Not Just One Type Of Person
There is not just one type of person who becomes a jewelry designer. There are many, many types of people who find jewelry design a common passion. They may have different ambitions. They may prefer to use different techniques and materials. They may have different expectations for financial success. They may have different compulsions for creating jewelry. But the excitement is there for each of them.
We can differentiate people who become jewelry designers by their aspirations (1 Neuendorf, 2016) — why they became jewelry designers. Some jewelry designers fit one type of aspiration; others, more than one. But the contour of their lives brings them to similar places within jewelry and its design. How do your motivations and ambitions compare?
There are 5 basic types of Creatives which can be defined by their aspirations:
o Social Interactants
o Compulsive Creators
o Lifestyle of Freedom Seekers
o Financial Success Achievers
o People Who Find Themselves Making Jewelry Through Happenstance and Chance
Social Interactants
This type of Creative often seeks out other creatives and forms a social network. Social Interactants may be makers. They may be sellers or exhibiters or collectors. But their excitement comes, in part, by looking for ways to interact and meet and share close-knit social ties. Part of the reason is to learn new ideas. Another part is to get feedback and critique. …
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