PGD Button Design

2020 Button Competition flyer

Since 2018, the PGD Student Advisory Members run an annual button design contest. This is your chance to get creative and show us what you think should be on our next button! Rules for submissions include:

    1. Design must be completed within a 6 cm diameter circle.
    2. Letters "PGD" must be included as a central feature in the artwork. Please submit one version of your design that includes the year and one that does not.
    3. Group submissions are acceptable.
    4. Any media/software can be used as long as the scanned image sent to the PGD is clear.

Submission must include brief biographical information about the artist, a brief (500 character limit) description of the artwork, a PDF of the artwork and a JPEG (min 600 dpi) of the artwork. All submissions must be sent to our Student Advisory Members by June 1st (annually). All PGD members may vote from the semi-finalists’ buttons (as determined by PGD officers). See the current newsletter or contact our Student Advisory Members for more information!

2024 PGD Button

2024 PGD button
Designed by: 
Julia Miller
Brown University


Past Button Designs

2023 PGD button

Designed by: 
Audrielle Paige Esma
& Rainelle Yasa,
Astra Nova School

2022 PGD button

Designed by: 
Oriel Humes
Northern Arizona University

2021 PGD button

Designed by: 
Jordan Bretzfelder
UCLA

2020 PGD button

Designed by: 
Rutu Parekh
DLR Institute of Planetary Science, Berlin

2019 PGD button design

Designed by: 
Samuel Cartwright
Middlebury College

2018 PGD button design
Designed by: 
Sarah Roberts
UT Knoxville