There is so much amazing art at this place and at all different prices. The jewelry created by…read moreSara Edge is often inspired by the collection of monsters her partner makes, Dave Sylvester. Colorful, sweet monsters that are adored by children as well as adults. A living legend resides at 3Dot, Bill Weber who is an established muralist and fine artist in the bay area. He has done several murals in San Francisco too. His parnter Arianna Siegel paints whimsical and often dark themed, Alice In Wonderland, type of work and has created amazing oracle decks that you can purchase right there. A unique peice of her art on each card! Don't miss this Alameda treasure!

Awesome gallery, awesome people who run it, not your highbrow snob dive, full of down to earth…read morecreative powerhouses!

I have used the Art and Sign Company for some time time now for various events and they have…read moreprovided great results. The company has been reliable and professional. I recommend their services.

Was in need of a special portrait for a family members memorial service and was given work beyond…read morewhat I expected. I have used this company before for various small project, but this one really hit it home safe to say ......."I AINT EVER GONA STOP USING EM!! -wm"

This shop is sick and stoked to see our hood supporting more artists! Go here for rad art and gifts.read more

I had a rush order that I needed done. I called Original Screen Print really late on a weekend and…read moreRicardo picked up. He offered me an extremely reasonable price compared to all the other T-shirt printing companies were asking for. I was surprised at how much attention to detail they have. Ricardo sent me a private email just making sure that the design I had for my t-shirts was correct and even made a suggestion that would make it look better. Ricardo was kind and patient, and he made it a priority that we as his costumers were fully satisfied with our product. What a stand up guy...Ricardo demonstrated perfectly the ethics of fair business and costumer focus you just don't see so much any more. I don't usually give out 5 stars, but Original Screen Print went above and beyond and really earned it. Thanks again!

All work I see done by Original Screen Print is so well done! We are going to be purchasing some…read moreshirts for a Disneyland trip very soon. The owner was professional and pleasant when I spoke with him. We gave him some ideas and he knew exactly what we were looking for. I met the owner at a festival. I love that I see he and his wife at all the festivals during the summer.... they're really part of the community. I've had friends also purchase items from him and the quality is great! If you're looking to get any shirts done, I would go to him! I've seen his business cards as well and they are, again, quality products.

Mark Joachim's framing business is a godsend for anyone too busy to spend endless amounts of time…read moretrucking your artwork out to framing shops and hoping that you'll get someone good to help you, that you won't have to wait in endless lines, and that whomever ends up actually framing the works does an adequate job. Mark solves all of that. Very happy with the work that he did, gave me excellent suggestions, and even followed up and fixed for free a work whose matting later served the work poorly. His end-product came in in the same quality category as a wildly overpriced firm that works with SFMoMA. His prices are not cheap but they are reasonable and fair and a bargain when you work in your saved time. He's got a good eye, good taste, and he follows up. What more could you ask for?

Mark has great deal of experience and very well communicated with customers, reasonable pricing for…read moreexceptional work. Will be a returning customer!

These folks have the worst business practices I've seen. In fact, I wonder how they stay in…read morebusiness. The worst parts were their tardiness in communication (they take weeks to respond to email inquiries), their consistent billing errors; and the quality they delivered was totally sub-par. Do not spend your money here. Initially they were recommended by my designer who's worked with them before (but no longer does, after my experience with them). We had a business card order that needed to be ready by a certain date; I needed the cards for a conference. We had asked well ahead of time when they need the final design in order to have the cards shipped to me on time. They needed about a 4 or 5-day lead time. We submitted by the deadline, and I got the cards on time. That was the only thing that went right here. The quality of the cards delivered was well below par and no better than what I could have done in an hour or so with a Kinko's color printer for less. Their initial quote was $98. The overnight shipping (from Oakland to San Francisco) they charged me for $40 which I didn't authorize, and I had communicated to my designer (although I don't know if that reached Golden Gate Litho) that I would have picked them up myself. Initially they agreed with us that the quality was unacceptable, but they offered no apology or explanation. They did offer to reprint a similar order for free, or one with a more high quality print technology for a discounted price. We didn't move on this for about 2 months, pending some redesign of the card. All of a sudden they demanded payment, for a higher price than originally quoted, and the offer they extended to us for a free reprint had evaporated. I told them I wanted a free reprint and would order a bigger order with them, but if they insisted on payment that I'd go elsewhere. Eventually they agreed to a 50% discount, but the numbers never worked out. My inquiries and requests for a detailed accounting based on the initial quote were never replied to, and I only got emails like "amount such-and-such is unpaid and this needs to be resolved." No way to run a business. I've been very happy with www.greenerprinter.com that we eventually used. Not only were they cheaper, they turned around quickly, quality was good, they're environmentally friendly in the products they use, and I never needed to get involved.

I run a local business called Auto Glass Express and started using this print shop based on…read morerecommendations I got from other local business owners in my networking group. I had previously only ordered from online companies, thinking that I would get the best deal if I ordered online. The first job I did with them was a reprint of our carbonless invoices, which they quoted at a significantly lower rate than what I had ordered online. Little did I know that the quote actually included a complete redesign of our invoice (with my permission), which I had previously designed in Word and saved as PDF. They took the invoice I sent them and made it much more professional looking, while still maintaining our "look" and logo. They delivered for free, and really spent far more time with me overall than I thought profitable for a relatively small job. Service on subsequent jobs has been the same. When I went to them for a quote on what it would cost to get a wrap on our new work van, Scott at Golden Gate made some really useful suggestions, including the idea to add a "QR code" to the vehicle, our print media, etc. This is relatively new technology in the US, but it seems smart to get out ahead of a marketing tool that is already widespread in Europe and Japan. I realized that I'm getting a lot more than a printing service out of these guys. I don't know what most people go to a print shop for, but if you're coming to them as a business owner, they have a much more comprehensive package of offerings than any other print shop I've dealt with before. To sum it up: they're local, they've got good rates, they're union, they're green, and all the people I've dealt with (Scott, Don, Amy) have been great. I highly recommend them!

Aaron has framed a hand full of my paintings and a very delicate print of mine and the attention to…read moredetail is always top notch! Super easy to work with and open to experimenting with fun ideas, all for a great price. I have sent a few friends his way and they are always happy with the results!

Absolutely fantastic work, highly recommended! Great value and amazing attention to detail framing…read moremy oversized Rothko print.

Scooter of Coyote Signs is your go-to local sign maker and installer. He's helped us with building…read moreprofessional sandwich board signs and also has wall mounted a couple signs for our business. Scooter is an asset to the business community and he'll make sure the job is done right.

It's been over eight years since my signs were first installed, so I thought I'd provide an update…read more 1. Scooter stands by his work. The reds on my outdoor signs faded, and when I called him to discuss, he came out to see the work, patiently explained to me about the chemistry involved in paint, and the new EPA regulations that affect pigment, especially reds, and then redid the signs AT NO CHARGE. 2. Scooter is diligent. Sometimes it seems to me that he works slower than I would be on a project, but I am a bit of a slapdash, and he is not. The work gets done, sometimes slower than one would expect, but it is done to an extremely high standard, and (see #1) if not, he stands by his work. 3. For the quality of the work, he is quite reasonable. Sure you can go to a sign franchise and get machine produced stuff, but there is a difference. Ultimately will your customer notice the difference between fine artisan quality work and something from FASTSIGNS? Who knows, but you sure will when you open your shop every day. I am a small business that sells artisanal products, so it's important to me that all of my collateral reflect that. Your business might be different... 4. In reading the one and two star reviews, the complaints seem to be that Scooter is a bit uncommunicative when it comes to complaints and timelines. I've never found him to be so, and he is always accurate with his estimates of time and cost, and when he couldn't meet a deadline, he let me know. He's as honest as the day is long; but he does march to the beat of a slightly slower drummer than some of us.