Archive for January, 2009
Dramatic Photo of Button Machine
A photographer on Flickr has taken a rather dramatic photo of a button machine.
Who says a button maker can’t be art?
Button Effect Photoshop Tutorial
Several months ago, I posted a free photoshop file that will turn almost any photo into a button.
A tutorial posted at PSTUTS will give you step-by-step guide on how to create a button effect from scratch. The picture below shows the end result.
Photoshop Button Maker - PSDTUTS
Winter Rec-Fest Button Design
Winter Rec-Fest kicks off with 2009 button unveiling - La Crosse Tribune
Amy Springer of La Crosse, Wisconsin designed the winning button for the 23rd annual Winter Rec-Fest in La Crosse. Purchasing the $1 button will get a visitor into certain events.
Obama Button Poster
DemocraticStuff.com is offering a very unique Barack Obama button poster.
The poster is $25. Here is a description of the poster…
Truly a unique piece. DemocraticStuff.com offered nearly 1000 buttons in support of Barack Obama in the historic 2008 election. This stunning poster features over 400 of our best. Each of these posters is hand numbered and [...]
Inauguration Buttons
The inauguration in Washington, DC is less than 10 days away. There will a lot of street vendors selling buttons, and some have already started. I’ve compiled some pictures of Barack Obama inaugural buttons on Flickr.
Inaugural buttons hawked by DC street vendors
Inauguration Button
Inauguration Buttons
Older inauguration buttons…
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
John F. Kennedy
Online stores selling Obama inauguration [...]
Button Making is a Social Affair
Making buttons can be a social event. If you search for “button making” on Flickr, you don’t see many people making buttons by themselves. Many organizations will make a party out of making buttons. It can be a fun and productive social event. I’ve attached a few images below and included a few images below.
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Button Street Vendors - Perfect Competition
Political buttons were a hot commodity during the presidential campaign. With the inauguration only 10 days, buttons vendors are busy make commemorative Barack Obama inauguration buttons.
I happened to be in Denver several months ago during the Democratic National Convention. It was amazing to see all the button vendors. These small business owners were selling a [...]
Pocket Mirrors
Button makers aren’t just limited to making conventional buttons. By conventional, I mean buttons with a pin in the back. Some button makers can make pocket mirrors.
TheTagLady over at Flickr has made her own picture tutorial on how to make a pocket mirror with her button machine.
If you are interested in buying a pocket mirror [...]
5 Band Button Ideas
Buttons can be great source of revenue and a great marketing tool for bands. It only costs about $300 to get a complete button maker system. It’s not cheap, but it will pay for itself in no time. Not only can you make buttons for your own band, you can also make them for other [...]
