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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: Set of 4)

Gentleman Penguins. One of her favourite animals are penguins and she loves to create vector designs; she mixed these two loves together in these badge designs.

This artwork is by one of twelve winners of our ninth annual button badge design competition – selected from 261 accepted entries submitted by 87 individuals, collectives and studios.

Winners: Shiva Karamzadeh, Sara Cunha, Paul Pateman / Pâté, Keith Hancox, Marina Mijatovic, Faye Savage, Kienan Dostal / GiantEvilPizza, David Petzold / Lobsterboy, Jenny Haytch, Lydia Blanco / Cocolima, Cynthia Bataille and Jono Sandilands.

The international judging panel 2013: Agathe Jacquillat / FL@33, Angharad Lewis / Grafik.net & Upsideup, Angus Montgomery / Design Week, Anna Giarmeniti, Darren Firth / Occupy, Eva Gonçalves, Gavin Lucas, Heleen van Buul, Holly T Burrows, Jeff Conway, Julia Kahl / Slanted, Kike Riesco, Konrad Sybilski, Liz Farrelly / Étapes International, Matthew Kenyon, Nathan Gale / Intercity, Neil Bennett / Digital Arts, Nick Spence, Paul McNeill, Priscilla Chan / IdN, Rachael Steven / Creative Review, Richard J. Kirk, Robert Urquhart, Sarah Boris, Sarah Ray, Thom Lambert, Toby Neilan, Tomi Vollauschek / FL@33, unfolded (team) and Viola Wang. Released: November 2013

Faye Savage is a Graphic Design student studying at The University of Huddersfield, UK. She first knew she wanted to become a designer in high school when she was studying Art and Textiles. Her real passion for Graphic Design came about when she started college and had her first class in Graphic Design. Faye went from college to Art foundation and now University. She is a passionate and creative individual who is always wanting to learn more about design. She likes to take on new challenges and keeps motivated creatively – always looking for new inspiration.

External link: behance.net/faye-rebecca

Created by: Faye Savage

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.