badge and button man: How do you "break the ice"? - 08/15/12 09:08 PM
How do you "break the ice"? Social media allows us to be verbose while encouraging a paperless existence. We can post long and often with our blog sites ~ and interactive replies can produce short acceptance of view or long arguments of dissent.

The Facebook format encourages shorter burst of thought and equally often obtuse replies with abbreviations
Twitter requires a modicum of discipline limiting users to 140 characters (including spaces)
Spare a thought for a medium I like ~ buttons.
Even my largest production size of 3" does not allow for many characters to get my message across. In … (8 comments)

badge and button man: Quick and Easy Button Design - 07/21/12 10:14 PM
Quick and Easy Button Design
For about the last six years I have been known in Sandy UT as the Badge and Button Man, my initial self employment when I arrived in the USA for my last great adventure.
In that time I have experimented with various programs for designing buttons ~ some intuitive, some downright cumbersome.
Recently I trialed Build A Button from American Button Machines and have since become a subscriber to their on-line design center.
Backgrounds, Text, Photos and Shapes are all available to me, with lots of control in each. Easy to use, allowing lots of … (8 comments)

badge and button man: Application for a Wordle - 06/21/12 03:54 AM
Application for a Wordle Wednesday's diary notes remind me that my Wordle for the group "Wednesday Wordles" is due. Somehow it is Thursday again.

In my playing with Worle creation on wordle.net I have been brainstorming possible uses for Wordles. Cards, both business and greeting, posters, book covers and reports etc came to mind earlier. I am sure that you can think of others as well.
My involvement in button making predates my move to the US six years go, although my supplies always came from here. In Sandy Utah I am known as the Badge and Button Man. This … (6 comments)

badge and button man: Wednesday Wordle on a Wednesday... for once - 06/13/12 08:59 AM
Wednesday Wordle on a Wednesday... for once
You may have seen from my posts this year that I am captivated by Wordles, especially telling my story in a Wordle.
Today I am re-telling my post from several days ago, in two different word pictures  ~ Wordles.  Perhaps you prefer one over the other ~ I have my favorite. 

If you are feeling creative or adventurous, visit www.wordle.net and play around for yourself.
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