Badge / Button / Pin

by Gavin Lucas

Badges, buttons, and pins have been around for more than a century. Today they're on lapels and bags all over the world and in the sketchbooks and on the screens of some of the hottest graphic designers, artists, and illustrators. A button can be a way to display political or cultural affiliations, or it can be a fashion accessory. A guide to the best and most beautiful buttons being produced right nowbe they graphic, textual, or plain illustrativethis book explores the rich variety of uses of the button since the year 2000. It will appeal to graphic designers, illustrators, fashion designers, artists, music lovers, and button enthusiasts of all ages.

Genres: Nonfiction, Design

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2007

About the author

Gavin Lucas is a copywriter / author / journalist / content creator / food enthusiast / vinyl obsessive & serial collaborator based in London.

Reviews

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of creative inspiration for anyone designing pin badges. Simple things and deep thoughts, or just shiny little trophies.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun book with a plethora of groovy badge designs to inspire and delight. This book also goes into some detail about how to start making your own badges to individualise any outfit or accessory. Finally it gives you a list of web sites that can help you follow your new found badge fetish as well as promote your own designs. Well worth a look.