button badge design competition 2006
3rd prize (category: complete series) >>> £1.50 (set of 3 >>> £4)
(also one of the random 'FREE surprise badges' with purchased FL@33 T-shirts)

The ten winners of our third button badge design competition have been produced and are now available at stereohype.com. Winning badge designs were selected from 593 entries submitted by 232 individuals/studios/collectives. The international judging panel were: Andy Steward @ Datacubes, C'est Moi Ce Soir, Emilie Baltz, Holly Wales @ Eat Japanese Food, Jonathan Morris @ Sweet, Kate Forrester, Lars Kruse @ Grafische Netze, Mauro Caramella @ Designaside, What What, Agathe Jacquillat @ FL@33, Andrew Townsend @ Un.titled, Carole Guevin @ Netdiver, Chris Ng @ IdN, Daniel Koh @ Unit Studio, Darren Firth @ WIWP, Elisabeth Lecourt, Gavin Lucas @ CR, Helen Walters, Hellohikimori, Inksurge, inksurge.com, Kerry Roper, Luke Best @ Peepshow, Nathan Gale, @ CR, Patrick Duffy @ No Days Off, Peskimo, Richard Kirk @ onepom, Rieme Gleijm, Roderick Mills, Supermundane, Tomi Vollauschek @ FL@33.

designed by Cat Finnie

The designs for the three badges are intended to work both individually, and as a set. They are based on the idea of fairy or 'folk' tales. In these stories, which include familiar tales such as 'Red Riding Hood' and 'Hansel and Gretel' as well as the less well known, 'The Red Shoes', certain motifs are used repeatedly. The badge illustrations feature the wolf (the villain), the woodcutter's axe (the woodcutter features frequently as a character in these stories, often as the hero) and a pair of red shoes (these are an object which brings joy to the wearer, and in 'The Red Shoes' the heroine becomes obsessed with wearing them.) These illustrations are created using a mixture of hand-made collage and drawing in combination with computer based techniques. They are intended to convey an idea of the characters and atmosphere of the fairy tales.

I am a recent Graphic Design graduate from Nottingham Trent University. I am currently seeking work experience in the design industry, possibly in the area of web/interactive design or motion graphics. I also enjoy creating illustrative work, which I often use within my design work. A selection from my portfolio can be viewed at my personal website, which is a work in progress.  I have exhibited my work at Demographic (Nottingham Trent degree show) and New Designers 2006 exhibitions. My work also featured in the 'exposure' section of Computer Arts magazine November 2006 issue.

description:
one inch (25mm) button badge


SEE ALL COMPETITION WINNERS FROM 2004, 2005 AND 2006

see the competition shortlist 2006 (only the 10 winners have been produced)