer Library, at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. As a part of that internship, I designed two standing exhibits. The gallery below is of the first exhibit, “The Evolution of Printing,” which traced the development of printing from the earliest manuscripts to the mass produced paperback. The exhibit featured two cases with 15 high-definition facsimiles featured (since the exhibit was hosted outside of the Special Collections room, no originals were able to be used). Each of these facsimiles were printed, dry-mounted, and presented just for this exhibit. Additionally, four pieces were made into posters: two manuscripts over the first case to illustrate the beginnings of the printed word, and two printed works over the second case to illustrate the progression of printing available after the invention of the printing press.
