6 Year Anniversary Celebration!

We are so excited that we get to celebrate our 6 Year Anniversary of doing business in West Sacramento! It has been over a year since we moved into our 4800 sq. ft. warehouse and showroom on Evergreen Ave. and we have really come a long way. In the last year we've added 2 embroidery machines, 1 additional manual screen printing press, new computer and office printing equipment and our latest and most impressive addition is our Javelin series Automatic Printing Press. We continue to add new equipment and software to better serve your needs and deliver superior quality products.

We will be celebrating this milestone with a community celebration on Friday June 6th from 4:30-7pm in our parking lot outside the showroom at 2523 Evergreen Ave, West Sacramento CA 95691. There will be music, food trucks, free snacks and drinks, Jamba Juice on site with drink specials, a fund raising raffle to benefit the American Cancer Society, vendors, a classic car show and free SWAG! Please come celebrate with us.

We will also be presenting our first annual Community Leader Award to Todd Lindeman. Todd is the principle of Thomas Edison Language Institute in the Arden area of Sacramento. He has worked tirelessly for years to lead his school to some of the highest attendance and test scores in the entire district! Todd has increased school spirit and participation in school clubs and teams during his tenure as well. We are very honored to have him and his school as a client and proud to be able to present this award to him.

For more information please view the flier in this blog or email our owner, Mike, at mike@revolutionscreening.com.

Graphic Design for Screen Printing

We are in the business of printing quality products with your custom logo, design, or name and number for sports uniforms. Whether it be T shirts, sweatshirts, work polos that you're looking to customize, you need to begin with your artwork.

There are many programs with which to create your logo or design. The most popular program we see being utilized is Adobe Photoshop. This program is easy to use and offers many features that can give you a great custom look. However, Photoshop is a program that produces Rastor images. These are pixel based designs that do not offer clean edges and can be difficult to work with for screen printing. Without getting into too much detail you should know that while these files can look amazing, they likely will need work done to transfer into an image that can be screen printed.

The ideal file type is called a Vector image. These are point based designs that used anchor points to connect straight lines. It takes more effort and a broader learning curve to become well versed at vector illustration but the results can be even more impressive than a Rastor image in the hands of an expert. Vector images can be directly converted into a screen printed shirt for you to wear or hand out to your employees or clients. Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw are the front runners in Vector programs but they can be quite expensive. There are free alternatives out there that offer basic tools that could possibly suit your needs as well (Inkscape for example).

There is some great information regarding the uses of Rastor and Vector images from CreativeBloq.com. This link will lead you to a great article on this topic and offers more great information on graphic design.

Please feel free to email or call us with artwork questions. We always offer 30 minutes of free design help with a qualifying order.  Information is available on our webpage as well.

Mark Forsyth
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Promotional Products Industry - Where We Fit In

Promotional Products and custom printed apparel is a huge multi-billion dollar business worldwide. Whatever you like to call it - SWAG, freebies, giveaways - logo'd goods are a great way to advertise a business or create excitement for an event or organization. Our business is to provide the companies, organizations, schools, etc. with a quality product at quality pricing. It is difficult sometimes, however, to remain competitive on pricing within such a saturated market that is more and more being dominated by multi-national corporate powerhouses.

Revolution Screening built its business model with the local community in mind. We want to take back the local business from the "Wal-Marts" of the Promotional Product industry (VistaPrint, 4imprint to name a couple).  These companies sell based on the concept of basement level pricing. They offer some products at steep discounts, sometimes even running at break even pricing, advertise these products to get you in the door. Believe it or not we can often match pricing on these websites for items they do not discount heavily for marketing purposes. Aside from prices, however, we strive to offer personal service that an online conglomerate cannot match. We are involved in our community and are proud of working with so many quality local companies. We try to help spread word for our clients within our network about events or milestones that they achieve. We really want to be an active partner, not just an order taker.

Revolution Screening is always looking to improve our service and expand our product offerings while offering competitive prices and a unique shopping experience. We are your one-stop shop to outfit your organization with custom printed goods. We can print T shirts, banners, coffee cups, pens, and many more items and have them all ready for pickup in one spot. We will help you find items that would work for your business or special event. Let us show you why we are changing the way people think of and purchase their custom printed items.

Revolution 2013: A Brief Overview

2013 was a big year for us at Revolution Screening.  A year that saw Mike celebrate 5 years in business, the addition of his first full-time employee, the opening of a store-front and warehouse, and the addition of several new pieces of equipment and a wide range of new product offerings.  It has been a great year and we are very thankful to all of you who have trusted us with your company's workwear, school uniforms, team jerseys, advertising material and everything else.  We truly would not be where we are without the support and loyalty of our clientele and we feel blessed to have such a great group of people working with us.

We look forward to 2014 as we continue

Get Into the Spirit of Giving

This time of year there are many opportunities to get into the giving spirit and we at Revolution Screening are excited to be offering a great opportunity for you go join us.  We love what we do and love even more the ability we have working in the apparel business to help the less fortunate in our local community.

Volunteers of America approached us with a proposition to collect as many articles of warm clothing as possible.  We gladly jumped on the offer and we're looking to our clients and fellow local businesses to help us make this Warm Clothing Drive a huge success.  VOA is a charitable organization that works with homeless men, women, and families.  They help shelter, feed and clothe those in need and offer programs to get these people back on their feet.  They offer life skills training of all kinds and help with job searching etc. Check out VOA's website to learn more about what they do.

Our flier for this drive is posted below.  You can come to the showroom to drop off clothing that you have no more use for, or you can call or stop by to purchase a new item of clothing from our catalog.  This drive works great for all budgets with new items for donation costing as little as $3.   Call 916-604-6865 for more information or email info@revolutionscreening.com . We hope you'll join us in this venture.  We'll be accepting donations from now until December 14th.

5 Promotional Gifts You WILL Receive This Holiday Season

The Holiday season is just around the corner.  Companies are planning and preparing for the gift-giving season by thinking of items that will make a lasting, beneficial impression on the recipients.  We are constantly asked which items would be an appropriate and effective use of their advertising budgets.  Below is a compilation of the 5 most popular and effective items for this time of the year.  There are hundreds of other options in all price ranges in addition to these 5 categories.  If you see something you like or need further inspiration please give us a call at 916-604-6865 and we'll help you find the perfect gift for your valued clients.  

5. BAGS
Embroidered or screen printed bags are extremely popular during the holidays. Options are plentiful whether you want a high volume handout like a reusable shopping bag, or an executive leather briefcase customized with recipient's name. Gift bags filled with treats (see customized edibles further down) and gift cards can make a valuable lasting impression on your clients. The treats will likely be shared among offices as well increasing the impressions made. 

4. DRINKWARE
Americans love coffee! What better way to get your name out there? Gifting a nice mug, or travel coffee tumbler can literally put your company logo in the hands of a potential client every day.  These can also be filled with goodies such as tea bags or ground coffee to make even more of an impact.  Drinkware is not limited to hot beverages, however. Think about handing out wine glasses or beer mugs to your target market. These items are reused often and make many impressions over the lifetime of the product.

3. EXECUTIVE GIFTS
Do you want to give a special gift to the CEO or Board of Directors? Go executive with your gift giving. A company logo combined with a quote or accomplishment can adorn an engraved desk clock or a leather gym duffle. Our website, www.promoplace.com/revolutionscreening is loaded with executive gift options. Check it out for ideas.

2. EDIBLES
Customized edible gifts include chocolates, mints, lollipops, and cookies to name a few. You logo can be printed on the wrapper or embossed directly onto the food item itself!  Pair these up with some drinkware or holiday gift bag for maximum impact. 

1. CALENDARS
The 2013 holiday season marks the end of another calendar year and renders 2013 calendars useless. 2014 calendars will be in high demand and you can capitalize on this need by custom printing your logo onto an item that will see use for an entire year! From pocket sized to oversized desk calendars, you can pick and choose from many styles and sizes.  Your company can even create a fully custom calendar including images of your choosing for each month. The title of Mr., Ms. or Mrs. March (or whichever month you prefer) is within your grasp.

The Importance of Shopping Locally

Did you know?

When you shop with local merchants, more of your money stays close to home; supporting the parks, recreation centers, libraries and other things that make this community a great place to live.

Quote taken from : www.shoplocally.com

Local small business has long been regarded as the backbone our economy. They recycle more of the revenue received back into the local economy, helping communities grow in prosperity.  Local businesses tend to have more fun character quirks than a national chain as well, just stop by our shop and see for yourself.  The employees at the Grocery Outlet in West Sacramento each have their names on their shirts offering a more intimate shopping experience.  Also, the owners of local businesses often are members of important community organizations such as the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, local school boards, or even hold positions on the City Councils.  

We at Revolution Screening are focused and committed to being an active member in West Sacramento.  We are proud to work with many local companies in West Sacramento and the surrounding areas and seek to build relationships with our clients rather than just push through transactions.  Our long-term goal is to create several jobs offering livable wages and additional benefits.  

We understand the importance of competitive pricing, quality product, and great personal customer service and we are confident to say that our pricing structures rival and often even beat our online competitors while offering high quality customer service.  We've built a showroom where our clients can see, feel and even try on samples of clothing that they are interested in.  We even refer clients to other local businesses for services that we are unable to provide.

Here is a link to a nice Top Ten list of why the author supports local businesses.   Thanks for reading and we hope to hear from you!