our promise to you we make badges using only traditional metal components the price you see is the price you pay there is no VAT to add and delivery is free to the UK we aim to despatch all orders within one week of receipt we process all badge orders on a first come first done basis We just love making button badges!

If you need text to run around the edge of your badge, but don't have the software to do it, worry not. We can do it for you here for free! Top Tip! Remember - when you are looking at your artwork on a computer screen, it is back lit by a bright light. This isn't true of badges. This is very important when using white on a black or dark background where the white text or picture involves fine lines. Away from a computer screen, the black tends to swallow up the white. If this is likely to happen, black on white is always much stronger and results in badges with more impact. We are also receiving a lot of artwork that has been created on a computer using very bright colours - it is not possible for us to match this vibrancy away from a computer screen.

The Button Badge Artwork Guide Okay. So you want to get some badges made, huh? Music to our ears! But you don't know the best way to send us your design. No problem. Here are the most frequently asked questions relating to badge artwork. What do I need to supply? All we need from you is the artwork that you want to appear on the badge. We do everything else and then deliver completely finished pinned button badges ready for you to sell or give away. If you only have a logo, image or photo, we can crop it into a circular design and then add any text you require at no additional cost. Will my artwork be suitable for a button badge? We will be using your artwork to print the badges to fill your order - and of course the badges can only be as good as any artwork supplied. Remember the finished badge is one inch in diameter (25mm) and circular so make sure your artwork takes this into account. Very intricate designs or too many words are not usually a good idea. It's equally true that black on white works better than white on black if your artwork contains fine lines or fine text. If we feel that the supplied artwork is unsuitable for a button badge or is of too poor quality, we will inform you and try to offer suggestions to improve it. If we are unable to use your artwork we will offer you a refund rather than produce badges you won't be happy with. TOP TIP: Do not draw your own circle around your design - unless you want a circle to appear on your finished badges that is. We use cutters to cut the exact size and have our own templates to work from. If you want to draw a circle as a guide send us two versions of the design - one with the circle and one without. Please also bear in mind that although we do our best to match colours, the printing process will inevitably slightly alter some colours. And what a colour looks like on a brightly lit computer screen won't be exactly the same on a button badge anyway. How do I send you my artwork? You can send your artwork to us by email or by post. Email is best - it's quick and easy for both you and us. If e-mailing your artwork please follow these instructions: If sending a PhotoShop image (.psd) Your artwork should fit within a 25mm circle and so if sending a .psd file, ideally it needs to be at 300dpi and the design needs to be 295 pixels in diameter (including any white border) If you want your design to bleed around the edge of the badge, add 2mm for bleed (your design will then be 319 pixels in diameter at 300dpi) please ensure your artwork is formatted for a PC - we do not use Macs If sending any other image (including .tif, .pdf or .jpg) We will resize your artwork here and will get better results if your artwork is larger than button badge size, especially if it is a .jpg That said, please don't email very large pieces of artwork if possible make sure your artwork is two to three inches in diameter (5-8cm) so that we can reduce it to the exact size required for button badges please ensure your artwork is formatted for a PC - we do not use Macs If sending your artwork as a Word document Our least favourite format because Word does not share documents well between computers What we will do is look at the Word document received and send you a .jpg version of your artwork so that you can see exactly what we have received Word is at least a good way to let us see what you are trying to achieve design wise - we can usually make good any Word problems If you don't have any artwork as such Send what you have - a logo, a photo or an image - and we will do our best to transform it into a button badge We can add text here We do not charge any extra for simple designs If sending your artwork on a floppy disk or a CD-R: if possible make sure your artwork is sized as above depending on the format please ensure your artwork is formatted for a PC - we do not use Macs. if you are scanning artwork it will look best at a minimum of 300dpi minimum If sending your artwork on paper: we can produce button badges from letterheads, leaflets and artwork on paper, but again the better the quality the artwork the better your button badges will look. if you are printing out artwork as opposed to sending it on a disc or CD-R, please ensure that you are using the best quality setting available and also use high quality WHITE art paper if at all possible. Better still, just email the design as above. please ensure that your artwork is protected by stiff card and that the envelope is clearly marked "do not bend". You can send discs and artwork by post to: attn: Rhona Marshall Buttonbadges.co.uk PO Box 26272 Hamilton ML3 9WZ Scotland Please send by Signed For delivery (used to be called Recorded Delivery and is cheaper than Registered post) I don't have any artwork - can you help? If you want something simple - for example text only on a badge such as SAVE OUR SCHOOL - we can probably help you. We can do this for you free of charge. We recently did a simple but very effective Save Our School badge by printing black on brightly coloured fluorescent paper. If you are looking for something more detailed and can't produce the artwork yourself, we suggest you ask a friend with a graphics package on their computer to help you out. If you want to see an example of a badge printed on a coloured background click here. I have a logo and know what text needs to go on the badge, but don't have the software to run the text in a semi-circle around the outer edge of the design. Can you help? We certainly can. Just send the artwork plus the text you need to run around the outer edge of the badge and we will sort everything for you here. What about . . . ? If you have any other questions or queries, please email us us and we will do our best to answer them.

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