About
Meme-Tech
We have printed over a million T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, hoodies, bumper stickers, decals, DJ slipmats, business cards, banners, stickers, and flyers while also providing embroidery, graphic design, digital output, and a variety of specialty services. With decades of experience, we've been doing what we do since the 20th century, and we've gotten pretty good at making a great shirt.
We proudly use high-quality, locally made inks and biologically based cleanup products to minimize our environmental impact. Our philosophy is simple: make it happen. We strive to deliver the turnaround time, pricing, and quality our customers expect.
Meme-Tech was founded on the belief that the tools to spread ideas shouldn't be limited to large corporations. Small businesses, bands, clubs, organizations, and individuals deserve the same opportunity to create professional merchandise and share their message. While we're fully capable of producing thousands of shirts for large companies, we're just as happy printing a dozen shirts for someone's first big idea. Watching small customers grow into successful businesses is one of the most rewarding parts of what we do.
Screen printing is equal parts art and science. Our printers take genuine pride in their work and enjoy creating something new every day, usually with loud music playing in the background. We continually invest in new technology, expand our capabilities, and maintain an experienced design team to help bring your ideas to life.
Meet the Team
Pearce
GM & Lead Designer
Pearce spends his time away from designing shirts taking pictures of his son in dangerous places. You can also check out his artwork and Hard Boiled Hot Dog Detective comics on Instagram.
Jessie
Graphic Designer
Jessie has more than eight years of graphic design experience. When she isn't designing, she's collecting kaiju toys, playing video games, or watching wrestling with her husband. Follow Jessie, Milo the dog, and her four cats, Io, Yin-Yang, Mr. Pogo, and Roger on Instagram (@rivercityjessie).
Brian
Production Manager & Lead Printer
Brian brings decades of experience to the shop, along with exceptional hair.
Tez
Screen Printer
When he's not printing shirts, Tez is skateboarding or working on his own clothing line through STN 6.
Bucky
Screen Printer
Whether he's designing under the name Ghost Penny or printing as Beechmont Basement, Bucky is always busy creating something rad.
Kenny
Screen Printer
Kenny is a real-deal rock 'n' roller and a truly pivotal part of Meme-Tech.
Rob
Screen Printer
You know they say that all men are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Brian and you can see that statement is not true. See, normally if you go one on one with another screen-printer, you got a 50/50 chance of printing. But I'm a genetic freak and I'm not normal! So you got a 25%, AT BEST, to print. Then you add Bucky to the mix, your chances of printing drastic go down. See the 3 way at Meme-Tech, you got a 33 1/3 chance of printing, but I, I got a 66 and 2/3 chance of printing, because Bucky KNOWS he can't print and he's not even gonna try! So Brian, you take your 33 1/3 chance, minus my 25% chance and you got an 8 1/3 chance of printing at Meme-Tech. But then you take my 75% chance of printing, if we was to go one on one, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 chance of printing at Meme-Tech. See Brian, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you at Meme-Tech.
JJ
Founder & Co-owner
JJ Haws is the founder and co-owner of Meme-Tech. He isn't quite sure how he became a screen printer, but he's been doing it for more than 37 years. He met his wife while explaining why the company was named Meme-Tech and is now happily married with two wonderful daughters.
When he's not at the shop, JJ enjoys making loud noises with analog synthesizers, reading history and science fiction, and, for reasons known only to him, wearing combat boots.
Nancy
Co-owner & Idea Curator
Nancy Moïse Haws is the resident idea curator who occasionally steps in to review the backend ledger or help pull shirts off the dryer during those all-hands-on-deck orders. A former transactional lawyer, she lends her sharp legal eye to the shop's logistics and excels at tracking down JJ's misplaced reading glasses.
On weekends, you may find her riding her pony through the neighborhood or quietly working with local youth as part of her grassroots community efforts.
Our Philosophy
Meme-Tech is made up of people who genuinely want to be here creating things for our customers and for their own artistic pursuits. We believe great work comes from people who love what they do, and we're proud to bring that passion to every project that comes through our shop.