Custom Buttons Blog (Page 152 of 152)
Welcome to The Button Post by Pure Buttons! (Page 152 of 152)! A blog where we discuss all things related to custom pin-back buttons and other custom promotional products that Pure Buttons offers. Stick around for coupons to score cheap pinback buttons, new button product announcements and more!
PureButtons would highly recommend digital proofs to anyone who is placing an order through us. We know that most people find it unnecessary, but when your spending hard earned money on buttons, you want to make sure they are going to look great. A digital proof will show you exactly what your button will look like before it goes to print and you will have to give us the okay before we process the rest of the order. We use this to insure quality and that you will be satisfied 100% with our product(s) when it reaches your door. Some people might feel that it is a waste of money, but it really just ensures you are getting exactly what you want.
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How long have you been designing?
I started making art (if you can call it that) on the computer (MS Paint) in jr. high school. So I was around 11? 12? When high school started I discovered photoshop and started making really bad graphics while learning the program. I learned some techniques and got into web design soon after. I had my own website for about 3 years of high school and ever since. About 1 year after graduating high school, I developed PaleBird. I got my first PaleBird job in May 2003. I’ve been doing palebird full time for about 2 years now, ever since I graduated from college in december 2006.
You have an interesting company name. How did you come up with it?
You know, I came up with the name while sitting at mediatemple’s signup page. It came to me fairly quickly, I liked it and I still do. I don’t see myself getting tired of it or wanting to change it. Thats probably the only aspect of my company that will never change.
Where did you go to school?
I have a degree in graphic design (BFA) from Western Illinois University. It was pretty nice since they allowed me to turn in client work for grades. It allowed me to build my business while I was still in school. Toward the end of my college career it was hard for me not to just drop out and take palebird full time, but I was able to get enough grants to actually make going to school profitable so it didn’t make sense to quit.
What motivates you to come up with new exciting designs?
I usually get some sort of theme from the client. If the client doesn’t have a theme, I pitch them some concepts and they pick one. My ideas usually develop as I work on a project. I definitely don’t have everything written down before I dive in because you never know how things will start looking.
What do you enjoying designing more? For the web, print or logo design?
Print work is more rewarding, but it takes much longer than web work. I would love to do work for a movie, dvd/bluray cases, etc but the opportunity hasn’t presented itself yet.
What would your thoughts be for designing buttons? Any tips?
Try to keep your text big and your colors bright. Those suckers are small!
What has been your favorite piece of artwork that you designed?
I think my favorite piece I’ve done, to this day, is LoveHateHero – Just Breathe. The printing turned out great and the whole thing still feels good to me. That being said, I have something wrong with just about everything i’ve done up until now. I’m usually sick of a project pretty soon after I’ve completed it. Maybe because I stare at it for so long while working on it?
Who are some of your favorite designers?
Some of my biggest influences are the artists Shepard Fairey obeygiant.com
Aaron Horkey burlesquedesign.com
Another artist I really like is Dave Kinsey dkinsey.com.
Lately I have really been in awe of T. Hanuka thanuka.com.
What are your favorite websites?
www.digg.com
www.gigposters.com
www.google.com
What music are you into these days?
NIN – The Slip / Year Zero, Saul Williams – Niggy Tardust, Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III, Misery Signals – Controller.
What have you been watching lately?
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS (over and over), Rambo, Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job!
Looking forward to Wall-E, & Batman
Any words of encouragement for new and upcoming designers?
Do what makes you happy.
Be sure to take a look at PaleBird
Thanks Evan For your time!
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Why should I choose PureButtons versus another button company?
That is a question everyone should ask themselves when browsing for the perfect custom button company. There are a million reasons that I could rattle off about our company, but instead I will just name a few. PureButtons may be a small button company, but we have a very big approach to business. All of our orders are always shipped early and they come delivered to your door with the best quality on the market. Unfortunately, we can’t give out our secret to making these perfect items, but we can tell you that none of our competition could possibly copy our ways of production.
Here are the 3 main components on why to chose PureButtons:
Highest Quality – We’re able to offer the highest quality due to our innovative production techniques. We also have help from our Xerox DocuColor Digital Press which prints at the industries highest resolution 2,400 x 2,400 DPI (dots per inch)
Lowest Prices – Again, this is where our innovative manufacturing process comes into play. We’re able to produce 5,000 buttons per hour ; every hour. Our facility runs from 9am – 5pm Mon- Fri. With having the most productive facility out of all our top competitors we’re able to pass the savings on to you (our customer) and help the environment.
Fast Turnaround – With being able to manufacture 5,000 buttons per hour; every hour. Just imagine how quickly your order can be completed. In fact 75% of our orders are shipped out of our facility within 5 days!
Dare to compare! We are so confident in our product that we promise you 100% satisfaction! If you are dissatisfied with your button order please let us know. We will do anything in our power to make you a happy customer. Also, All of our customers are handled with care and before any order is printed we make sure to look at your artwork to make sure you receive the perfect button. If there are any problems we will put your order on hold until one of our representatives can reach you to confirm your artwork or discuss the problem that needs to be fixed.
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