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Mastering Contemporary Jewelry Design: Inspiration, Process, and Finding Your Voice [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 176 pages, height x width x depth: 229x267x18 mm, weight: 962 g, 200 color images
  • Izdošanas datums: 28-Apr-2020
  • Izdevniecība: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0764359193
  • ISBN-13: 9780764359194
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  • Cena: 44,30 €
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 176 pages, height x width x depth: 229x267x18 mm, weight: 962 g, 200 color images
  • Izdošanas datums: 28-Apr-2020
  • Izdevniecība: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0764359193
  • ISBN-13: 9780764359194
Makes design understandable to any level of jewelry artist, using stunning examples from well-known designers around the world.

An accessible and easy-to-use guide to the principles and elements of jewelry design, this resource helps jewelry makers of all skill levels take their designs from good to great. Instructor and expert Loretta Lam offers guidance on working with a wide array of materials, along with exercises to help you explore new design concepts before applying them to your work directly. Dozens of stunning examples from designers around the world help inspire anyone looking for a new source of creativity. Learn how to discover your personal inspiration and process, master the use of the design elements and principles, establish a design hierarchy and find your voice, draw on the inestimable value of critique, and more. You will keep this book close at hand and pick it up time and again for inspiration and as an essential reference.
Acknowledgments 8(1)
Introduction: How to Use This Book 9(1)
PART ONE GETTING STARTED
10(22)
Inspiration The most personal part of the journey
12(6)
Process Getting from inspiration to design
18(8)
Functional Considerations Weight, safety, and durability
26(4)
A Word about Commerce
30(2)
PART TWO YOUR DESIGN TOOLBOX
32(102)
Design Elements: The Tools of the Trade
34(1)
Line The three characteristics of line
35(5)
Shape When lines enclose space
40(8)
Form 3-D shapes, geometric or organic, representational or abstract
48(6)
Color A wonderland of energy, tone, emotion, and memory
54(10)
Pattern The organization and repetition of elements
64(10)
Texture The surface quality of the work, which can be seen or felt
74(6)
Position Where you put things matters
80(6)
Design Principles: The Overarching Concepts
86(1)
Unity Elements working together to create a whole
86(8)
Movement Directing the eye along a visual path
94(6)
Balance Finding the sweet spot through symmetry, radial symmetry, and asymmetry
100(6)
Contrast The marriage of opposites
106(6)
Variety Creating lively energy using disparate elements
112(5)
Rhythm The dance of repeated and varied elements
117(4)
Emphasis Holding our attention with focal points
121(5)
Proportion The size of design parts in relation to each other
126(4)
Scale The size of the jewelry in relation to the body
130(4)
PART THREE PUTTING IT TOGETHER
134(18)
Design Hierarchy Choosing dominant features for clear communication
136(4)
Finding Your Voice Listen closely and you will hear it
140(8)
Critique The best tool for growing your work
148(4)
Gallery 152(20)
Bibliography 172(2)
Index 174
Loretta Lam (Carmel, New York) is an award-winning artist whose work is found in fine galleries and prestigious exhibitions and showcased in many publications. She is an internationally recognized teacher and speaker, regularly presenting workshops on jewelry design and technique.