In coming up with promotional projects for my clients, I made the investment into a 1.25 inch button-maker. Made the purchase from an online company called: BuyButtonParts.com . It was the best price I found online. They have a primative web site structure but included a video on making a button. This was news to me. Never before have I seen one of these contraptions in action, but was pleased to see this video. WATCH IT.

After doing a few designs and scaling the buttons out, my conclusion is that the 1 inch is too small and 1.5 is too big for promotional buttons. 1.25 inch gives me just enough space to goof around, yet be very specific with my imagery and message.

A very cool thing about having my own machine is that it is easy to “One-Off” a button or make a series of limited edition button sets. Love it. Sending away to order you have to buy 50 - 100 of one design. Not fiscally responsible if you want to have some fun.

Here is an example of some buttons I did for James Brown’s Place.