amazing experiences

Last Thursday my class was able to tour National Print Group, this company is the largest ditigal, litho, screen, and large format P-O-P printer in the world.  My teacher prepared us and told us beforehand that this tour would be a wonderful experience and it was just that, but more. We were able to stay at the company for almsot three hours and we did not even get to see the second facility. During the tour, our tour guides first explained there process for desiging and what kind of work they typically do for clients. Each client comes to them with a differnet goal and design and it is National Print Groups goal to bring to life the design in print. During the tour, I was able to see the room where they set up signs/banners that would be in stores.  A sign looks totally different set up in a room verses living on the computer so it was quite a smart idea to allow the signs to live wihtin a space.

Next, we were able to walk through the entire printing process, from the pre-press to the screen printing, to the packaging. We were able to see each step and the works who managed the machines each day. These are the men who need to become my best friend because they know so much and I would love to hear there experiences and knowledge. These men and women are very talented and know quite a deal about the printing process.

Since we were unable to see the other facility, we were asked to come back from another tour. I am quite excited and look foward to seeing more machines and meet more people.