A badge maker is available at Matatiki Hornby Centre, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, and Tūranga during Creative Times. At New Brighton the badge maker may be available during Creative Bites depending on the featured projects of the term.

Use our Book a Creative form to arrange a time that suits you to get one-on-one help.

We also have badge makers that rotate around our libraries network during special events, and holiday seasons. Keep an eye on our events calendar for special events in your local library.

25mm and 58mm sizes available. Designs should adhere to the specifications below:

Badge Size 25mm
Visible diameter 23mm
Bleed diameter 28mm
Circle cut 35mm

Badge Size 58mm
Visible diameter 56mm
Bleed diameter 63mm
Circle cut 70mm

For either size, ensure that your design fits within the visible diameter. If your design has a background colour or pattern, make it larger than the bleed diameter or even the circle cut.

Alond Galaxy 4N Badge Machine is a badge maker allows you to make custom wearable button badges. The badge design can be hand-drawn or designed on a computer using software such as Inkscape, Affinity Designer, or Adobe Illustrator.

Create designs using Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer or Silhouette Studio software.

You can make two sizes of badges using paper or fabric.

Videos

Watch our how-to videos:

Using the Badge Maker 1404

Check Linkedin Learning for courses:

• Affinity Designer
• Inkscape

Customers are responsible for understanding their legal obligations under copyright, trademark, patent, and industrial law as well as their moral obligations to protect their own and others' intellectual property. Our libraries are busy public places. While we will endeavour to do our best to protect the privacy of your work, we cannot guarantee that it will not be seen by other customers. The Library reserves the right to refuse any request.