I never thought I’d have a reason to get fed up with buttons... but the hunt for the perfect buttons seems to be never ending!
This week the focus of sourcing was a denim button, so my first job was to begin contacting potential suppliers to see what they had to offer. One of my everyday jobs I have been given is to keep up to date with a contacts spreadsheet, this means that in situations like this, I am able to result back to the sheet and quickly find names and details of people to contact.
I was quickly able to get in contact with a couple of companies, jumping on the bus to pick up samples from one and persuading the other to post their samples first class. When they arrived the next day, the decision for what we wanted was quick and easy. Artwork was the next job. I’ve never designed a button before, but there’s a first for everything. Sticking to a simple design I created a few variations to be sent to head office. They were quick to come back and confirm the preferred one, which was then forwarded onto the supplier. Although the design was basic it was rewarding to see that they were going with the artwork I had created by myself and that I would be soon turned into a real button!
Towards the end of the week I kept in contact with the supplier confirming prices and payment and soon everything was signed off, paid and ready to go into production!
Talking of buttons, this week was also a product shoot and I went along with the team to assist on set and guess what this entailed... sewing on buttons! Yes, more buttons, but it needed to be done urgently and with everyone else busy with their on set jobs, I took on the role. It was interesting to see behind the scenes of a product shoot. There was a clear different between this shoot and the promotion shoot previously. For instance one model is easier to manage than 23 and with just a back drop and a camera, compared to a restaurant, the whole shoot ran smoothly.
So in summery of my work this week... if anyone ever needs help with buttons you know where I am!
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