Forward Printing

Excellent customer service from these guys. Prompt, efficient and willing to go the extra mile. Both times I’ve worked with them I’ve been completely satisfied. My designer likes them too. Great job Forward Printing!

Best screenprinters, cool, down to earth people. They listen, they suggest, they are very knowledgeable, and I trust them based with their years of experience and quality of work. Good work, Dan and team. No hesitation, I would recommend them to everybody.

As good as it gets. Best in the business! I look forward to working with Forward again.

Straight up. These are the best printers I’ve ever run across.
Forward Printing has been doing our work since the early days and it feels like everytime I visit the shop, they are improving.
From foils, to 3M, to anything else you can name, if it’s possible in the universe of science and reason (sometimes, the former isn’t even necessary), they’ll do it.
The only gripe I have with Forward Printing is simple: they don’t talk about themselves enough.
From what I understand, screenprinting is highly competitive and a TON of people do it. These guys are setup to do anything under the Sun and then some with a smile. I wish more people knew about them and just shared the wonder and magic that they bring to the table. Outside of that, no complaints.
As for that 1-​star girl, she seems like she has some trust issues she needs to work out after an active listening class. These guys are professionals and have a minimum they need to meet to avoid loss of capital and time waste as it’s a small business… don’t let that discourage anyone, as they’ll work to get you done on time and educate you while growing with you. Best in the business.

My company had used Forward a few times now, for various t-​shirts, and we feel that their work can’t be beat. The service is always professional. The work is always top notch, and it’s always done on time or even early. They don’t lay the ink on too thick, either, which is a plus. I hate shirts that have an ink shield on the front! Oh, and the owners, Dan and Kevin, are great guys too.

What an excellent print shop!
I just finished placing my second order with them and couldn’t be more pleased. I came to this t-​shirt printing adventure with absolutely no experience and 10,000 questions. Both of the women I’ve worked with in the past year (Kate & Jessika) were patient, knowledgeable, friendly and professional. They answered all of my questions expertly and even consulted with the back of of shop artists when I was still unsure of how the design would come out on the material, putting my mind completely at ease.
Jessika worked with me every so patiently as I asked about every possible option and variation in the shirts I ordered. Even with all the variations in my order, her attention to detail in the final order was flawless. I wish every one of my vendors paid so much attention to customer service excellence!
As a small business owner myself, I’m thrilled to support such an excellent Oakland-​based business and know that I’m getting the best quality available. The shirts I ordered were a rather large investment for my little business but it has definitely paid for itself over the past year.
You won’t regret your choice if you choose Forward Printing.

These guys are not «printers» they are ARTISTS! Period.
We have been printing with «The Dans» and Forward for over 5 years now or close to it at least. I am a part of an artist inspired underground t shirt company in NYC. and Forward Printing printed our first official line and everything else since. We have been through a lot with them and have seen them grow from a small family oriented partnership of two cool guys, to nationally reknown status and have watched and heard them receive all types of awards and accolades since this time.
They deserve it. They practice true artistry with their printing over there! Some of you may not know this… but those who… do really know just how difficult and tedious making a screen is. even a simple one. Our designs are not simple at all. Our designs are artwork. Surreal Artwork for the most part.
More than 90% of printers cannot, do not and will not even attempt to try to print for us. «Your designs are too intricate,» «This requires us to bring someone else in, so we have to pay them more,» We don’t have machines or inks for this stuff,” I’ve gotten it all as in terms of excuses and reasoning. The truth is. they don’t have the talent on there staff or just don’t want to spend the time to make a fine quality product.
Being a business man looking for the best deal AND best quality, I’ve done my fair share of shopping around; Not just in the USA but all around the world. One thing that is unmatched is the quality of what and how Forward prints. These guys do whatever it takes. If they don’t know how or have never seen something. they will learn, figure it out spend more time on R and D and still make it happen. There is nothing they cannot do, because they simply refuse to not figure out a way in the name of art and design! They have so many different techniques and experiment with each and every one… like a true artist. till perfection is reached. We are damn proud as artists to have true artists (not a print press) printing our brand. FORWARD 4 LIFE!

First of all, these NEGI-​YELPERS are crazy.
I needed 100 black v-​neck shirts printed in 48hours, not only did my printer flake but my designer flaked too. I was desperate and out of time. I made a list of prospective printers I found on Unilocal,and found forward printing, and looked for the bad reviews to plan a worse-​case scenario. After reading the bad reviews and noticing that these were based on petty/​pathetic reasons I called Forward Printing in the morning.
On the Second Ring, Jessika picks up, and I explained my situation, told her not only do I need 100 shirts printed in 36hours but I also need you to design it. BOOM I could already hear her mind racing with ideas and a plan of action. She told me to email her some ideas of what we envisioned and 2 hours later she sent me 6 different proofs of prospective designs from their art department that were perfect for such a short notice. Gave the approval around 12:30pm, got a call at 3pm the next day saying they are ready for pick up!
Got there (super easy to get to), and they had them folded and in a box still hot from the press. met the owner who plays an active part in the production since Forward Printing is his baby and passion. They have an INDUSTRIAL-​sized production assembly that will blow your mind! IT’S CALLED THE MOTHERSHIP! Largest in the nation. FACT!
Not only did they save my sanity but they saved my pocket too, better prices than any of the dime-​a-​hundred-​dozen online printers, fastest turnaround I’ve ever even heard of, and just the best vibes.
Like I said, these negi-​yelpers are those crazies you see in a store complaining about why there is water in their coffee. Or the crazies that get mad because its 100Degrees outside but they want to wear their sweatpants. Or the crazies that (fill in the blank)
They use Water-​based printing which is Amazing! its literally impossible to crack, fade or bleed since the actual cloth fibers are dyed not just pasted on. Remarkable quality!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Will be back for sure, doubt I’ll ever hire or trust someone with my projects like I would FORWARD PRINTING.
Jessika Thomas made this possible, I wouldn’t have been able to this rush project anywhere else, especially for this price. So easy to work with and provides everything needed for a successful project. And yeah, they are busy because they are the best, or else they would be busy.
REMEMBER THIS IS A BUSINESS, NOT YOUR PERSONAL ON-​CALL TAILORS, These guys are professional and fantastic at what they do, let them do their work. Crazy.
Will be back soon,
Cheers.
David Nahrvar — Marketing & Merchandise Manager
April & The Paradigm

The team at Forward Printing were super-​efficient, great communicators who printed up some awesome shirts for my business. I couldn’t have been happier with the results. Even though I spoke with several people during the process, there was never a gap in communication. When I visited, all the employees seemed happy which says a lot for the owner. I will use them again for the next round of t-​shirts.

Wow… just wow! Forward completed a job for me (a job that I thought would have been too small for them to consider) and I couldn’t have been more pleased. Everything from the initial planning and decision making to receiving the final products exceeded my expectations! I cannot express my gratitude enough for your patience, suggestions and insight! Your constant communication set my mind at ease! You have a lifelong customer with me!
I was surprised to see a negative review for Forward Printing (Annie K.) when I was writing this review. After checking out her reviews and noticing 6 out of 8 reviews she posted received 1 star, I’ve come to the conclusion the old adage of you can’t please everyone all the time has never been truer!
Can’t wait to get the go ahead for our next project! I’ll definitely be using FORWARD!

We just ordered over 200 pieces of unisex tshirts, girlie t’s (which are made locally!) and hoodies for our shop. Jessika and Angel were super personable, helpful and had some great suggestions for my price range. Jessika got back to me pretty quickly and the process was easy. Great communication through design changes. The shirts and hoodies look fantastic. They even went an extra mile to try to fit our script on the back. Forward Printing has tons of options both in garments and printing options, The water based printing looks waaaay better, especially with a super detailed image like ours.

The screen printers may do good work when they want to, but they make it very clear they don’t need new business! First, you have to be very patient to get a quote… if you call repeatedly, a person will pick up, but otherwise you get directed to voicemail. I had a design and 36 shirts to print, but the person I got on the phone stated that 72 shirts were required if you supply your own shirts. She said that 36 shirts is way too small of a job to print (in a disparaging tone), but she could not recommend anyone else. I tried to find other companies, but didn’t right way so I called back and offered to pay whatever makes it cost effective for the company (figuring she’d just take the 36 shirts less than they require, multiply it by the markup on each shirt and add it to the quote). She grumbled that she had to first review the artwork to see if they could even do it. So I emailed the artwork and heard nothing for 2 days. When I called back to inquire, she told me I was pressuring her, indicating that it was very rude when I was asking for such a big favor (?? Didn’t I offer to pay extra??). I explained kindly that I had a deadline, and just needed to determine if the company would be willing to do the job or not, as I didn’t have extra time in my schedule if shipping is required.
That’s when I gave up and found another company — in San Francisco that does water based screen printing and whose employees are amazingly nice and accommodating when they answer the phone! Don’t be fooled by Forward Printing’s good SEO… keep looking for someone who wants the business, and who is polite — I can only imagine what happens when there is a mistake with the printing!

Since I met these guys, I’m being very impress with their quality and service –They are best at what they do and on top of that no surprises.
You get nothing but the best. 6 Stars

I love the work these guys do!!! We started using them for all of our t-​shirts at the CrossFit I work at. We get a ton of visitors (I’m in Hawaii), and we constantly get told how these are the nicest CrossFit shifts they’ve ever seen. The designs come out exactly how we want, and the water based printing make the shirts look of the highest quality. I got into the fire department out here in Honolulu, and I knew exactly who I would turn to for our class t-​shirts.
Even better than the quality of their work, is their customer service. We ran into a miscommunication, and they totally worked with me to find a fair and equitable solution. That willingness to work with me will always be the reason they will be my go-​to for printing.

Great quality printing from an environmentally friendly company!
My company, Sun’s Free Solar, needed some quality zip-​up hoodies and t-​shirts for our employees and customers. Kate was very quick with her email response/​quote. Prices are reasonable in general for silk-​screening services, but when you see the end product, you realize that you are actually getting a much better deal than you originally anticipated.
I had made an error in approving my order and it was later discovered that I had given the «ok» for the wrong type of hoodie. Since the printing had yet to take place, Kate waived the re-​stocking fee and made the change free of charge. That’s pretty classy. Thanks to everyone there for the great work.

I looked at several screen printing businesses while trying to get some t-​shirts and sweatshirts done for our band. Forward Printing won our business because they offered eco-​friendly waterbased printing AND were very responsive, patient and helpful. We couldn’t be happier with how the t-​shirts and sweatshirts turned out — even with an over-​the-​zipper print for our zip sweatshirts. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

These guys are the BEST. Always professional, cheerful, hardworking, efficient, friendly. Their work is awesome and so are their attitudes. I’ve approached them for many, many projects — including incredibly last-​minute ones — and they always come through with exactly what I need. The fact that they always respond quickly is icing on the cake.
Can’t possibly recommend them enough.

Forward Printing is AWESOME & everyone that works there is top notch! Dan & David are very professional, knowledgeable and simply take pride in their work and it shows. They just printed my first order of kids clothing and they look fantastic! I can’t say enough good things about them as they went way above & beyond to get my job done right and the results are amazing. I only wish I could work with them in every aspect of my new business since they are such fantastic business partners.
I would recommend them +150% for your printing needs as their work speaks for itself & you will be completely satisfied with their customer service too! Great job guys, you are the BEST.

I worked for these guys for about a year while I was in school for Textile Design, They really helped expand my knowledge of screen printing!!! They do GREAT work and are always pushing for the next best thing to produce!
They are a HANDS DOWN AWESOME crew!!!
+100 stars for Dan, Dan and Kevin!!!

These guys are awesome!
They are always so friendly and funny, I’m always excited to work with them.
They have an amazing response time with estimates and really good prices. They always seem sincere and happy to talk to you. Plus they do damn good work! I always trust that they will deliver a quality product.
I wouldn’t use anyone else!