Did You Know (Buttons)?

Did You Know?

Button making is an excellent beginning project for new users in makerspaces with an easy, hands-on technique. A button press and a little creativity is all you need at any age or skill level. Buttons can also be a great entry point to learning about basic graphic design and software to combine digital and non-digital methods of making. Button making can be a fun group project and team building exercise!

• Buttons and button-like objects or seals have been discovered in the Indus Valley civilization dating back to 2800 BCE.

• In 1893, Benjamin S. Whitehead created the first modern buttons, also known as button badges when he placed a sheet of celluloid on the front of a button to prevent scratching.

• Currently, over 60% of the world's button supply comes from Qiaotou, Yongjia County, China.