Button Jesus handing our collection to the PAX Gods:
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See you all next year!
I'm going to copy/paste most of this from last year, let me know if anything needs to be added!
For those new to this, we use buttons depicting our forum avatars (or any unique picture/logo with your handle) as a means of identifying each other in the swarms of people at PAX. Only, like everything else PAX related, we take it to the next level of nerdism buying our buttons in bulk and then trading them one for one with each other. Just like Pokemon. We had some fantastic designs last year, lets see if we can top them this round?
Feel free to post pictures of your designs, but remember: the size limit for inline images (even behind spoilers) is 500KB. Please remember to link larger images or shrink your images down before posting them. The thread will be skimmed and pics added to the OP.
Where can I get buttons made?
For the best service and price we have found previously that Purebuttons.com is hard to beat.
Purebuttons agreed to give us a deal again because they're epic! Use code PAX201015 at checkout to get 15% off! The last day you can order your buttons to get them in time for PAX is August 20th. Anything later than that and you'll have to do a rush order!
1.5" seems to be a good button size, easy to clasp, plenty of face without being too big, but feel free to go with whatever size or shape you like.
You will definitely be able to give away 100 buttons. 100-150 is a good number if you're just starting out. If you're especially social or willing to give away your buttons to people who weren't able to create any, but collecting anyway (it happens), then 200 is probably a good amount. I mad 150 last year and had about 10 left over.
On the page for each button size at Purebuttons they have a link to a template for making your own button. I have
linked the 1.5" button. The black line is the full size of the image you should fill in. The dashed line defines the area that you will see on the front of the button. The space between the lines will end up being the folded edge of your buttons so you'll want to keep anything important out of that area but keep some kind of color/design continuous across the entire area within the black line.
Frequently asked questions:Q. Why do you only list Purebuttons.com as a source of buttons? Are you banging the owner?
You are free to have your buttons made by anyone, make them your self if you'd like. Our prior experience shopping around last year has shown that you really can't beat the price Purebuttons offers for buttons in bulk. If you can, let us know your insider info.
Q. How do I get a button? What are these "bonus buttons"?
The buttons fall in to two categories, the "avatar" or "main" buttons, and the "bonus" variety. While there are no set rules for trading them, these general guidelines are encouraged:
- Avatar buttons should be traded for other Avatar buttons, with no challenges or criteria expected to be fulfilled other than you are both Buttoneers.
- Bonus buttons may (or may not!) have special criteria for receiving them, and may go to people outside the button game who fulfill the criteria. This could be a challenge ("What is the flightspeed of an unladen swallow?"), a requirement ("You must be a member of the CEOs of America Club"), or one may just ask for one (remember to say "Please").
Q. I want to make people stand on their head, nude, while singing "Yankee Doodle" to receive my buttons! Can't I do that?
It is perfectly within your rights, but don't expect many people to trade their buttons back with you.
Q. Do I have to purchase hundreds of buttons to participate?
Purchase as many or as little as you want. As they say the more the merrier, more than likely you will only be able to recieve as many buttons as you have to give. Last year a somewhat active person could easily go through 100+ buttons.
Q. With 55,000+ people, how will I find you all to get my trade on?
Many if not most of us will be attending various community ran events. Feel free to stop by the Pre-PAX Dinner, the Pre-PAX Movie, Pre-PAX Pubcrawl, or the Pre-PAX Breakfast. We'll be there in droves. No one had any problems finding buttons last year. We stand out pretty hard.
Q. I want to make sure I get EVERY SINGLE BUTTON I can, will there be a Buttoneer meetup?
YES. The tentative plan is to meetup right after PAX lets out on Sunday in front of the WTCC. We'll be easy to find, there's gonna be a lot of buttons around. We can finish off our trade lists, and say our goodbyes.
Q. You said this is a game! How do we know who won?
Everyone is a winner! Especially you! You're so special, you know that?
Q. Will I be able to fly with my buttons. Are they considered an instrument of death?
As confirmed by the US TSA and experiance from last year, 1' -1.5' buttons are not classified as an instrument of death even if you have a 100, and can be carried on or checked (they did say that depending on the TSA Agent you may be asked [forced at gun point] to check the buttons).
But remember this only applies to people whose flight originates in the US. If you are flying into the US with buttons make sure you check with your TSA equivalent before bringing them on a plane. The TSA people here also highly suggested that you check with US Customs (contact via your local embassy) before you try and bring them into the country (they indicated that the problem isn't with the button it's with what you could be hiding in the button). Recap: If you’re in the US you can fly w/ buttons, if you’re not your probably better off mailing.
Participants:
Final Buttons:
de4dmeta1
strebalicious
Heleor
JonnyNero
Djiem
burnttoast45
ky13
qwhacker
emosquid
basicallygeek
contrefait
SmallLady
tbsp
SpaceGhost2K
circeramone
Steel Fire
Avid
MrBlarney
CaptainTapole
CaptainTapole's Boyfriend
AgraJag
Jenny_Spaghetti
Brian4120
@_mantis_
Heleor
beta_angel
psychopez
cabsy
Sageheart
savagehart
akjak
Tibercore
Sassafras
Covet
nemaihne
aioua
aioua's friend
B:L
BigRed
lonelyahava
Big Guy
lemongrenades
Chronus
Mystral721
Vari
LordDHMD
Cattattack
Cadyn
VonXWolfenstein
Jenny_Spaghetti
Designs:
eye-shuh
tr0tsky
Rogue_hunter
majin23x
Serenity
VenerableMonster
contrefait
BrennaCeDria
emosquid
JonnyNero
strebalicious
MrBlarney
ploogle
circeramone
MasterHelios
Magical Mystery Tour
feitocumfruta
Big Guy
Agrajag
Solid_Steve
Heleor
burnttoast45
SmallLady
Coldbrew
Serenity
chupamiubre
contrefait
CaptainTapole
papaprinny
Infidel
Reverend Snide
Angel177
VThornheart
AKReign
ReploidArmada
qwhacker
HAklowner
Moe Fwacky
CCST
ACC3SS
Weenog42
Bob Jackass
Captain Tapole's boyfriend
Brian4120
Aioua
SmallLady
HikariSunshine
etherealvision
chaosisorder
Yamara
ZeroHourHero
GalFriday
Pinder
SpaceGhost2k
basicallygeek
lonelyyahava
Steel Fire
Tynok2094
simonwolf
AltDelete
beta_angel
Gundabad
MetaverseNomad
Sassafras
JonnyBrokenBones
Sageheart
Heleor
Liger
Avid
savagehart
tibercore
akjak
Cronus
Zellpher
Weenog42
Covet
arwen_doll16_LOTR
psychopez
Binkley
79tomato
lemongrenades
Dimp
Shiggles
Jenny_Spaghetti
nemaihne
Sumi
flare21amg
SurlyMcD
PBC
Coldbrew
ploogle
Cadyn
Zii
TimeCruiserMike
Imperfect
Reedtek
thetelevisi0n
Lt MadCow
Vari
clerise
cabsy
LTAcosta
LTAcosta dad
LTAcosta sister
Daksa
strebalicious
LordDHMD
Snickers
Enigmas
Deltethnia & Plusone
Mystral721 (Luneowl)
AiYume
adester
Shervyn
MasterHelios
Skarsol
Quadrashocker
Tukimoshi
MoonVydeo
Kaji
Kjelador
Slipstream0
Slipstream0's friend
Slipstream0's roommate
alegria
Maledicte
RoyceSraphim
Sarahstraza
Moradeth
CRCelf
Gene Parmesan
giraffeoverlord
Wingedillidan
Cattattack
Randoramma
VonXWolfenstein
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My button design is teh awesome!
Then you'll need to post again when you have your actual buttons in hand, so we know you followed through!
I'll keep everyone updated if we get some kind of iphone or android or internet application going for registering!
edit: I have to come up with a new design for this year now...I still have like 100 buttons left from last year, so I'll probably just do 100 of whatever new design I choose and mix them. Fun fun
edit2: Bestest idea ever just came to me. Now I just have to realize it.
Guess I should come up with a forum avatar, since a plain blue background with "MyDcmbr" is kinda meh.
Now all I have to figure out is what avatar to use, since my normal one doesn't stretch to even the 1 inch template very well, much less a 1.5 inch one.
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Oh, and good job not putting a Prime tag in the forum name Eye-Shuh. :P
Inspired by CafeGanesha's Rupees last year, I have come up with a multiple button design. This one will not be a "Get them ALL" ...more like a personality type.
A personality based on Final Fantasy V classes.
To show what I am talking about, open the spoiler.
ALTHOUGH! ...If someone can find me a really cool Daisy in a Frog-Suit picture, I may use that instead.
In the meantime, the classes are my button-idea.
Hmmm...I should still do it. Having people with buttons with my face is an excellent idea!
Looks kinda odd having the dude diagonal, will have to try with him more vertical.
Other thought:
[edit] Eye-shuh, your OP says "purebutton.com", which is a squatting site, it should be "purebuttons.com"
This.
Dude looks like he's sexing up the arcade.
I'll be in as well. I, for one, welcome our new bat overlord.
Thanks! Fixed.
I know. I asked Moe to fix it. EDIT: Bahahaha! Nevermind! I figured it out! I is smart!
and here's one with other lettering
Thoughts?
Hmm, what do you think trotsky?
Lol, I'm kidding :P
<Qs23> I just need to get my dicks in a row
<prox> i work for dicks
#paforums_pax, all about the dicks.
Then again, if Gabe does the Lookouts giant owl monster in the woods picture that Tycho was raving about, maybe I could do that. Considering my Twitter handle is Luneowl, that'd work. Hmm....
http://www.logicalcreativity.com/jon/plush/01.html
eye-shuh, your button looks good but you should probably bring the background color out to the dark line on your example. The space between the two lines is the area of the design that wraps around the edge of the button, so you will want to fill that section with a continuation of your design. Otherwise you end up with a transition on the edge of your button from design to white or something like that.
That might even be some good info for the OP.
Passes: ☑ ▬ Hotel: ☑ ▬ Flight: [color=red]☑[/color]
My first thought was a Phoenix Wright figure in the Objection! pose but yelling INFRACTION! Could whomever drew the Moe cartoon character do a picture of him in that pose?
http://www.logicalcreativity.com/jon/plush/01.html
Although I have NO IDEA what to do for the banhammer.
Have a large hammer crashing down onto something, with a comic-style sound effect of BANT! or something similar.
A quick GIS found me these images as well, maybe some inspiration; http://exophase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/banhammer.jpg - http://hzero.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/banhammer2.jpg
I really like the seconds lettering!
the 'teh' is silent: eljay ~ * ~ twitter ~ * ~ ravelry ~ * ~ last.fm
This year, I want to make one with a koopa troopa carrying a hobo stick (bindle), but I can't find a good image for the hobo stick. Could someone draw one for me??? It's just a stick with a bag on the end... I'll give you special swag for a good one!!
Also, eye-shuh, your button is crazy awesome.
HOWEVER, for those people that were gracious enough to give me their button last year, I will have a special bonus button! It's being worked on, just needs some minor tweaks. I just gotta count how many buttons I got last year so I know how many to order.
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Thanks! I meant to do that when I had a computer with photoshop on it.
I have a fixed version, but for some reason the forums refuse to let me edit and save a post.
When it starts working again, I'll fix my image and update the OP!