"Hi,
I have a crazy question for you". Something that we hear on a daily
basis by people who call our shop wondering if we can help them out with
printing with some random crazy idea that they have. Having worked in
the printing field for so many years, I understand how other screen
printing shops think and operate: They care nothing more than profits.
They want their days to be filled with the absolutely the most
productivity backed with money as possible, and the least amt of time
they can spend talking to someone about a job that they would never take
on, the better. (this mainly stems from them not branching out and
taking on odd jobs and thus, have no ability or skillset to do such
things).
At Print Renegades, we are very different. We see things
differently. We have a completely different outlook on business, our
clients and our workflow. First off, we love to take on odd jobs. When
we have the opportunity to accept a job that we have never done before,
we take it head on!! We have professionals that help us figure things
out that we can call if we have questions about ink types, mesh counts
or ways to do things: but more than anything, we, ourselves, have
amazingly creative minds to figure things out on our own: to take a
problem, then a solution and draw a line between the two.
Aside
from that, taking on jobs that are difficult and require extra work
might not make us the most money, but they definitely help in our
ability to be better printers and this is invaluable. We have had this
mindset for years and years now, and Im sure you can imagine how many
crazy odd jobs that we have had to force ourselves to figure out, how
much better of printers we are now, after the fact. (which is constantly
ongoing).
Here is an example of a job that we had to just figure
out: Hubble Studios located in Downtown LA, wanted some cocktail
napkins printed for an event they were having, and they only had a few
days until their event. We swooped in and helped save the day by
figuring out HOW and NAILING the production of these napkins. We were
able to print 12 at a time, and when printing 2500 pieces, it is indeed
time consuming but also leaves a great feeling that we were able to help
someone out in time for an important event they were having. (which is
kind of what we live for as workers in the service industry!)
Chloe Parks is a graphic artist, set designer, and illustrator based in Los Angeles, CA. She is currently the resident graphic artist at LA’s TheDreslyn.com, a high end independent fashion boutique in the heart of Downtown LA, and her passion for art and design within the context of the fashion industry is growing daily.
The Print Renegades team most recently worked together with Chloe creating some really rad hand pulled Screen Printed 16" x 20" posters. Basic color design, really rad end result!
These posters were printed using French Pop Tone paper (110# cover) with Permaset Ink, custom Pantone color matched, according to their specifications. Our favorite part about working with artists is their abililty to know exactly what they want, and we act as the medium to take what is in their mind and make it real.
Print Renegades, producing hand made goods straight out of our shop in the heart of the DTLA Fashion District.
On March 16th, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros will share their first live double-album exclusively on BitTorrent Bundle. Live In No Particular Order: 2009 – 2014 features more than two hours of music from performances around the world. We had the great chance to print some merch for them for their concurring touring happening in early spring.
We are always stoked to work with Alex Ebert and the gang. Within the last couple years we have printed various projects for them. They are a very talented and widely renown artists. It is a privilege that they choose our team to carry out some of their fashion products. We are long-time fans of their music and their unique American indie folk style.
Keep rocking!! :)
