When you were at school it was exciting when your primary school teacher gave out badges for top marks in a project, or for good behaviour. Moving up to junior and secondary school, badges were harder to obtain but they were still often given for recognition of hard work and perseverance.

At school, badges were part of school life and no one asked questions about the process of manufacturing the badges they were wearing.

Badges are everywhere these days. They can most commonly be found on birthday cards featuring the names and ages of friends and family. But how are badges made?

At Lyons Presentations we take a logo or piece of artwork to produce a sample for their approval. Badges are made in either two or three dimensions, with raised lines to show off a person’s creativity in its best form.

Everybody knows the benefits of promotional badges or key rings. The items may differ in size and usage but they are a popular way of getting a message across about products, or forthcoming events to would be customers.

Key rings are fun yet serve a practical purpose by keeping keys together in one place. Once again, the messages on key rings act as a reminder of many products out there in the marketplace. Businesses use name badges for example to help boost first impressions to their customers and show that their staff are professionally trained and good at their job.

It is impossible to mention all the different sizes of badges and the many materials used to make them. However, enamel badges tend to be popular with ladies as they can be worn to complement an outfit.

Charity badges tend to be witty, have a sense of humour, while once again getting the all important underlying message across to the general public.