Top 5 Resources for Craftspeople
If you’re involved in craft where can you find answers to your questions? Carol Sinclair and Helen Voce recommend five sites to refer to.
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If you’re involved in craft where can you find answers to your questions? Carol Sinclair and Helen Voce recommend five sites to refer to.
A go-to website for craftspeople, makers and designer-makers. It's a membership organisation with paid for services, however some are free or low-cost including their newsletter and opportunities listings. Director Patricia van den Akker is The Design Doctor sharing answers to FAQs about some common challenges for professional craftspeople.
Cockpit Arts draw on their experience as a studio provider for designer-makers and craftspeople in their Making It online resource. They know their stuff and you can get a taste for what this resource contains on their site – business planning, creative development, finance, marketing and management worksheets and templates. The Making It Toolkit is available to purchase.
What you design and make is unique and has value. If it is copied then the value decreases as does your income and creative profile. ACID can help you protect the copyright and design rights in your designs, objects and products. Their website is full of information that is easy to understand and is written specifically for designers, makers and craftspeople.
Mike is Professor of Design Policy and Associate Dean of Design at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. His blog explores and shares ideas and issues effecting the Scottish craft and design sector. It is a great place to read and learn and engage and share your experiences and views. He's also very active on Twitter.
AAS has a variety of films from their professional development events. These include a practical exploration of what to consider when selling craft online from web developer Marcus Wilson, and an insight into what promoting and selling work online really entails from jeweller Alison Macleod.