The Button Blog - American Button Machines — Button Machines

Today, we are going to step into the magical world of Corel Draw and provide the same step-by-step look at how to create a perfectly measured circular button graphic using our free Corel Draw templates.

Today, we are highlighting Open Office (program that you can download for free from OpenOffice.org) and making the creation of button graphics easy with a video tutorial and templates.

When ancient man needed to find a more efficient mode of transportation, it resulted in the invention of the wheel in Mesopotamia around the 5th millenium B.C. When colonial American man needed a way to light dark rooms other than the candle, it led to the inspiration of that famous stormy night in Philadelphia and, ultimately, the invention of electricity. And when society was plagued by loaf after loaf of frustratingly unsliced bread, it led to what was, at the time, the greatest invention in the history of the world and perhaps the entire universe. Yes, you know of what...

On NPR.org, they have chosen to use political campaign buttons of recently deceased U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy to encapsulate his life. This is just one of thousands of ways that you to can use buttons in your own life.

American Button Machines is proud to announce the official launch of the web's most immediately responsive button making tips and advice resource: The Button Blog Discussion Forum. We launched The Button Blog a few months back as another vehicle, in addition to our main website, for providing tips, ideas, and information to customers and button enthusiasts everywhere. We are now taking the next step by creating an interactive site where users can ask questions, quickly find relevant information, and engage in lively discussion about buttons and button making. The Button Blog Discussion Forum allows for discussion that has Twitter-like efficiency,...