Instructions and Template for Designing Your Button
It's possible to design a to-scale button in only a few minutes! You can use Word, PowerPoint, or your favourite design program.
Not technically inclined? No problem! You can also create your design by hand and scan & submit it.
See below for our foolproof instructions for designing a button in PowerPoint. If you're interested in using another program, see the tutorials for designing buttons using Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop, and Open Office and see our sizing information below.
To Design a Button in PowerPoint ...
- Start with our already-sized-to-scale PowerPoint template
- Zoom-in on the shape (View > Zoom) to make your designing process easier
- Import pictures, add text, etc. Note that PowerPoint
lets you "crop to shape" so you can get everything to fit into the circle
- VERY IMPORTANT!! Make sure to leave a good chunk of space around the perimeter of your design for where the button will curl around when being punched. If you don't do this, your design will get cut off.
In case you want to get really detailed, the outer circle is sized at 3.3 cm (1.313'') and
the face of the final button is only 2.2 cm (0.87''). So, you'll lose 0.5 cm around the perimeter. See our 1-inch template (.pdf) that illustrates this.
- Save your PowerPoint creation as either a .jpg or .pdf
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(high-resolution, in .pdf or .jpg format) to us by March 31.
Sizing Information
- When designing a button in any program, format the circle to 3.3 cm (1.313''). Keep in mind that the button face (the part that will be visible once the button is punched) is 2.2 cm (0.87''). Here's a 1-inch template (.pdf) that illustrates this.
See our main contest page for additional information.
For more information, contact:
Communications and Liaison Librarian
Ext. 32446
, Communications and Liaison Librarian
March 7, 2012
