are you team adam?

A few weeks ago, I tweeted about having buttons made that read TEAM ADAM—well, actually, the whole story is I told my husband I'd wear a t-shirt that read TEAM NICK and he basically gagged, and then I happened upon the TEAM ADAM idea. Anyhow, I tweeted the possibility. A bunch of people actually emailed me asking for buttons. So I said I'd get right on them.

And I did.

But then I ran into the problem I always run into when I attempt anything visual. My ambition comes crashing up against my woeful lack of any sort of design/art talent. And I don't want to just have boring buttons that say TEAM ADAM because that doesn't really work. The buttons have to be deserving of Adam, and deserving of anyone who might potentially wear them, i.e. you guys.

So yesterday, while again perusing some web sites, I hit upon a brilliant thought: You guys are so much more talented than me! And you like Adam. So why not exploit take advantage of your talents!

Hence, The TEAM ADAM Button Contest was born.

Here's the deal. You design a TEAM ADAM button image. It should be simple, striking and worthy of TEAM ADAM, and workable on a 2.5 inch pin. I will accept entries through the end of the month. You can email me scanned images to info at gayleforman dot com. (Don't worry about res now. If you win, I'll need a hi-res image.) At the end of the month, I'll put up a post with the best of the best and we can all deliberate on which ones we want. And we'll pick a winner.

What will you, the winner, get, aside from my undying gratitude and bragging rights over having created the TEAM ADAM image? You will also receive:

50 free TEAM ADAM buttons!

5 signed copies of IF I STAY and/or WHERE SHE WENT in any combination, personally signed to whoever you want.

A personalized video of thanks that you can do whatever you want with.

Also, if you live near me or any of my future tour stops, I'll totally take you to lunch!

Okay, design people. Make it work. Wow me. Insert your own Tim Gunn-ism here.

I'm TEAM ADAM. Are you?