{"id":284351,"date":"2022-01-31T16:48:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T22:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegeekpub.com\/?p=284351"},"modified":"2022-01-31T16:48:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T22:48:28","slug":"arcade-button-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegeekpub.com\/284351\/arcade-button-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcade Button Labels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We’ve tried many ways of creating arcade button labels over the years. Originally we used a Cricut hobby vinyl cutter and made our labels, then someone mentioned we could try a P-Touch printer and that worked OK. And of course we tried ordering arcade button labels from the internet and that turned out to be a complete waste of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post we’re going to take you on our journey of testing various arcade button labeling methods and our eventual journey to offering our own high-quality labels<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labels can come in an amazing array of designs and fonts to suit your own style, but they also need to be functional. It may seem like a neat idea to have a bunch of Simpsons characters on your buttons, but if no one can intuitively understand what button to press, then you’re sort of defeating the purpose!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let’s explore our journey. After all, if you’ve bought your own set of arcade joysticks and buttons<\/a>, you’re going to need some labels for them!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Die-Cut Arcade Button Labels (Black)<\/h2>
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Making Your Own Arcade Button Labels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s start with talking about the various ways to make your own arcade button labels. It’s not as hard as you think, but the results can be hit or miss depending on the level of time you are willing to invest (and of course the amount of money you are willing to spend).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cutting Labels on a Vinyl Cutter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We started first by making our own arcade button labels on a home hobbyist Cricut Vinyl Cutter<\/a>. This is actually not a bad way to go. You can get vinyl super cheap from Amazon or Micheal’s. You can design the buttons in their software and then cut them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some things to consider here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n