Archive for July, 2008
Oktoberfest Button
Okbtoberfest in La Crosse, Wisconsin is in its 48th year. The event is a German tradition. The button for the was recently revealed.
The button was designed by Dana Moe, a graphic design student at Western Technical College. Dana is pictured with the winning entry. That may be largest picture of a button I’ve ever seen.
Oktoberfest [...]
Button Packaging - Part 1
Every now and then I will post pictures of button packaging. If you have packaging you think should be featured, please let us know.
From WildOlive
From Button Kings
From melissahead designs
Barack Obama / Larry Craig Button Snafu
A button maker in Idaho mistakenly put a picture of Barack Obama and Larry Craig on the same button. You may remember Larry Craig as the Republican U.S. Senator from Idaho who was arrested in airport bathroom for lewd conduct.
Tigereye Design accidently put Craig in the picture instead of Larry LaRocco, the Democratic candidate for [...]
Obama Buttons Outsell McCain Buttons
Obama trounces McCain … in sales of T-shirts, badges, caps - Breitbart
The article above takes a look at merchandise sales for Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama merchandise is much more popular than McCain merchandise. Last week at a popular website, McCain barely beat out Hillary Clinton in merchandise sales.
If you make political buttons, you’re [...]
What Should Obama Wear?
Early in the presidential race, Barak Obama caught some heat for not wearing an American flag lapel pin on his suit.
Over at The New York Times, Steven Heller asks a few designers what Barak Obama should wear on his suit instead of an American flag pin. There are some interesting suggestions - such as an [...]
Button Packaging
If you sell buttons in a retail store (or are thinking about it), you’ll probably need packaging for your buttons.
A company called Pure Buttons offers custom button packaging. The company offers five different types of packaging. They’ve been doing packaging for over three years.
Uncle Sam and Hitler
There is a very unique interactive button on ebay. The button features Uncle Sam pulling down on a rope. Unfortunately, Uncle Sam needs your help pulling the rope. When you pull the rope, Adolf Hitler is revealed.
Currently there are no bids on this auction and the price is $75.
Lumberjack Days Button Revealed
Story via TwinCities.com
Lumberjack Days is an annual event held in Stillwater, Minnesota. This year the event is July 23-27.
There is a treasure hunt with a $1,000 prize. But, in order to win the prize, you must be wearing a button. The $3 button was designed by Ben Alpert, a student at the University of Minnesota.
Buttons on the cover of Wired Magazine
The July issue of Wired Magazine has a few buttons on the cover.
The buttons say “I’m a Red-Hot Republican,” “Kiss Me I’m a Democrat”, and “Watch Out Vote”.
Decorate Your Bathroom with Toilet Paper Buttons
In a previous post I gave readers an idea to use the button display case as a bathroom decoration.
If you can’t make buttons yourself, you may want to just buy some toilet paper buttons from Buttonhead over at Etsy. The buttons are $1.50.
Buy the case for $45, buy the buttons for $15, and you [...]
