Member Spotlight: Forward Screen Printing
Forward Screen Printing: Blending craftsmanship, creativity and community
Forward Screen Printing has been delivering top-tier custom apparel and artistic screen prints for over two decades. Alongside its unique retail shop, Rhythm and Blue, which combines surfing and music culture, they have built a reputation for quality, craftsmanship, and a deep connection to its community. As proud members of the San Marcos Chamber, they value the relationships and opportunities it provides to local businesses.
How long have you been in business? 22 years
What does your business do? Forward Screen Printing is a high-end custom shop for private label apparel, as well as screen printed artwork. We offer screen printing, DTG, DTF, embroidery, heat press, custom patches, and custom stickers services. Focusing on high quality printing techniques, inks, and garments, as well as top shelf customer service.
Rhythm and Blue is our retail shop that is a mix of surfing and music goods. We sell hard to find apparel, artwork, surf and musical items. This includes surfboards, surf fins, vinyl records, musical instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars, amps, and other band gear, along with a huge collection of collector tees and some vintage tee shirts and other vintage apparel.
What sets you apart from others in your industry? We aim for the best quality apparel work possible. This means using top shelf garments like tees, sweatshirts, and different headwear items…paired with the best quality water based printing inks. This combination creates an item that will last for years and years to come, while also being something that is super soft and comfortable and an item that our clients are excited to wear everyday.
We are a small business so our customer service is very personable. We don’t have a huge staff that can create issues with customers having different point of contacts, or jobs getting lost in the shuffle.
On top of the production side of the company, Forward Screen Printing, our retail side of the business, Rhythm and Blue, has one of the most unique offerings in all of Southern California. With a nice blend of musical and surf goods, there is no other retail store like us anywhere!
What’s your best piece of business advice? Keep working hard, and don’t let the critics get you down. Use inspiration to help lead your ideas and creativity, and don’t focus on the end product. Instead focus on making your business the best it can be, by building the business for yourself, not for what you think others will like.
Business website: fwdscreenprinting.com
Business Instagram: @fwdscreenprinting, @rhythm.and.blue_
Business Facebook: facebook.com/Fwdscreenprinting
