Printing at community events
Workday 20th Birthday party
We were invited to design and print an event poster, and host a pop-up screen printing station at the 20th Birthday event for Workday, a 3000-person tech company based in Pleasanton, CA.
Our live screen printing station featured event posters, where we invited people to “take one or make one!”
Together with Workday’s event lead, we designed a poster with the taglines, “A brighter work day for all” and “Forever Forward.”
We then printed nearly 3000 of the 2-color letter-size posters at our shop before the event, plus 150 half-done posters we could bring to finish with party-goers onsite.
With a small crowd of curious onlookers, a Workday employee examines the print he made.
For 3 days we staffed a live screen printing booth at the employee event, inviting people to “take one or make one” of the posters. If they opted to make one, we helped them pull a print with our portable screen printing press.
A party attendee pulls a print with the help of Sunset’s printers.
This experience was new to most people — only a few understand how screen printing works — and our mobile press offers a tangible perspective on graphic design production.
A Workday employee pulls a squeegee while the roving marching band plays in the background.
A marching band plays while folks explore all the stations at the 3-day all-employee event.
Behind the scenes printing 3000 posters
Unspun-niversary live printing event
Unspun, a local fashion-technology company, invited us to set up our live screen printing station at their 8-year anniversary party for employees and their families.
Live printing station set up at the Unspun-niversary in Oakland.
Armed with a mobile press, a screen with their design, a stack of blank tote bags, ink and a squeegee, we set up an interactive point of interest for their people to experience screen printing.
Learn more about inviting our printing station to your next event.
Whether folks wanted to try it themselves or just watch, we printed their design featuring a music festival poster layout as a sweet giveaway for their employees.
About halfway through the event, we turned the screen around and offered folks a chance to print on their shirts and sweatshirts.
Custom-printed tote bags in Unspun orange.
Thanks to Unspun for inviting us! We had fun printing with you!
Town Life EcoFutures festival in June
Join Sunset Printshop at the upcoming Town Life Ecofutures Festival. We'll be joining other vendors focused on raising social and environmental consciousness. Check out local artists, engage in fireside conversations, get cool stuff at the artisan market, nosh on refreshments and groove to music by DJ Fela Kutchii. Hosted by Loud Spring at 2311 Magnolia St. in West Oakland on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 4pm to 8pm.
Sunset Printshop will have a screen printing station at the Town Life Ecofutures Festival hosted by Loud Spring on June 15th, 2024 at O2AA in West Oakland. Come check out live music, panel discussions, local art, and food. Bring your own clothing and tote bags to print one of our designs for free! Silkscreen on paper or a t-shirt to keep.
Join the fun and see how easy it is to print a design yourself!
EcoFutures Town Life festival: Saturday, June 15
Celebrate radical imagination and join Sunset Printshop at the sunny outside event in West Oakland. It’s all happening at 2311 Magnolia Street.
Sunset Printshop and our team will be on hand to demo how to use our portable silkscreen printing equipment. Roll up your sleeves and try it yourself! Choose from two different designs and print your own shirts for free… or purchase one of our shirts or tote bags to print on.
We’ll also bring some pre-printed merch to showcase the work of our local print artists.
Mag, organizer of the event, addresses the crowd and introduces a panel discussion
We’re excited to share our tips and techniques with you to print posters, totes, and shirts.
Continue the creative process after the event! Sunset Printshop offers open studio time every Tuesday evening from 5pm to 9pm. Also check out our upcoming workshops and print events.
Or set up a special group event and reserve studio time exclusively for you and your friends.
Create your own print party!
We've got everything you need to create a memorable evening... and everyone gets to take home their own custom t-shirt or tote.
Town Life EcoFutures festival in May
We had so much fun, we’re coming back again this month on May 18, 2024! Come join Sunset Printshop and check out our portable screen printing station at the Town Life Ecofutures Festivals hosted by Loud Spring.
It’s happening at O2AA in West Oakland. Come vibe with live music, local artists, ecology discussions, gorgeous art and tasty food. Print the Town Life event poster or print our featured design on paper or a T-shirt to keep. Hosted by Loud Spring at 2311 Magnolia St. in West Oakland on Saturday, May 18 from 4pm to 8pm. See you there!
We had so much fun, we’re coming back this month on May 18, 2024! Come join Sunset Printshop and check out our portable screen printing station at the Town Life Ecofutures Festivals hosted by Loud Spring. We printed and met so many of you in April, we’re super excited for the May event! And we’ll be there in June, too! It’s happening at O2AA in West Oakland. You’ll vibe with the live music, local artist’s and ecology discussions, amazing art and food. Find our booth to pull a print of the Town Life event poster or print our featured design on paper or a T-shirt to keep.
Bring your own t-shirt or purchase one of our blank shirts and print the event design for free!
Roll up your sleeves and try silkscreen printing using our portable print setup. It's fast and fun!
EcoFutures Town Life festival: Saturday, May 18th, 2024
Participate in radical self expression and spark your imagination at the Town Life outside event on Saturday, May 18th in sunny West Oakland at 2311 Magnolia Street.
Sunset Printshop is bringing our merch and our booth is devoted to showcasing the work of local print artists. Use our mobile silkscreen printing equipment and make a print for yourself. Choose from two different designs! Print on your own shirts (or any cotton fabric) for free or purchase one of our t-shirts or tote bags to use. We’ll be on hand to give you tips and help you decorate your own clothing. Explore using your hands to make posters and wearable art.
We can't wait to play with the ink and make prints with you! We'll have everything all set up!
Continue the creative process after the event! Sunset Printshop offers open studio time every Tuesday evening from 5pm to 9pm. Also check out our upcoming workshops and print events.
Or set up a special group event and reserve studio time exclusively for you and your friends.
Create your own print party! 🥳
We've got everything you need to create a memorable evening... and everyone gets to take home their own custom t-shirt or tote.
Town Life EcoFutures festival in April
Come celebrate our first partnership event with EcoFutures! Enjoy silkscreen printing and live DJ music at the this year’s first outside event. EcoFutures is hosting an event on the third Saturday each month this Summer. Hosted by Loud Spring at 2311 Magnolia St. in West Oakland on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 4pm to 8pm.
Save the date! Sunset Printshop is a featured vendor at the Town Life Ecofutures Festivals hosted by Loud Spring on April 20, 2024 at O2AA in West Oakland. We’ll be at this event in April, May, and June 2024. In addition to enjoying live music, panel discussions, and local art and food, stop by our booth to print the Town Life event poster or a bespoke design on paper or a t-shirt.
For our first event, we're bringing the screen for James' popular California poppy design.
You can also print a copy of the event poster. And maybe get to meet the designer!
EcoFutures Town Life festival: Saturday, April 20th, 2024
Enjoy a sunny day of silkscreen printing and live DJ music at the this year’s first outside event. EcoFutures is hosting an event on the third Saturday each month this Summer in West Oakland at 2311 Magnolia Street. Come celebrate our first partnership event with EcoFutures!
Our booth this month is devoted to showcasing the work of print artists. Check out our portable silkscreen printing equipment and try it yourself. Choose from two different designs!
James prepares to print his poppy design using multiple colors on a screen.
Get your creative juices flowing and see all the fun things you can print on and make with silkscreen designs! Our print artists are bringing pre-printed bags, shirts, tanks, and hoodies for sale, too. Let you imagination guide you: You can also print on bandanas and tea towels!
Continue your creative process after the event! Sunset Printshop offers open studio time every Tuesday evening from 5pm to 9pm. Also check out our upcoming workshops and print events.
Or set up a special group event and reserve studio time exclusively for you and your friends.
Create your own print party! 🎉
We've got everything you need to create a memorable evening... and everyone who attends gets to take home their own custom printed t-shirt or tote bag.