The COMD Studio has a button making machine for 1.25″ buttons. It doesn’t require an appointment for student use, and instructions are posted in the studio, but please speak to the technician if it’s your first time using it.

Artwork Templates

24 button designs to print on 8.5×11 paper:

PDF template with visible outlines: Open this in Illustrator (or place it at actual size in Photoshop, InDesign, or another program), line up your art with the circles, and hide or delete the template lines before printing.

PDF template with Illustrator guides: Open this in Illustrator and Show Guides (View > Guides > Show Guides in the menu, or command ;), and you’ll see guidelines to use for the button circles that won’t print.

Materials

Buying Button Supplies

The button-making parts can be purchased either from the COMD Technician, or from the Tool Checkout on the first floor of the building. In both places, they’re sold in bags of 12, for the same price. The parts need to be for our button machine specifically: other shapes and sizes and models aren’t compatible.

Compatible Paper For Button Graphics:

• All Copy and Text weight paper stocks from COMD or the DOC
• All paper from the ECU self-serve laser printers
• Most other copy, bond, text, magazine, construction, or writing paper

Usable for the circle punch, but not great for making buttons:

• Cardstock and cover weights

Do not use with our button equipment:

• No sticker or label paper
• No non-paper materials like plastic or fabric