Amanda Morris '03 with the logo she designed on one of the many banners.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cOur team does most of the design and printing for signs on the fairgrounds,\u201d she says. \u201cThat's why we\u2019re out here. We can make signs on demand, note pads, maps.\u201d They may even be asked to make \u201cNo parking\u201d signs. \u201cSome of them are pretty, some of it\u2019s kind of utilitarian,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like many of the people who work at the fair, Morris has long ties to the annual fall event. She grew up in Raleigh, coming to the fair every year with her family. She even entered the fair\u2019s school art contest when she was a middle school student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When she comes to the fair now, Morris is able to see her art work just about anywhere she looks - on T-shirts, on banners and on signs. \u201cIt\u2019s really fun,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was really surreal the first few years, but this is my 17th year here. \u201cI\u2019ve kind of gotten used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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