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Sure can! And this avoids the small design charge when you ask us to design for you. If you’re unsure the details, check out the Designing Your Button page, or get in touch. We can talk it out together and go from there.
We have the equipment to do just about anything. Complex designs, any possible color, shadow images, layered designs, text, graphics. Even photos can be put on a button! We’ve even done buttons from a cut and paste collage sent through the mail. Basically, whatever you think of can be done.
Well, remember that buttons are kind of small, so the design has to take that into account. For instance, on a three-inch button (the largest we make), we can print the words big enough that people can read them from some distance, but there won’t be room for much else. Also, if you want a flowery or elaborate text font, it won’t be as readable as a simple, bold font. So we’ll take those kinds of things into account. But, within those aesthetic considerations, yes, basically anything is possible.
Yes, we can, as long as you have the owner’s permission to use the art.
Ricardo typically needs to work out commission requests months in advance, due to time constraints and high demand. However – something no other button/badge company offers – we do have access to Ricardo’s archive of nearly six decades of social justice artwork, and much of it can be used for buttons (within size constraints, of course). We can also often customize text on Ricardo’s art for your organization, depending on how it was originally created. Environmental org? Check out RLM’s Home Planet themed work. Labor union? Check out his labor posters.
All the buttons we make are round. The smallest buttons we make are one-and-a-quarter inches (1¼”) in diameter, and the largest are three inches (3″) in diameter. The most common size in buttons is the two-and-a-quarter inch (2¼”) size. We also make one-and-three-quarter (1¾”) buttons.
Prices vary based on quantity. To see the full price list for custom buttons, click HERE. New orders with design provided have a one-time $15 setup fee. If you want us to do the design for you, an additional fee is charged commensurate to how complicated your design request is (usually, the total fee will be $50 or under).
We don’t think you’ll find a cheaper source anywhere for union-made buttons of this quality. When you factor in the personal, friendly service, and the fact that these buttons are union-made, you really won’t find a better value. If you think you’ve found someone who has better prices for the same quality, let’s talk about it. We may be able to match their prices, but it might be that they aren’t really cheaper once you factor in the hidden charges that you might not have noticed.
You betcha. We accept all major credit cards as well as PayPal and Venmo; We also accept checks either through the mail or in-person at our retail shop. We’re happy to work with purchase orders for large institutions.
There is no minimum order for buttons from RLM Arts. You can get just a single button, custom-made to your specifications. Or ten, or twenty, or however many you need. Also, once a button is made, we keep the design on hand, so you can call us up and we can make more on a moment’s notice.
Yes, small quantities cost more per button. There are price breaks at quantities of 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, and 1,000 buttons. See the “Prices” page for details.
The best thing would be for us to print it, as we can best make sure the sheets are aligned perfectly for gang cutting, and we can better guarantee the quality that way. However, if you want to print your own (and there are reasons you might), it can be done. Before you do it, though, look at the “Design” page on this website for some guidance.
Sure! We make photo buttons all the time. You can just give us the photo you have in mind, and we’ll take it from there. If the photo is on paper, make sure that the part you want will fit on the button. For example, if it’s a photo of a group, it may extend out beyond the size of the button itself, and some people will be cut off. If you give us a photo in an electronic format, on the other hand, we can size it as you like. What you have to think about here is whether or not it will look good if we have to shrink it to fit. Just talk to us about it, and we’ll give you our opinion. But the final decision is up to you.
They certainly do. We are a proud union shop. Just ask for the bug!
Buttons can be picked up at our Minneapolis shop for no charge, or else we will ship them to you via US Mail or UPS, and we will add the shipping charges to your invoice. We will choose the cheapest possible shipping required for the buttons to arrive by your deadline. If you have a shipping method preference, please let us know.
That depends entirely on our current work-load–shoot us an email or call to check. We’re a small shop, with only a couple people usually working on buttons, so unfortunately we can’t typically offer next-day service like the big, automated, non-union sites can. But it doesn’t hurt to ask – especially for small orders, sometimes we can fit you in right away!
It’s best to get in touch with us as soon as possible, and let us know what your deadline is. We promise to always give an honest assessment of our current capacity and whether we can meet your deadline. We can also sometimes move your order to the front of the queue for a to-be-determined “rush charge.”
RLM Art Studio has a full catalog of powerful and unique buttons created by Ricardo Levins Morales. Click here to see the catalog.
Getting Started | Prices | Designing Your Button | Button Testimonials
