Lark Books is publishing in a juried collection of international studio
jewelry. 500 Silver Jewelry Designs, juried by Talya Baharal, is a
420-page, full color survey of contemporary jewelers prominently
featuring silver in their designs. This international collection will
be beautifully presented and widely distributed throughout the world.All
jewelry forms, such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and
brooches are welcome. Materials other than silver, such as stones,
other metals, or alternative materials, may be included, but silver
must be the focus and should occupy roughly 80% of the piece. All
design styles are welcome. Jewelers whose work is selected for
inclusion will receive full acknowledgment within the book, a
complimentary copy, and discounts on the future... Read More
Archive for November, 2009
We read today on the Business of Craft blog that Crafthaus member Victoria Lansford announces the release of "iMakeJewelry" for the Apple iPhone !Product description:iMakeJewelry is the ultimate app for jewelers and metalsmiths. Use it to check precious metal prices, calculate sheet, wire and wax weights, ring blank lengths, find alloy recipes and information on stones. Use it to calculate weight conversions
from wax to metal or silver to gold and convert weight and area
measurements from English to metric. Also included are tables for drill bit sizes and B&S gauges. Watch for frequent tips from Victoria Lansford.read more:The Business of Craft: Now your PDA is your most valuable bench assistant !.
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Tim Lenahan of Makeuseof.com points out some great content on a favorite website of mine, too, Twitip.com. Where you can learn all things twitter."I remember when I started learning how to Twitter.
My first reaction was “What in the world is the use of this waste of
time?” Twitter was confusing, a waste of time, and without a point.
It wasn’t until I decided I was going to finally sit down and figure it
out that I actually began to “get it,” wrote Tim.
"The point is, Twitter can be quite the tool to get your proverbial
head around. When things are tough, it’s nice to have a little help.
It’s for that reason that a blog like Twitip.com comes in handy. Twitip.com shares tips about how to Twitter. In fact, that’s... Read More
Macala Wright (fashionablymarketing.me) , Crosby Noricks (PRCouture.com), Maria Ogneva (fashionablymarketing.me) presented a panel at the 140Conf in Los Angeles called “Retailers and Customer Engagement Through Twitter.”Here's some great video from their presentation that will give you a great look at online tools for fashion brands and retailers. Heard of Polyvore? Who does great job? They recommend following: hayden_harnett
. CharlotteRusse, dkny (DKNY PR Girl), oscarPRgirl, StellaMccartney, nylanoor, m641. I recommend following: me, of course! JewelryBizGuru and also FashMarketing, JICchicks, cutblog, MSchechter , @abstanfield, @gosmallbiz, @collectivee, @nikolena.Also reccomended to follow are the various fashion media. See the videos on Macala's... Read More
Created by Scott Galloway, NYU Stern
School of Business professor of marketing, and a team of experts, the
Digital IQ Index scores 109 luxury brands in 11 categories including
fashion, beauty and skincare, watches, and automobiles.
The study, the first and largest of its kind, measures brands on the
effectiveness of their digital competence based on criteria including
search engine optimization, brand translation, ability to leverage
technology, and use of social media.
“2009 represented a tipping point concerning the importance of
digital competence in the luxury industry,” says Scott Galloway. “While
the industry grappled with double-digit revenue declines, traffic to
luxury brand sites increased an average of 61 percent. With this study,
we’ve devised a metric... Read More
