High Tech Training for the Next Generation of Signmakers

Hands-on training

To introduce the benefits of digital printing to freshmen in the school’s one week “exploratory” sessions, Lamont has students download images, from which he then prints and cuts decals. Many students use the stickers to personalize their notebooks or cell phone cases.

As sophomores, Lamont starts teaching students the sign trade, including how to use and maintain equipment. The students also begin printing banners, floor graphics, and simple signs. “We do a lot of print work for the school, including safety graphics for all the shops,” says Lamont.

Junior and seniors at the school handle all aspects of project production, lamination, and installation for signs, banners, and wall and floor graphics. They also print graphics for T-shirts.