Signmaker

Hi, my name is Dane and I'm a signwriter.
We do a little bit of everything in here. Vehicle graphics, cut-out letters,
internal signage, external signage.
Every day is different. So today I will be wrapping this car bumper.
The process of wrapping a bumper is cleaning it first,
keeping it smooth and prepping it for the vinyl.
I do computer graphics,
meaning setting up graphics in Adobe Illustrator.
This is my desk right here and I'm currently working for the
display in the airport.
This column is already built and all we have to do is clad it with graphics.
We print out this self-adhesive vinyl and we go out there and install
them and make sure they look good. So I actually studied creative technology,
but I personally don't think that you need that degree to be able to get into sign writing.
When I finished my university degree, I was looking for a job,
anything creative. I didn't wanna stay in the office,
so I wanted something a little bit more hands-on,
and that's where I found signwriting. A really good thing about this industry is
that they offer a lot of apprenticeships and courses,
so you can start with no experience and no skills at all,
and learn everything from a job.
People look at signage as like the bigger picture, but for us,
we have to think about like, is it gonna be readable from afar?
What is it gonna look like during daytime or nighttime? Is the spelling correct?
You have to be sharp, very sharp.
I find it very rewarding that I
get to see it in person, that I get to touch it.
It's something physical and something that I take pride on.