Lost Language Mark 4

All Stereohype button badges available at stereohype.com are classic, high-quality, one-inch (25 mm) metal-back badges with a so-called D-pin fastening. Small stickers on the reverse provide details such as the artist’s name, release date and series number. This growing collection of mobile mini canvases includes more than 1,700 individual designs by over 650 graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and artists from around the world. It brings together all contributions to the FL@33 / Tomi Vollauschek-curated B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) series, winners of Stereohype’s international open-call button badge design competition, and additional collections including the special collaborations, AFOMFS Series, MICA Series, 10×10 Series and Emoji Series. All badges are manufactured in Europe.

A variant of this artwork is also available as Button Badge Motif Print.

Marks from a Lost Language

‘The shapes on the button badges are from a series of experimental work I did exploring the shape of language/s. These four badges as a set are titled “Marks from a Lost Language”, a variety of geometric shapes were printed on acetate, sliced up, folded and bent and then photographed from several angles on a light box to create the new “marks”.’ — Gary Prendergast / Cut Shape Make

Working under the name cut shape make, Gary Prendergast is a designer and image maker based in Manchester, UK. His work explores the design process by utilising a range of analogue methods and the act of ‘making’ is often reflected in his work. Seeing his work as ‘image building’ he works with a variety of materials often employing photographic processes to capture his discoveries and realise his ideas. To date he has worked on a variety of projects within the music, literature and drama sectors.

External links: cutshapemake.com / @cutshapemake

Created by: cut shape make / Gary Prendergast

Selected international designers, illustrators and artists were invited to submit designs for this one-inch (25mm) button badge series, curated by FL@33’s Tomi Vollauschek. Stereohype sells B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) Series 21 badges separately and as part of themed / artist gift boxes. We also give button badges away as free extra treats with each order. B.I.O. Series 21 includes artworks by Adam Pointer, Andy Altmann, Ben Herskowitz, cut shape make / Gary Prendergast, Dominic Davies, Donya Maghsoudlou, Tomi Vollauschek / FL@33, Maxim Morozov, MuirMcNeil /  Paul McNeil / Hamish Muir , Roy Burns III, Simon Larbalestier and Studio Pensom / Paul Pensom. Released: November 2021. Please feel free to add a complimentary button badge of your choice to your next £/€ 5+ order using this add-on checkout voucher code: FreeBadgeOfChoice