Design
This section is all about good design. Some sources of information on this page came from a design bibliography compiled by Barbara Becker Simon and Chris Darway for the PMC Conference in 2008.
Art, Design and Visual Thinking
An Interactive Textbook by Charlotte Jirousek. This website is an online textbook designed for a Cornell University course, FSAD 125 Art Design and Visual Thinking. It was created in 1995 by the instructor, Prof. Charlotte Jirousek. It has some great information about design theory and includes really good illustrations.
Common Questions on Design
Useful Q&A format exploring questions about good design. Published on the Jewelry Artist/Lapidary Journal website.
Design Bibliography - Barbara Becker Simon and Chris Darway
This list of resources includes books and websites with useful information about design. Compiled for the PMC Conference in 2008.
Evolution of Metal Clay Design by Suzanne Wade
Interesting article from the Ganoksin website.
Jim Saw
This site contains the information for studying Design and Composition as taught by Jim Saw at Palomar College before he retired. It's a design course on-line. Full of great design projects for you to explore and experiment with.
Just Creative Design
Very simple and accessible blog by designer Jacob Cass. Learn the basics of design from an article written by Lauren Marie.
Provocative Design - Tim McCreight
This PDF summarises a presentation given by Tim McCreight at the 2008 PMC Conference. Includes great pictures to illustrate his points.
When it comes to selling jewelry, does a person's size matter?
Though provoking article about designing jewelry for the size of the wearer.
