Create Your Own Pin Step by Step …

DESIGN & MANUFACTURE Your Custom Enamel Pins

Many beginners still have questions about getting into the game – making their own enamel pins: “Completely zero-based, I want to customize enamel pins. What kind of knowledge do I need to master? Can you provide a step-by-step guide to learn this?” “If there is no design, are there any tools for online designing enamel pins that can be recommended?” “How much does it cost to make enamel pins?” “What’s the difference between hard enamel pins and soft enamel pins?” “How to make enamel pins from scratch?”……..

The market will always be a surprise; it will smell the taste of your needs and surprise you.
Today, we will teach you how to make your own enamel pins and create your own pins step by step.

Step by Step Process of Making Enamel Pins 

To make your own Enamel Pins, this guide will help you turn your designs into amazing enamel pins.

Step 01 Create Your Pin Design

Step 02 Determine Enamel Pin Craft

Step 03 Determine The Right Pin Size

Step 04 Choose Backing And Its Quantity

Step 05 Choose Enamel Pin Packaging

Step 06 Select Enamel Pin Manufacturer

Step 07 Custom Enamel Pin Cost

Step 08 Confirm and Place Your Order

More tips: About Making Your Enamel Pins

STEP 1
How to Design Enamel Pins

Design your own pins–Creating a Pin Design

No matter you are making something worth collecting, promotional pins,  or just want to show your creativity, excellent enamel pins start with eye-catching enamel pin designs.

• Using professional design software to creating your designs, such as Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop,
• Or using Free Alternative Online Editor: Pixlr.com, GIMP, Paint.NET,

Even if you don’t have design skills, there are many free online tools to turn your ideas into functional pin designs:

• The leading online design tools: Canva, Stencil, FotoJet, Desygner,Placeit by Envato…
• Online Design Tools developed by enamel pin maker: GS-JJ, the Pin People, 

Designing your own pins is obviously a happy thing, but some error-prone details are likely to be overlooked. Here, we sort out the following points for you:

• Simplified design
• Draw the design with clean connecting lines
• Use bold lines that can be converted to raised metal
• Avoid using complex external shapes and gaps
• Consider the weight of the final pin
• Avoid shadows
• Make sure to use the PMS (Pantone Color Matching System) for colors

Or find a designer

For creators who have ideas but don’t have the time or know-how to create these files, or can’t make sure about creating pin design, you can also ask a professional designer for help.

Check out the payable service markets: Fiverr, Creative Market, or Upwork, and find design resources, and hire graphic designers who can make your ideas into workable designs.

If your budget is limited and then free artwork design service provides by those enamel pins makers is perfect for you. You only need to provide your ideas, whether it is graphic artworks, simple sketches, or just some ideas written in text, designers will make your concept a reality and choose the right style.

The designers of enamel pins makers will provide you with digital works for your confirmation and approval. You can tweak this artwork over and over until the concept fits your needs perfectly.

STEP 2
Choose Your Enamel Pin Type

Pin manufacturers are based on two traditional processes, hard enamel, and soft enamel. However, many people even mistakenly believe that the two are the same. For most people, it is difficult to distinguish between soft enamel pins and hard enamel pins.

In addition, there are four easily distinguishable processes: Sandblasting Pins, offset printing pins, Antique pins, 3D cast or cut out pins. Each material is a real material with its own characteristics, so no matter which process you choose, you can make it an ideal high-quality pin.

Learn More: Get more information about how factory manufacturing the enamel pins.

Learn More: Get tips for distinguishing 6 types of enamel pins.

Hard Enamel Pins

Hard enamels-Their signature features fine lines and smooth surfaces that are more visually appealing to most people. These are the best looking and most professional designs. From the level of enamel and the hard polishing effect of the end, it becomes flat and smooth.

Soft Enamel Pins

Its main feature is its textured pin surface, which provides more detail and reduces costs. They are made of cast iron metal, electroplated, high temperature baked, and optional epoxy coating and usually feel thinner than hard enamel pins.

Learn More in-depth: read our post: Soft Enamel vs Hard Enamel Pins for more information 

STEP 3
Choosing Your Enamel Pin Size

At this stage, it is important to determine the size of the pins to be manufactured, as this will help you determine how simple or detailed the design is. Size is related to cost. The larger the size, the greater the information and effort required, and therefore the higher the cost.

When to choose big size enamel pins?

Larger pins (1.25 inches long or 1.25 inches long) can be designed with more detail because they use a larger canvas, the bigger the enamel pin, the more detail you can add to the design. But their size also restricts where they are worn, few people wear custom 2-inch lapel pins. 

Pins: 1.25″-2.00″ Sizes

● Enamel Pins with difficult fonts

● Suitable for Medium – High Details

● Benefit for Most Requirements

When to choose small size enamel pins?

Small pins are usually 0.50 to 1.00 inches wide or long. They are lighter, easier to connect anywhere, and cheaper because they use less material.
The disadvantage of small pins is that they usually do not provide unique design details. The smaller the pin, the cheaper it is.

Pins: 0.50″-1.00″ Sizes

● Suitable for Simple Designs without much details

● School or Company Logos Pins with Simple fonts

● Sponsor Pins or Promotional Pins

Learn More: Get tips for how to wear enamel pins. 

STEP 4
How Many Enamel Pins and Pin-Backs You Need?

How Many attachments You Want?

The rear of the pin is just as important as the front of the pin. Different accessories have different uses and applications, so how do we choose the right pin attachment? It’s not that difficult, just choose according to your own needs. We offer a selection of attachment-types: butterfly clutch, rubber cover, magnet, safety pin, luxury clutch, cuff-link, stick pin, keychain, and so on.

Learn More in-depth: Get tips for choosing the right attachments for your enamel pins.

For pin fixing, you only need to choose the right number:
For smaller pins, usually, only one backing is chosen, but when your pins are large enough, we recommend sticking two attachments! With just one attachment to secure the pin base, your pin can shake left and right in any place, and it is more likely to fall and be lost.

≥100 Pieces Enamel Pins Or No MOQ?

How many enamel pins should you order? The selling price starts with the cost of the initial mold. After making the first mold, each pin will be created in a copy of the mold. Therefore, increasing the quantity means lowering the average price per enamel pin.

Sometimes just tell the pin makers how much you need to order, they will give you a preferential price based on the quantity you ordered.

Most manufacturers of enamel pins will ask you to order 100 pieces in a minimum order. If you are not at ease, to reduce the risk, you can choose to cooperate with companies that offer custom enamel pins no minimum order quantity, and sample pins before mass production, for example, GS-JJ, Pinmart, EnamelPins.com.

STEP 5
What Type Of Packaging Do You Like?

Most pin designers have redoubled their efforts to create support cards for each pin design and package the support cards and pins in plastic bags. The general manufacturer will provide five types of pin packaging: plastic bag, plastic bag+paper card, plastic box, velvet bag, and velvet box. Therefore, when you are deciding on the packaging, please consider where you plan to sell. The right package is the right way you can add highlights to your pins.

If you plan to sell your enamel pins at conferences, online, or other commercial stores, the more exquisite packaging will allow people to choose your products.

Acting as common giveaways, promotional pins, event pins, or if you want them to hang the pins right away, you probably should bypass the carding and bagging.

Meanwhile, if you want to use it as an ad, make sure you have a logo back cover.

STEP 6
Choose The Right Enamel Pin Manufacturer

Once you have prepared the design draft and demands, the next step is to find the right manufacturer. The pin industry has developed rapidly recently, which means that there are now manufacturers all over the world. Here is some detailed information for you to find the right manufacturer of enamel pins:

1. Rich Experience

2. Timely Feedback

3. Own an Enamel Pin factory

4. Show Comments

5. Free Shipping

6. Delivery Guarantee

7. Quality & Return Guarantee

There are many companies in North America, Europe, and Asia that provide enamel pin manufacturing. A quick Google or Alibaba or social media search for “pin maker”, “enamel pin manufacturer”, “enamel pin factory” will result in dozens of suitable manufacturers.

Once determine who you work with, e-mail them with a low-resolution JPG of the design (instead of the final PDF), the required materials, size, quantity, number of pins you want. 

Learn More:   Get tips for choosing the right enamel pins manufacturer Or check where to order the best custom pins.

STEP 7
How Much Do Custom Enamel Pins Cost?

The cost of custom enamel pins depends on the previous six steps, the design cost can be reduced as many companies provide free design. Factors include:

Type / Quantity / Size / Color / Attachment / Package / Adds-on / Production Time

Different factors corresponding to different selections and different costs will be generated. 

Bulk purchases usually ensure that you reduce costs, but only making sure you already make the most money using the best reputable services.

If you want to create multiple designs in one batch to adapt to different sales channels or to give customers multiple choices, try to use different packaging ways ( eg: 1/3 with backing paper card, 2/3 with plastic boxes) or use different enamel color collocations (solid colors or a mix of colors) based on the same mold.  The pin makers will usually keep your mold for up to three years for free.

Want the more exact price? Make full use of the manufacturer’s online quotation system, which is faster than an email quotation. Not only can you compare and get your ideal price in a short time but also repositioning and refine your demands step by step.

STEP 8
Confirm and Place Your Order

When you have finished the above steps, your custom enamel pin is very close to you. Now you only need to complete the order and the entire ordering process is successfully completed.

The thing to note here is to order one month before you need the pins so that they arrive on time. Usually, it takes about 2-4 weeks to reach your custom enamel pins, so please consider your ordering time, especially when the demand is seasonal. Unless you want to receive your pins after the holiday!

MORE TIPS
About Making Your Own Enamel Pins 

✎ Plating

Electroplating is also called surface treatment, and it comes with some options. Plating usually includes nickel-free plating performed under the main plating layer.

Learn More: Get more information for different plating options.

✎ Pin Type

There are 4 kinds of special crafts: Sandblasting Pins, Offset printing pins, Antique pins, 3D cast or cut out pins. And plenty of special options: apply rhinestones, glitter variants, glow in dark enamel, transparent enamel, screen printing, laser engraving, epoxy coating, tassels, hanging chains, jewels additions, slider, bobble, and other gimmick pins. These add-ons are quoted based on your design.

✎ Production

Standard production usually takes 10 to 14 days. Printing design is the fastest style. Hard enamel and cloisonne have been made longer because of its complex process.

✎ Production Time

If you need to rush your order, we recommend that you require your sales representative to send the order to the factory directly for completion before the deadline. Or you can choose the pin with simpler craftsmanship, or contact for the supplier’s 24-hour rush service.

✎ Delivery

Most bulk pin orders are shipped by Ground Shipping Services. Goods that need to go to multiple locations are very standard. Please make sure you have reserve enough time for delivery.

✎ Reorders

The best part of reordering is that the mold is pre-made and your order cost will be lower than the price you originally paid. You don’t have to pay for the mold the next time you order the same precise design.

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Unique island countries and temperate marine climate breed the most exotic birds in nature. Look at the custom pins of the countries from bird paradise.

No.1 Morepork 

Morepork’s mouth is firm and slightly hook up. It preys on large insects, lizards, and voles on the ground or tree branches at night, and some species also eat plant fruits. The Morepork sleep in the branches in the daytime and only comes out at night to hunt.

No.2 Stitchbird

Stitchbird is a Vulnerable species. The special birds that live in Australia and New Zealand can stitch the leaves into nests for habitation.

Meliphagoidea used to be an independent family with 276 species, forming the largest group of birds in Australia.

The family Melornithidae has long central tail feathers that inhabit forests and feed on insects, berries and nectar. There are two other species of Nectar birds in southern Africa, a total of 38 genera and 170 species. Nectar birds are the most common species of birds in Australia. Some species, such as Noisy Miner, are common birds in large cities in eastern Australia.

No.3 New Zealand Pigeon

The New Zealand Pigeon is a beautiful bird with metallic green, gold, and brown plumage and white feathers on its chest. And the tall figure is very conspicuous.

The New Zealand Pigeon was once widespread in New Zealand. Hunters hunted wooden pigeons for meat and beautiful bird feathers, but now they have become protected animals. Any killing is illegal.

No.4 Fantail

Also known as fan-tail flycatcher. Native to forests, banks, and beaches from South Asia to New Zealand. Native to South Asia to New Zealand, the forests are open, river Banks and beaches, and several species have become domesticated garden birds. There are more than 20 varieties, body-color gray, black, brown, or brown alternate with; There are usually significant white areas, especially on the abdomen, eyebrow, and tail.

No.5 Bellbird 

It is a large parrot on the South Island of New Zealand. Living in rare Sparse wood shrub, large in size, rich in feathers, mainly green, beak thick and long. It mainly eats insects, crabs, carrion meat. But they also attacked the sheep and even jumped on their backs. Their strong beaks could Pierce the skin and flesh of the sheep, swallow the fat on the sheep, and peck at the meat, leaving the live sheep bleeding.

The species declined in competition in food and living space. Although it is difficult to estimate the exact size of the population, it still suggests that the population may be small. For these reasons, the Bellbird listed as a vulnerable species.

No.6 Takahe

Takahe, a rare, flightless bird native to New Zealand, was thought to be extinct in the early 19th century but was found in a river valley on New Zealand’s south island in 1948.

The Takahe ‘s feeding habit is unique. They use their beaks to pluck the grass leaves, then grab the top end of the leaves with one paw, then feed on the most tender part of the bottom of the leaves and discard the rest. There are only 200 of them left.

No.7 Tuatara

This is the only one of these lapel pins that isn’t a bird.

The New Zealand Tuatara, which appeared on earth more than 200 million years ago, is one of the few ancient reptile species alive today.

The Tuatara are egg-laying animals whose sex is determined by the incubation temperature. When incubated at an ambient temperature of 22.25 ℃, all males hatch. Only when the ambient temperature is below 22.1℃ can hatch female lizards.

After simulating the effects of global climate change on the habitat of New Zealand’s great lizards, scientists concluded that it would be impossible for any more females to hatch after 2085. New Zealand’s great lizards will die out due to a shortage of females.

Now many rare animals are gradually disappearing. As a bird protector, we should always publicize the awareness of bird protection. It’s time to hand out these custom pins for publicity, which can also be very effective. I think most people will keep it as a collection, too. If you need to make more lapel pins of other precious animals, GS-JJ is a good enamel pin manufacturer.

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1、Remarkable refreshing effect

Modern young people are under great pressure in work and life. They have to complete KPI at work and take into account many things in life, which leads to many people not getting enough sleep. As a result, coffee has become a necessity for white-collar workers. There’s no coffee machine in the corporate coffee room today that you can’t be bothered to call yourself “humanization.”Coffee is becoming more and more popular among young people as it keeps them awake and active.

2、Taste changeful, accord with young person psychology

Nowadays, young people are fond of “seeking novelty and change” and have a natural ability to accept new things. As one of the most popular drinks, coffee soon became popular. At the same time, in order to promote sales, coffee merchants have been constantly developing coffee products with different flavors and forms to satisfy the curiosity of young people and further make coffee more and more popular.

3、Necessary for sports

Body management, exercise and fitness, and healthy light food are all very popular lifestyles nowadays. The extension of the demand for drinks is low sugar, when the advantages of black coffee highlighted. Especially black coffee has been warmly welcomed for its promotion of fat burning in sports.

4、Rich in nutrition, good for health

Scientific research has proved that coffee has many benefits for the human body. In addition to caffeine’s ability to accelerate metabolism, coffee can also delay aging, protect the liver, and other benefits. With these health factors, more and more people will like coffee.

5、Prevent depression

Caffeine in coffee protects the brain from certain neurotoxins that can cause depression. In addition, the good smell of coffee will also have a good impact on people’s moods. A 2016 study noted that women who drank an average of four cups of coffee a day had a 20% lower risk of depression than those who never drank coffee.

6、Mitigating radiation damage

Radiation from mobile phones, computers, and various electrical appliances has become increasingly prominent radiation pollution. In a mouse experiment, Indian Tuba Atomic researchers concluded that drinking coffee regularly prevents radiation damage and said it could be applied to humans. In addition, antioxidants in coffee can also reduce skin damage caused by ultraviolet radiation and external air pollution.

The benefits of coffee are not only these but also other benefits I don’t know. Welcome to comment and share!!!

Warm Tip: There are many benefits of coffee, but don’t overdo it.

Recommended collection：Custom lapel pins

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    GS-JJ’S Baseball Pins

How To Get Started

Baseball pins are ubiquitous and one of the easiest collections to collect. Supply is not a problem, but we should choose the right way to start. At first, ask yourself: Why do I want to collect baseball team pins? Do you want to express your commemorate or support for the team, or simply like collecting? Once you know what you want to collect, it’s time for you to start collecting.

Pin Values

When you find that the collection box is filled with the pins of local amateur baseball players, you will find that sometimes pin collections are just pinned collections. If you collect just for collection, you don’t care about the value of the pin. But some collectors have invested a lot of money in collecting many baseball pins. Fortunately, as a collector, you can rely on online resources to study the value of a pin through articles or exchanges with antique dealers.

Conventions and Trade Shows

For collectors, the most important thing is to have gatherings to connect pin enthusiasts, collectors, dealers, and experts. So commercial exhibitions and conference tours are what collectors expect most. Business is booming here for assessors and needle dealers. At the same time, they will use their professional knowledge to help collectors evaluate the value of their collections of pins. For a fanatical baseball pins collector, it’s a passionate day, and you’ll get a lot of valuable insights, add to your collection, and even find rare pins.

1. The way to Find More Pins

When you learned the wonderful world of collecting baseball pins, did you fall in love with it? If you’re already passionate, get moving and start collecting pins from your favorite team. Anyway, you need to know where to buy pins and where to look for your pins in exchange.

2. At the Games Themselves

In real baseball games, people’s love for pins often starts from the stands.

It’s a great opportunity to meet other soft enamel pins collectors, and meeting other enamel pins collectors is the best way to get deals. Ask around and see if there are any custom pins fanatics in the stands next to you. This may surprise you, and maybe your deal will start this way.

3. Events

You can try to do some research and ask the local people about the trade party. Everyone at the party comes for the same purpose. This is a chance to meet someone you are interested in. So you can even start small gatherings with friends and collectors.

4. Online

If you’ve been collecting pins for a while, you’ll know that many collectors often exchange baseball pins at Internet forums or auctions. Similarly, social media channels provide a large number of trading channels.

Get Your Baseball Lapel Pins Collection Started Today!

Whether you’re an avid baseball fan or a baseball pins collector, anyone can start collecting pins. If you’re still looking for lapel pins, check out GS-JJ.COM for more information.

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February 19th is a gloomy day in the fashion world learning the death of Karl Lagerfeld. Leading the trend of the fashion circle for Chanel. At this point, if you can take a look on the Internet, you will find that designers and supermodels who hold up half of the fashion world are mourning. The last time the entire Western Hemisphere was plunged into this depression was when Stan Lee died.

And now Chanel’s art director that people call “the emperor of fashion”, Karl Lagerfeld, has passed away. He was a fashion genius who has made fashion all his life and has made numerous luxurious products What is more valuable than expensive bags& couture is his love and devotion to fashion.

1. Mysterious solitary courage, Modern Classics

As a young man, he became a little famous in the fashion world. When he became Chanel’s brand designer, it was Chanel’s worst time. When he was 45 years old and Chanel had only one store in the world, which was closed during World War II, it was Carl who perfectly refined the elegant essence of Coco Chanel and carried forward the advanced customization and exquisite craftsmanship that made the once dying shop the leading brand in today’s fashion circle. During his years in with Chanel, he has not changed the elegance, but injected sport and rock elements appropriately.

2. Karl spent his life expressing his love for fashion.

On Jan. 22, this year, Chanel’s premium tailor-made show, he was absent because of his physical discomfort. This was his only absence since 1983 and his last. For fashion and art, he is always frank, sharp, and desperate. Karl made eight series of clothes for Chanel every year, including ready-made clothes and high fashion; five series for FENDI; besides, he considered his own brand. Karl is always like a “fashion perpetual motion machine”, constantly emerging design inspiration.  And more, he makes 17 fashion shows and designs 24 series of fashions every year.

3. A distinctive Designer

Designer, in fact, is just one of Karl’s titles in the fashion world. In addition, he has made different achievements in photography, director, architecture, literature, illustration, and other fields. However, he spent his whole life in various fields, but always related to fashion.

If he is an ordinary person, such a cold, authoritarian character is doomed to be unpleasant. It is obvious that he is a gifted person, but he has become the emperor of the fashion industry by virtue of his sharp art, high self-discipline, and continuous learning.

Carl’s design has a forward-looking era from beginning to end. He doesn’t care about the disagreement, but he still keeps expressing himself. Maybe it was because of his distinctiveness that he created his position in the fashion world.

           —————-The End—————

If you want to make a souvenir for Karl, please visit GS-JJ.COM to custom unique, durable custom lapel pins for him.

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Black

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Black, as a powerful color, can be very solemn and elegant, and can be a good partner for all colors. It is a color with many different cultural meanings, has a strong sense of mystery, and has always been at the forefront of fashion, is always the main color of fashion.

Black has always been the main color, black is not only a hundred sets, but also one of the representatives of sexy color, so having a black dress will greatly enhance the temperament of the whole person.

Gold

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Gold symbolizes nobility, glory and brilliance, most of the world’s Royal colors are based on gold. Gold is the color of metal gold, with a certain degree of gloss, but also the supreme pure color of nature. It also symbolizes the color of the sun, representing warmth and happiness, gorgeous but elegant.

Having a single item of golden material color will make the whole person shine brightly. But we must pay attention to one thing: gold is a very eye-catching color, especially easy to magnify the shortcomings of our body, at this time, we can choose black with it, which can not only foil the eye-catching gold, but also cover up some of the shortcomings of the body.

GOLD & BLACK–Queen’s choice

Pure gold, though gorgeous and fantastic, always feels vulgar, and a large area of gold is more difficult to control. The most practical way is to use black with golden texture, which is the best.

The combination of black and gold has always been the darling of fashion designers, and even the whole fashion world. It will never miss any big-name T-stands and shows. The classical collocation of black and gold color makes the visual sensory level richer. The black and gold items that sway the powerful atmosphere of the queen are transformed into fashion choices, fully reflecting the nobility and elegance of women.

Of course, in addition to clothing design, the use of black gold in daily life with a very wide range of areas, and then we directly look at the picture!

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In 2011, “A Song of Ice and Fire” was adapted into the TV series “Game of Thrones” by American HBO TV network, and Loved by audiences all over the world.

In the song of ice and fire, there are many nobles. Let’s take a look at the heraldry of power of seven families and the insignia crafts derived from the drama.

1. The Baratheon Family

At the beginning of the story, Robert Baratheon was the king of the seven kingdoms. He came from Storm’s End, Stormlands, in the southern part of the mainland. The heraldry was set in gold with a black stag and a crown, and the family motto “Ours is the fury.”

2. The Lannister Family

The Lannister Family from Casterly Rock in The Western lands, near the southern edge of The mainland. The heraldry was set in red with a golden roaring lion, and the family motto “Hear me roar “.

As follows, The Baratheon Family and The Lannister Family intermarried. Crown prince Joffrey I’s heraldry is their combination.

3. The Stark Family

The Stark Family comes from Winterfell, a city in The northern kingdom of The continent.  And its coat of arms is a gray Firewolf on a silver background, the family motto “Winter is coming”.

4. The Arryn Family

The Arryn Family is from The Eyrie of Vale in The south of the mainland. The heraldry was set in blue with an eagle and moon, and the family motto “As high As honor”.

5. The House Tully Family

The Tully Family comes from Riverrun, the Riverlands in the middle of the southern border of the mainland. The heraldry was set in red and blue ripples with fish, and the family motto “Family, duty, honor”.

6. The Tyrell Family

The Tyrell Family comes from the Highgarden of the Reach in The southwest of the southern part of the mainland. The heraldry is the golden rose on the green background, and The Family motto “Growing strong”.

7. The Martel Family

The Martel Family simply comes from a Sunspear city in Dorne, a southern part of the mainland. Its heraldry is simply an orange background with a spear (a golden spear piercing The sun), and The Family motto is “Unbent, Unbent, Unbroken.”

Then your eyes will be tested. Which family does these lapel pins belong to? If you want to know the answer, please leave a message or move to GS-JJ.COM.

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If we want to talk about Japanese animation, we must mention his iconic character, Hayao Miyazaki. In an obscure grey building outside Tokyo, Japan, he has white hair and white beard, big black-framed glasses and beige suspenders. In the eyes of children, he is the grandfather who painted Totoro, Spirited Away and Ponyo; in the eyes of environmentalists, he is a staunch anti-nuclearist; in the eyes of right-wingers, he is a “traitor” of Japan; and in the heart of all peace-minded people in the world, he is a master animator with a conscience.

His animation “spirited away” won the 75th academy award for best feature-length animation and won the 87th honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 2015.

Hayao Miyazaki founded Ghibli Studio in 1985, the most famous of which was the 1988 animated film “My Neighbor Totoro,” in which the big Totoro became the Ghibli Studio logo and mascot at the beginning of each Ghibli Studio film.

Ghibli Studio’s boutique in Kyoto is filled with cute anime memorabilia！！！

Custom Pins are essential!!!

There are too many Lapel Pins!!!

2. Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty is very popular all over the world. The Hallo Kitty without mouth was originally designed by a company called Sanrio. Today, she generates $500 million in copyright profits for Sanrio every year. However, in 2014, Hello Kitty image registrar Sanrio foreign clarified the fact that Hello Kitty is not a cat, but the image of a little girl.

Now Kitty’s unique image has appeared on about 22,000 different products and is sold in more than 40 countries around the world.

Hallo Kitty’s Lapel Pins                       

3. Sirotan

Everyone must have seen this cute little seal! He is called Sirotan, also a Japanese cartoon. Sirotan is a young harp seal, the color is white, but it often disguised as other objects and lovely animals. Sirotan’s favorite activities are swimming and napping in the ocean. His favorite foods are fish, ice cream, candy, and milk. He likes playing and dressing up.

Postscript:

Japan’s animation industry accounts for two-thirds of the world’s scale. There are many Hollywood giants on the other side of the world. Their integration is only part of the remaining one-third. The output value of the Japanese animation industry accounts for 10% of Japan’s GDP. We should know that Japan is not a small country with a poor single industry, but it has occupied the top economic powers in the world for a long time, and the most important pillar of his economic income is the animation industry.

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Custom Pins itself has no practical use. But at McDonald’s, it’s a way for the management team to reward good employees, a small souvenir. In terms of style, there are two types of McDonald’s Lapel pins, the classic one and the limited edition one. The former is classic, while the latter is precious.

The characteristics of McDonald’s Lapel Pins 

一、McDonald’s  Exclusive Owned

Workers at McDonald’s know that McDonald’s Lapel Pins are only issued to insiders, unlike the usual children’s meals where toys and gifts are distributed. Both are gifts, but their channels are totally different. Toys are both internal and external, but lapel pins are only issued internally, even if you have money, you can’t buy them. It is this exclusive right of “I have what you don’t have” that greatly enhances employee pride. Many of McDonald’s employees even take pride in getting a limited edition lapel pins.

二、Giving out in all different occasions

The issuance of Lapel Pins is very flexible, and its flexibility is mainly reflected in the distribution time and personnel. Whether it’s the time for leaders to patrol stores, overfulfill their goals, or for birthdays and festivals, employees have the opportunity to obtain the pins without specific and strict rules and regulations. Of course, it also includes the person who got the pins, from the manager, down to the waiter, the cleaning aunt, the McNugget messenger, and so on.

三、Enlargement specificity

McDonald’s is also constantly optimizing its incentive mechanism, such as reducing the release of birthday pin, Festival pin, and increasing skills pin. If you want to get it, you must pass the examination or rank in the events.

McDonald’s also has the identity Pin for its veteran employees, which is mainly used to express seniority and deeper professional accomplishment, just like military ranks, it has a strong representative. Employees who have stayed at McDonald’s for 5, 10, 15, and 20 years will receive their own identity Pin, as well as trophies and gifts.

四、Pass the exclusive

McDonald’s most powerful point is that the non-sale of Pin creates more scarcity and a sense of honor in the delivery process, whether between employees and customers or between employees and suppliers, can help enterprises to establish better links with the outside world.

Pin means a lot more than the badge itself. It not only lets guests remember one of many McDonald’s restaurants or even one person. Because this lapel pin is not only a sharing but also a creation of a sense of ritual.

The transmission of the corporate culture

In many cases, the creation of employee motivation is not only sustained by money, a person’s self-realization in the work often includes two parts, the sense of gain (money) and the sense of value (honor). This is the meaning of the McDonald’s Lapel Pins, a small pin inspired 150 thousand employees! A small lapel pin has become a true carrier of the corporate culture.

If you need to customize a company or team specific Custom Pins, I recommend an enamel pin manufacturer. Tell them your ideas or provide pictures you like, they can design for free. Want to know more, welcome to visit GS-JJ.COM, or email info@gs-jj.com or call 1-888-864-4755 toll-free.

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A custom pin is majorly composed of three parts: Surface, Back-face, and Attachment;

-1) Surface: presenting the primary design points of a custom pin;

Mold Options: all the customized designs match with all newly-made molds;

-2) Back-face: presenting the secondary design points of a custom pin;

Mold Options:

1. a) Using an existing design with existing molds of the enamel pin manufacturer, no extra cost of new mold
2. b) The customized design with newly-made mold, the extra cost of newly-made mold will be charged;

-3) Attachment: actualizing the wearing function of a custom pin;

Common use attachment types and special types are available;

In this article, let’s pay attention to the back-face part; this article will help you learn the specialized knowledge of Different Styles with Different Back-faces.

Note:

To know the specialized knowledge of Surface

–Please visit:

https://www.gs-jj.com/blog/soft-enamel-vs-hard-enamel-pins/

https://www.gs-jj.com/lapel-pins/Custom-Lapel-Pins

To know the specialized knowledge of Attachment:

–Please visit: https://www.gs-jj.com/blog/how-to-choosing-the-right-attachment-for-your-lapel-pins/

— Brief Introduction

Firstly, let’s review 4 back-face cases of the custom pins (using existing design with existing molds):

There are three main applications on the back-faces: 1. Lines Effect (Includes Leather Lines & Checked Lines), 2. Electronic Spark (Dull Polished Effect), and 3. Smooth Face Effect.

—Regular Collocation:

–Soft Enamel Pins & Hard Enamel Pins + Lines Effect Back-faces

A back-face with lines effect has a better sense of concavo-convex; the application will be more conducive to the overall matching of the custom pins;

–Metal Pins/3D Cast Pins/Large Size Pins + Electronic Spark Back-faces

A back-face with an electronic spark has the frosted effect; the collocation will look more textured;

–Offset Printed Pins + Smooth Face Effect Back-faces

Due to craft work limited; the collocation will look natural, poised, and clean at the same time;

Meanwhile, except for craft work limited, you can combine the style and back-face for your preference, the effect with existing mold are all free for your option;

—Customized Marking Options

On the above-mentioned bases, you can also customize the design of the back faces (Lines, Patterns, Characters, Numbers).

—Option 1:  Marking by Mold Stamping (use newly-made mold)

Making a new back-face mold according to the customer’s design, the new back-face mold is used in the first process of production, stamping, or die-casting on the back-face of the metalwork; all custom pins apply the same design with the same mold. The raised back marking is mainly applied for uniform formulae design, such as company name, logo, website, and phone number (small area only).

—Option 2:  Marking by Laser Engraving

Laser engraving is a surface finish process, printing the words or pattern on the products, it is a kind of optical principle surface finish process, showing the required etched words or pattern; the laser engraving back marking is no need of a new mold, on the basis of end-products, engraving handling the custom pins one by one; it is requested the corresponding flat, non-patterned location be left in advance. It is mainly applied for personal tailor design, every custom pin has a different engraving back marking, such as a unique serial number, different names, etc (small area only).

Application Example：

If you need to create the custom pins with different names for your students or staffs, if you use the marking of mold stamping option so that each name need a set of newly-made mold, then the laser engraving is your best affordable choice;

-In-depth Introduction

-A. Lines Effect and Electronic Spark Effect mainly relate to the die struck or die casting process;

–Die struck is a process of the metal block being processed by the mold mounted on the press machine producing separation or plastic deformation to the metal block so that obtain the required parts.

1. They used existing molds or newly-made molds for back-face is placed at the upper mold position;
2. The mold with already engraved lines effect (includes checked lines & leather lines) or your special customized raised backing marking;

–Die casting is the process of pouring the molten metal into the metal mold, applying an external force to the mold while the liquid is transformed into a solid.

Note: The back-face is electronically sparked with a dull polished effect; a thick film is formed and covered on the custom pins back-face with an electronic spark finish.

-B. The smooth Face Effect mainly relates to the offset printing process;

Attention: the lines effect or the electronic spark is not available for the offset printed pins;

1. The offset printing technology will use to print the design of the surface directly onto the metal base and cut out to the needed shape.
2. No need of die struck or die-cast process, and if the process is used, the artwork’s surface will be destroyed after stamping;

Note: The ready-made metal base already has a smooth face with wire-drawing processed;
In a word, expect craft work limited, the actual application on the back faces (make a new mold or not) will all be in accordance with your needs and preferences.

-End-

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