Good Button Designs?

[JaneYoung]

I took a photo of Steve W's long vest that he wears at events to attach team buttons to. This was at the 2009 Championship event in Atlanta.

This is a closeup of some of the buttons on his vest. I included these photos so that you can get a visual. Look at them and see what catches your eye or jumps out at you. Mad Cows has a lot of potential for being funny. Really funny.

I did a search for 'recognition buttons' and came up with this page. Take a moment and look at MOE's special recognition buttons. I think 1511, Rolling Thunder, has done this, too. Those serve a special recognition purpose and they are very cool collectors items.

A lot of teams use their logo on their button. If you don't have a set logo, there's no time like the present to begin branding the team by developing a logo and creating an image that is easy to recognize and that sponsors and potential sponsors will enjoy and remember. If you want to do a one-of-a-kind button for the season - then make that decision and work within the budget that you have created for buttons, team clothing, and spirit items.

Good luck with this. I love buttons.
Jane

[Zholl]

One of my personal favorites was one of NERD's buttons two years ago, which I got at Championships. It said "I'm with NERD" (or something like that. I'm too lazy to go find it right now) with a big arrow pointing to the side, ala those "I'm with stupid" shirts. The design and phrase were short and simple, but still creative and fun, and it just sticks out in my head as far as buttons go. Another one that sticks out is from the Pink Team, and simply says "TEAM PINK" in big black letters on a hot pink background. Not necessarily the most creative or original button, but still bold and memorable, and one of the few I've found excuses to wear outside of my robotics regalia