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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.

3rd Prize (Category: Single Badge)

This artwork is by one of ten winners of our fourth annual button badge design competition – selected from 517 accepted entries submitted by 203 individuals, collectives and studios.

Winners: Johnny Winslade, Anna Jones / Goldlion, Pietari Posti, Sophie Raynaud, Daniele De Batté / Artiva, Sharon Kwong, Marta López, Supersentido, Jim Stewart and Denis Speh / Ecstatic Sunrise.

The international judging panel 2007–08: Andy Steward / Datacubes, Benji Holroyd, Geoff Moore / Studio Gpop, Guillaume Neim / Lomatoufaire, Holly Wales / Eat Japanese Food, Jonathan Morris, Kate Forrester, Lars Kruse / Grafische Netze, Matthew Kenyon, What What, Agathe Jacquillat / FL@33, Angharad Lewis / Grafik, Carole Guevin / Netdiver, Chris Ng / IdN, Darren Firth / Sane, Elisabeth Lecourt, Étienne Hervy / étapes, Garrick Webster / Computer Arts, Gavin Lucas / Creative Review, Helen Walters, Johann Chan / Digital Arts, Mathies Møller Højmose, Matt Jones / Lunartik, Nathan Gale / Intercity, Richard J. Kirk and Tomi Vollauschek / FL@33. Released: March 2008

Born in Genoa, Italy in 1976. He begins his studies in art subjects and architecture. Daniele De Batté works in several fields of visual design, trying to create a unique style for different solutions. His illustrations are generally black and white and ground in the world of childhood fantasy. In 2003 he co-founded the Genoa-based design studio Artiva Design together with Davide Sossi. Artiva works in many fields of graphic design and multimedia communication. In 2007 he started a new project called Take Shape. Take Shape creates all sorts of patterns for different applications. It offers a large choice of new and original quality projects. All patterns (geometric, naturalistic or symbolic) can be applied to any type of object in different fields, interior design, visual design and fashion. Take Shape designers are inspired by the past, present and future. They create, re-elaborate and invent a fusion of trendy styles in a unique contemporary concept.

External links: danieledebatte.com / artiva.it

Created by: Daniele De Batté / Artiva Design

Many winning designs from our annual button badge design competitions are some of our all-time favourites and we hope you like them, too. The competition is great for customers and artists alike. Keep your eyes peeled for the call for entries if you would like to become part of Stereohype's growing one inch (25mm) button badge collection. These are posted across all Stereohype channels and by supporters around the world.

The core of the brief simply states '(...) create and submit lovely, humorous and/or witty artworks for those cute little mobile canvases (...)'. Eligible are entries by designers, artists, photographers, illustrators and by students in any of these areas – including runners-up from previous competitions. Not eligible however are contributors to our B.I.O. (By Invitation Only), MICA, AFOMFS, 10x10 and Emoji Series former competition winners who are more than welcome to become part of the judging panel. Winning button badge designs are hand-picked by our esteemed annual jury members – usually 20–30 former competition winners, button badge-loving journalists, writers, illustrators, artists and graphic designers from around the world – many of them contributors to Stereohype's button badge collection themselves.