button bonkers

[Frank L.]

Try this.... Team 343 has been making a different button for each subteam/committee (i.e. mechnical, web page, electrical, logistics, etc.) So if you are looking for just one button from Team 343, you are out of luck...you will have to choose from several, or get one of each. Then, during the Championship...we will be conducting a "button collection contest"...where you have to collect all of the buttons and then one special one. The person that collects each button and finds the special one (the special one will be worn by one of our Team Members) will win a Palm Pilot (or the like). There will be two contests, one on Friday and one on Sat. We did this last year at the Championship and had a ball. Point is...don't spend time worrying over making buttons...just have fun with it.

[KenWittlief]

if you have your own button machine then you can have as many different buttons as you want - this year out team is up to 5 designs, and if someone comes up with more, we'll make them too

as long as they are not offensive let whoever is manning the button machine choose which ones they want to make - if you have a design that no one else likes, well, make them yourself when the machine is free.

[Mike Heinowski]

We tend to leave the button designs up to everyone an we try for as many different buttons as possible we've had as many different ones as 82 but this year we only have about 20 designs. We also make our own at button meetings ether at Visteon or at my house and try to include forms of entertainment while doing so (Halo anyone?). Making buttons should be fun so try not to stress over them too much.

[David the bomb]

Lol The same thing happened to me. We were supposed to be having a button meeting, but we decided to play SSBM instead. lol

[Munkaboo]

This really sucks, there's no button competition this year!!!!


Oh well... =[

[Marygrace]

Originally Posted by Munkaboo

This really sucks, there's no button competition this year!!!!


Oh well... =[

was there ever a button comp?

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by Marygrace

was there ever a button comp?

if my memory serves me correctly, last year there was supposed to be at certain regionals (LA was one of them) but I don't recall an award given out for it.

[KenWittlief]

some teams give out unofficial awards for best button design, best uniform, biggest gear... whatever you want to bestow honor for on other teams

last year we got an award from another team for best button design (this aint your daddys science fair- button) at cleveland, and we got two team spirit awards from other teams at the canadian regional

[Munkaboo]

Originally Posted by Marygrace

was there ever a button comp?

Yes, I won 50 dollars in circuit city cards for it.

[RoboMom]

A good quality button maker is a great investment. That way, everyone ALWAYS has a job. Plus it's a good way to help out the rookie teams at competition who may not realize that this is such a big thing.
Dave, I just read your posting and got my first belly laugh of the day...