How to Make Election Buttons for Student Council

Creating election buttons can be a real campaign booster for individuals who are running for student council. Buttons can help develop a group of campaign supporters and help get fellow students excited about the upcoming election. In addition, buttons are inexpensive to produce and easily can be custom designed with your unique message. If you don't have access to button-making tools, you'll find it much less expensive to have your buttons ordered from a company that specializes in custom merchandise.

Instructions

1. Decide what you want your election buttons to say. Something as simple as "Meghan for Treasurer" will get your message across, or you might want to develop a catchy slogan that lets everyone know why they should vote for you.

2. Compare prices for buttons at stores that specialize in custom merchandise, such as the online companies Zazzle.com and PureButtons.com. In addition to price, you'll want to consider the ease in designing your student council election buttons. At Zazzle, for example, you can design your buttons directly on their website by uploading pictures and adding text directly onto a button template. On the other hand, Pure Buttons requires that you submit your custom button design as either a PDF, PSD, JPEG or EPS file.

3. Click on the "Create a Button" icon on Zazzle.com to create your custom election button. In addition to choosing the shape and size of your button, you can upload a photo and add text directly to the button template. Options to change the font size, color and typeface are also available. If you're ordering buttons from PureButtons.com, you'll need to create the button design in graphic design software such as Adobe Illustrator. Button templates can be downloaded directly from PureButtons.com for a variety of button sizes and shapes to make it easier for customers to create and upload their custom design.

4. Determine the size and shape for your election button and use this information to create your custom button design. Keep the layout clean by using simple design elements that focus on text that is easily readable. Don't be afraid to use bold colors or fonts, however. If you want the buttons to attract attention to your campaign, they must be eye-catching themselves.

5. Choose a quantity of buttons based on your school population, keeping in mind that the individual price per button will be less when you place a larger order. Therefore, it is more cost effective to order more buttons initially than to place a second order in the future when you run out of campaign buttons.

6. View a sample of your election button and approve it for production so that you can get your buttons as soon as possible. At Pure Buttons, they advertise a turnaround time of 7-10 days for most orders. At Zazzle, custom button orders are completed within 24 hours and shipped immediately.

References

• Zazzle
• Pure Buttons