Jewellers Creative Journey: Design Development

Complement your technical skills with our online six week course in jewellery inspiration, creativity and design. Learn some of the different design processes professional  jewellers use to create their work and apply them to your own work. The course will support you in designing and developing ideas, and original designs and will compliment your existing (and future) making skills.  All you need to take part is something to access the website from, something to write with and something to write on. No special tools or equipment required.  Each week, you'll receive an email from us with video tutorial, worksheets, tasks and guide notes on how to move your designs forward from Initial Inspiration to fully realised designs, ready to be made. These steps can be completed at any time you choose, though we recommend trying to get them started before the next week's lessons arrive. Week One: Ignite Inspiration, Gather, Start A Sketchbook Week Two: Record, Annotate, Make A Mark, Materials Week Three: Identify & Select, Respond, Combine & Refine, Design Briefs Week Four: Design & Develop, Form & Function, Findings, Scale, Materials Week Five: Models & Mock-ups, Describe & Develop, Rendering Week Six: Process & Practice, Trials & Tests, Technical Notes You can get in touch with Alys, the course lead, at any time via the group chat to ask, questions, get support and discuss your progress.