Northern Mini Me

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.

Al Heighton is a cheeky chap from Doncaster South Yorkshire. He likes a brew and his bike – falling in love with a lady would be a bonus for him. Al has just completed his first solo show "The Sporting Almanac of Al Heighton" at Hornseys in Ripon; after being part of many group shows up and down the country and even abroad. Al describes his work as sitting somewhere in a child's world and an adult world. Either way his work has been featured in The Guardian, Newby Hall, Bolton College, Computer Arts, Marks and Spencer, Channel 4, Lascivious, FL@33's Made & Sold, The Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare, Creative Review and many others.

External link: alanheighton.co.uk

Created by: Al Heighton

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 10 badges separately and gives them away as a free surprise badge with selected Stereohype T-shirts. B.I.O. Series 10 includes artworks by Al Heighton, Catherine Dixon, Cristina Guitian, FL@33, Gregori Saavedra, Lawrence Zeegen, Nazario Graziano, Stefan G. Bucher, Strange Attractors Design, Tamar Moshkovitz, Thom Lambert and Unfolded. Released: September 2011