William (Blue)

All Stereohype button badges available at stereohype.com are classic high quality one inch (25mm) metal back badges with so-called D-pin. Tiny stickers at the back mention the artist, release date, series number, etc. The growing collection of these mobile mini canvases – featuring over 1,700 individual designs by over 600 international graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and artists – consists of all B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) contributions, winners of Stereohype's annual button badge design competition and additional series such as the special collaborations: AFOMFS Series, MICA Series, 10x10 Series and Emoji Series. Badges are manufactured in the United Kingdom.

"I don’t wear badges so what I’ve done is to make some badges that I would wear. They are anonymous footballers from a bygone era with characterful faces. Stewart, Peter and William. Faces were different then. They come from my bubblegum card collection (circa 1957)."

Vaughan Oliver (1957–2019) ♥

Vaughan Oliver was an art director, graphic designer and consultant with over three decades of experience of working in all areas of graphic design. Specialising in work for the music industry, Vaughan’s unique approach attracted clients from a broader field including fashion, publishing, packaging, theatre, film and television, architecture, advertising, retail, food, dance, erotica, football and education. He enjoyed numerous international “solo” shows including Paris, Tokyo, Osaka, Los Angeles and Athens. Vaughan Oliver: visceral pleasures, a design monograph by Rick Poynor was published in November, 2000. Vaughan was a Visiting Professor at the University of the Creative Arts (UCA), Surrey and at The University of Greenwich. In 2013 Vaughan was elected into the AGI, Alliance Graphique International: an elite group of graphic designers with approximately 400 members worldwide.

Stereohype addition — our FL@33 / Stereohype collaborations:
We specially commissioned a poster and badge by Vaughan Oliver as part of Stereohype's 10th Anniversary 10x10 Poster / Badge Series. They are available here and are also featured in the book Stereohype 2004–2014. Vaughan also contributed a postcard design to FL@33's book Postcard (Laurence King, 2008) that is available here, too. His card was produced and comes with the book he is also featured in with numerous other v23 / 4AD postcards – including work for The Pixies, Breeders and Dead Can Dance.

A personal note, 29 December 2019:
Such devastating news today. Vaughan Oliver has died. He was a larger than life person, my design hero, an immense inspiration for me and a whole generation of graphic designers. Vaughan was a gentle, humble and generous man I had the pleasure to meet a few times over the years. We even hugged once. I had the honour to feature his beautiful work in some of my design studio’s books and he collaborated with my graphic art label by contributing button badge designs and a commissioned poster. Vaughan’s work is one of the reason’s why I fell in love with many of my now favourite bands, why I became a graphic designer and why I eventually moved to the UK where I subsequently met my wife and mother of my children. My thoughts are with his family now. My sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. I very briefly met his son Callum, his wife Lee a few times and I saw a video recording of the birth of his son Beckett during a Vaughan Oliver lecture many moons ago in the 90s. I am deeply shocked about Vaughan's passing. He left us far too early. One of a kind. One of the very greats. He didn’t want to accept his first royalties for his Down To Ten Men poster and asked me to buy something nice for my newborn daughter at the time. What a lovely Mensch. I am truly heartbroken. Shine on! RIP ♥

Personal words by Tomi Vollauschek.

External link: cargocollective.com/v23

Created by: Vaughan Oliver / v23

Selected international designers, illustrators and artists were invited to submit designs for this one inch (25mm) button badge series. Stereohype sells B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) Series 3 badges separately and gives them away as a free surprise badge with selected Stereohype T-shirts. B.I.O. Series 3 includes artworks by (Simon) Basher, Billy Kiosoglou and Frank Philippin / Brighten the Corners, Chosil Jan Kil / Janfamily, David Foldvari, FL@33, French, Rex + Joyce / Inksurge, Karen Jane, Luke Best / Peepshow, Megumu Kasuga, Mimic, Nadine Faye James, Rieme Gleijm, Vaughan Oliver / v23, Kat Stubbings / Vilderness, Yeong-Woong Cheong. Released: December 2005