Research: How To Register As Self Employed

These are some links to HMRC websites with how to register as self employed, I will do more research over summer. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/ http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/register-selfemp.htm

Research: Jewellery Market Trends

I wanted to see if there were any trends currently in the jewellery making industry to help me get a better feel for it. This website gives a brief overview http://www.theassayoffice.co.uk/market_trends.html UK Trends http://www.theassayoffice.co.uk/uk_hallmarking_figures_trends.html

Research: Starting A Jewellery Business

This is a pretty comprehensive guide to starting your own jewellery business. Obviously some of it will be different in England, but its a good start for researching, because I think this will be the route I go down http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/start-a-jewelry-business/ I also found this book on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Setting-Successful-Jewellery-Business-Guides/dp/1408130440. Which helpfully is also in the college library, I…

Research: Yorkshire Craft Centre

When I visited the Leeds Craft and Design Gallery on Saturday, the Yorkshire Craft Centre was mentioned on one of the displays. I hadn’t heard of the place before but I thought this would be a good place to check out over Summer, hopefully it will have some jewellery and good exhibitions. http://www.yorkshire.com/view/attractions/bradford/the-yorkshire-craft-centre-1217153

Research: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist

I decided to look at a jewellery journal to get more of an insight into the industry of jewellery making. This project involves using a lapidary unit which can be used for cutting and grinding down stones. Unfortunately this is not a piece of equipment I have access too but I can still appreciate the…

Research: Bad Typography

I picked up this business card from a hotel I stayed in a few weeks ago. I am not a fan of the typography at all. It looks cheap, and I know many people who could have done better. The address and contact numbers are okay, but there is at least 4 different fonts which…

Research: Year 1 Viscom Exhibition

There were two pieces which caught my eye The thing which struck me about this piece was that they’d really thought about the presentation, instead of putting it up flat they’d folded it to give it a 3D look to it. The writing says ‘US attacked by terrorists. War on terror declared. All down to…

Research: Industry Journals

I decided to relate this to my practice and to look at some jewellery journals. My first port of call was the website issuu, which has lots of online journals. I found the following one interesting. The page on the left is all about the trend nature’s beauty and even features some butterflies, which links…

Research: Alison Macleod’s Response

I got a response from Alison Macleod, I was really excited to see what she had to say because I adore the rings she made. Here is her reply: Hi Sophie, Thanks for getting in touch. It is such a wide subject it’s hard to condense everything into one email! But I suppose things that…

Portfolio Interview Feedback

Overall, I think my portfolio interview went fairly well. I managed to remember 70% of the stuff I had planned to say. I think the tutors agreed with most of the work I had put on my website, but they suggested I take down the Graphic Design page seen below. I kind of agree in…

Research: Careers Visual Communication

I found this article about potential careers paths for Visual Communication, although the website is for the Austin Community College which is based in Texas. It lists various jobs this career path can lead to, these can be condensed into the following categories: Designer, Print Production, Web Design. Although I think this differs slightly from…

Portfolio Interview Preparation

Tell us about your emerging practice and talk us through your portfolio of work My practice is split up into three areas: Graphic Design, Photography and Metalwork. Nature is a common theme I think this is because I grew up in the countryside, and have had a keen interest in animals from a young age….