Good Button Designs?

[Cyberphil]

Although this might seem obvious and even implied, make the design round. Concentric circles are pleasing to the eye, and text that follows that is sometimes easier to see.

But don't get me wrong! I have seen plenty of buttons that look nice without having a round design, and by no means am I an artist. For all I know, it might just be my eyes that like concentric circles!

[Cynette]

We have several regular buttons that go from year to year, but we also design one or more that are related to the new game that makes them more collectible. Being the red camo team, one of our favorite regular patterns actually violates all the rules mentioned above. Very similar to those color blind tests, our team number is in camo up against a camo background, yet visible.

Last year's favorite theme button took us all by surprise and we kept running out of that pattern. (It was a giant awesome smiley face red-camo soccer ball) So I recommend that you make several design and then have some team and non-team people vote on their favorite.

[Chickenonastick]

Most teams give away buttons at regionals/championships, as you may already know by the people with 12014124 buttons on their shirts.

To compete with the many other buttons out there, I would suggest at least making it with a color that stands out, etc.