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Design strategy guidelines from silversmith, jewelry designer and teacher Carol Berry. Includes instructions for designing and making a beaded necklace.
BEAD & BUTTON #9 Jun 1995 pg. 25

Designing jewelry with style. Six artists explain how to create unique jewelry that sells.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Nov-Dec 1990 (v.17#6) pg. 6

Designing from scratch. Methods of creating elements for jewelry design which can be produced easily, quickly and in quantity. Part 1. The Swirl
GEMS & MINERALS #483 Jan 1978 pg. 44

Designing from scratch. Part 2. Practical hints for jewelry makers.
GEMS & MINERALS #486 Apr 1978 pg. 22

Designing from scratch. Part 3. Using the jewelry design checklist.
GEMS & MINERALS #489 Jul 1978 pg. 50

Designing from scratch. Part 4. Designing a pendant.
GEMS & MINERALS #490 Aug 1978 pg. 46

Designing from scratch. Part 5. How to apply the matrix method to the design of jewelry. This is a more "systematic" approach.
GEMS & MINERALS #491 Sep 1978 pg. 70

Designing from scratch. Part 6. Patterns you can use. A selection of pendant designs which use initials or letters as the primary theme.
GEMS & MINERALS #492 Oct 1978 pg. 60

Designing from scratch. Part 7. More patterns you can use. Additional ideas involving initials.
GEMS & MINERALS #493 Nov 1978 pg. 28

Designing from scratch. Part 8. Designs from nature and designs from ancient civilizations.
GEMS & MINERALS #494 Dec 1978 pg. 60

Designing from scratch. Part 9. Using purchased components to enhance handmade jewelry. Two bracelets and a series of pendants shown.
GEMS & MINERALS #496 Feb 1979 pg. 42

Designing from scratch. Part 10. Repetitive designs. Examples applied to bracelet design. Use of purchased design components and a metal punch covered.
GEMS & MINERALS #497 Mar 1979 pg. 44

Designing from scratch. Part 11. How to use "Creative Transfer Sheets" to pick up design elements from special paper. Individual elements are selected and combined to become a finished design.
GEMS & MINERALS #498 Apr 1979 pg. 46

Designing from scratch. Part 12. How to make jewelry from the bowl, shank and handle of sterling silver spoons.
GEMS & MINERALS #500 Jun 1979 pg. 44

Designing jewelry for malachite.
GEMS & MINERALS #514 Aug 1980 pg. 8

Tips on simplifying the design stages in making jewelry.
GEMS & MINERALS #515 Sep 1980 pg. 8

Creative tools for jewelry making. How to use pencil and paper to design a jewelry project in metal.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #519 Jan 1981 pg. 54

Some viewpoints on the western look. Twelve charted (graphed) western designs which can be incorporated into jewelry.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #520 Feb 1981 pg. 22

Forty-five styles of crosses are illustrated. Use in designing jewelry.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #522 Apr 1981 pg. 40

A potpourri of jewelry design ideas. Design shown have an Indian theme.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #522 Apr 1981 pg. 47

Twelve designs for pierced metal jewelry.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #528 Oct 1981 pg. 52

Egyptian designs you can use in jewelry making.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #532 Feb 1982 pg. 50

Some thoughts about jewelry design. Part 1. Different styles in jewelry. Discusses primitive, Egyptian, Victorian, Oriental, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and modern.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #578 Jan 1986 pg. 14

Some thoughts about jewelry design. Part 2. The elements of design (balance, rhythm, variety, repetition).
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #579 Feb 1986 pg. 6

Some thoughts about jewelry design. Part 3. Color and texture.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #580 Mar 1986 pg. 10

Some thoughts about jewelry design. Part 4. Geometric design.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #581 Apr 1986 pg. 14

Some thoughts about jewelry design. Part 5. Application of pattern variation with the same motif.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #582 May 1986 pg. 9

How to design. Beginning a series on jewelry design for lapidaries and metalsmiths. Part 1. Basic principles and sources of ideas.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Mar 1982 (v.35#12) pg. 2426

How to design. Part 2. Suggestions on how to get started.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL May 1982 (v.36#2) pg. 466

The most popular jewelry stones and motifs are described and illustrated.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Nov 1983 (v.37#8) pg. 1108

Tips on designing jewelry.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Aug 1989 (v.43#5) pg. 87

Tip on creating jewelry designs without drawing.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Mar 1990 (v.43#12) pg. 78

Shadow box design. Designing a piece of shadowbox jewelry consisting of one or more layers of pierced metal placed in front of a solid back plate to create a shallow three-dimensional space. Part 1. Designing a shadowbox pin or pendant.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jan 1993 (v.46#10) pg. 87

Shadow box design. Part 2. Construction. (1) Shadowbox with a domed back. (2) Flat shadowbox.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Feb 1993 (v.46#11) pg. 89

Designing opal jewelry, avoiding pitfalls, and pointers about setting opals.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jun 1993 (v.47#3) pg. 81

Design right. Ways to get legal protection for jewelry design. Copyright registration. Proving copyright infringement. Alternatives to copyright (design patents and trademark protection). Filing the necessary forms to secure copyright.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Apr 1997 (v.51#1) pg. 49, 90

What is design? Ideas on developing and refining a design concept. For intermediate to advanced jewelry makers.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Nov 1997 (v.51#8) pg. 67

Doodling ideas for jewelry. Tips for beginning jewelry makers.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jan 1998 (v.51#10) pg. 85

Using art glass beads in jewelry. Tips for jewelry designers. Part 1. Perspectives in design.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Oct 1999 (v.53#7) pg. 112

Using art glass beads in jewelry. Part 2. Strength in simplicity.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Nov 1999 (v.53#8) pg. 70

Using art glass beads in jewelry. Part 3. Designs that create a more complex narrative, using embellishment as a stage for the centerpiece.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Dec 1999 (v.53#9) pg. 81

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