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A different kind of character.

Compare texture, detail and construction before choosing a process. Each choice opens its own guide and configuration.

Enamel & metal

Soft Enamel

A dimensional favorite with raised metal borders and recessed enamel color. The contrast between the polished outlines and the color pockets gives an illustration a distinct, tactile finish.

Raised metal outlines define each color area
Choose a metal finish to frame your palette
Custom outlines can follow the artwork

Choose soft enamel for texture; compare hard enamel when a smooth surface matters more.

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Enamel & metal

Hard Enamel

Color and metal are finished into a smooth face, giving hard enamel a refined, jewelry-like character. Crisp shapes and a considered palette create an especially polished collectible.

Smooth enamel-and-metal surface
Polished outlines with a clean, precise appearance
A strong fit for simplified color artwork

Choose hard enamel for a smooth finish; soft enamel keeps more visible surface relief.

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Enamel & metal

Die Struck

A metal-first approach that uses relief and recessed areas to carry the artwork. Without enamel fill, the finish, light and texture become the visual language.

Raised and recessed metal details
A restrained, monochrome presentation
Finishes can emphasize contrast and depth

Choose die struck for graphic metal relief; compare 3D when rounded sculptural contours are central to the design.

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Enamel & metal

3D Sculpted

Sculptural depth gives the surface rounded contours and a different response to light. A 3D pin is useful when the subject needs volume rather than a single raised outline.

Modeled relief rather than only flat levels
Metal finish reveals the surface contours
Construction is adapted to the specific artwork

Compare die struck for a simpler graphic relief. 3D is a construction choice, not a promise to reproduce every detail at every size.

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Print & acrylic

Epoxy

A clear domed surface gives printed artwork a glossy, slightly magnified appearance. The printed design and protective-looking clear finish read as one compact object.

Clear domed face over the design
Printed imagery rather than enamel color pockets
Process-specific sizes and finishes

Compare offset printing for a flatter printed look, or enamel when raised metal borders are a key part of the design.

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Print & acrylic

Offset Printed

A printed approach for artwork with tonal transitions, small visual details or more colors than a separated enamel design can comfortably carry.

Printed detail can carry tonal changes
A flatter visual language than recessed enamel
Metal and fitting options complete the object

Compare enamel for separated solid colors with metal outlines. Printing is often the clearer starting point for gradients.

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Print & acrylic

Acrylic

Printed artwork and cut acrylic create a light, expressive pin with a different feel from metal. The color of the acrylic and the selected finish become part of the composition.

Acrylic color choices
Glossy or frosted finish requests
Cut outlines and printed artwork

Choose acrylic for a light printed object; compare enamel for a heavier metal-and-color treatment.

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Soft & textile

Soft PVC

Soft PVC uses a flexible molded surface for bold color blocks and tactile shapes. Choose a flatter 2D relief or request a more sculptural 3D construction.

Flexible PVC surface
Separate 2D and 3D constructions
Molded outlines adapted to the artwork

PVC feels different from rigid enamel or acrylic. Select it for the material and relief, rather than expecting a metal finish.

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Personal & special

Name Pins

Lettering takes the lead in a name pin. A considered silhouette and metal finish can turn a name or short word into a distinctive wearable detail.

A lettering-led design
Metal finish and fitting choices
Variable names can be recorded in artwork notes

For long text or information-heavy identification, a larger printed format may be more legible than a small sculpted word.

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Personal & special

Rhinestone

Decorative stones introduce points of sparkle alongside the metal design. Placement, stone count and the available space need to work together at the final size.

Decorative stone placement
Metal details frame the design
Construction reviewed around the actual stone layout

Choose rhinestones for discrete points of sparkle; glitter-style effects create a different, broader surface appearance.

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Motion & light

Spinner

A rotating element adds a small interaction to a layered pin. The stationary base and moving part should read clearly both together and while the design is turning.

Rotating component over a base
Selectable enamel or metal base process
Movement and clearances form part of the specification

Choose a spinner for rotation; use a sliding construction for movement along a track.

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✦Moving construction

Motion & light

Sliding

A moving part travels along a path, letting a compact design reveal a second pose or position. The track, end points and artwork need to be planned as one mechanism.

Sliding component and track
Selectable enamel or metal base process
Travel distance specified with the artwork

A slider moves along a path; a spinner rotates around a point. Choose the motion that serves the idea.

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Motion & light

Flashing Acrylic

An acrylic design with a light feature brings a different kind of visibility. The artwork, light position, backing and power arrangement all affect the finished object.

Acrylic face with a light feature
Process-specific fittings
Power and transport details need a clear specification

Compare ordinary acrylic when illumination is unnecessary; a light feature introduces additional construction considerations.

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Button collection

Printed Button

The familiar printed button format gives a message or illustration a broad, accessible canvas. Shape, size and packing choices work together, especially for event quantities.

Printed face with several shape formats
Circular and rectangular size choices
Packing is a separate specification

Choose a printed button for a graphic badge format; compare enamel or metal for a more sculptural collectible.

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Button collection

Embroidery Button

Stitching brings a tactile face to a button-style pin. Thread direction and larger color areas create a different visual rhythm from printed artwork.

Embroidered face in a button format
Round size choices
Stitch interpretation of the artwork

Embroidery emphasizes the stitch texture; woven construction may be a better starting point for finer textile detail.

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✦MATERIAL STUDY

Motion & light

Light Button

A light-up button combines a message badge with an illuminated feature. Start with the intended appearance, light behavior and quantity rather than assuming one fixed construction.

Button format with illumination
Custom dimensions captured in the specification
Power and construction details kept with the design

Compare a printed button when light is not required, or flashing acrylic for a different face material.

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✦MATERIAL STUDY

Button collection

Woven Button

A woven textile face creates a flatter thread-based image inside a button format. It is a useful material direction when the artwork calls for fine linework and a fabric character.

Woven face
Standard or metallic thread request
A flatter textile appearance than raised embroidery

Woven emphasizes finer textile detail; embroidery emphasizes raised stitching and chenille emphasizes loft.

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✦MATERIAL STUDY

Button collection

Chenille Button

A raised chenille texture gives a button pin a soft, bold presence. It works especially well when the silhouette and major color areas carry the idea.

Chenille or combined chenille-and-embroidery request
Thread finish choices
Button backing choices

Chenille gives the most tactile direction here; compare woven for finer detail or embroidery for defined stitching.

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