Hey, mostly lurker calling all nerds to action!
I am a mostly trained (long story) jeweller. I want to focus on gamer/nerd/geek culture, possibly even become a supplier for cosplay jewellery, doing bespoke stuff.
I have a local tabletop gaming store willing to sell my products, but he wants to start small and targeted. I completely understand and am overjoyed he has a head for test marketing and general business planning. This does mean I need some generic, broad appeal ideas to start with (the customers may have no interest in jewellery at all).
I have a few ideas (Dresden's shield bracelet/pentacle, a silhouette of a D20's facets to create a web-like pattern, alchemical symbols for FMA, etc) but I feel I am missing that spark that will start the fandom forest-fire. I'm looking for something easily recognisable from any fandom. If would make you squee to find it in a store that is something I'd like to make.
No idea is bad, links to specific quotations or images would be amazing, but I can use google, I'm a big boy.
It is easiest for me to replicate silhouettes/graphic images or specific patterns/symbols. There are other possible guidelines, but I want this to be more of a spit-balling session than a design document. I'm not going to presume you know about metalwork, the limits of my own skill or what it practically feasible. Maybe down the road I can make your whatsit and make somebody smile and feel fuzzy inside.
I am serious when I say there are no bad ideas (unless they are copyrighted; I do NOT want the store owner to get an angry phone call from Wizards of the Coast/Blizzard/Disney).
I appreciate any and all help, and I apologise if I have misposted or am being inappropriate (I'm not very good at this whole 'reaching out' stuff).
It may seem vague and rambling, but I don't want to discount any fandoms, and there are a LOT of them.
Mods, you are fully welcome to move or delete this post if you see fit
I am a mostly trained (long story) jeweller. I want to focus on gamer/nerd/geek culture, possibly even become a supplier for cosplay jewellery, doing bespoke stuff.
I have a local tabletop gaming store willing to sell my products, but he wants to start small and targeted. I completely understand and am overjoyed he has a head for test marketing and general business planning. This does mean I need some generic, broad appeal ideas to start with (the customers may have no interest in jewellery at all).
I have a few ideas (Dresden's shield bracelet/pentacle, a silhouette of a D20's facets to create a web-like pattern, alchemical symbols for FMA, etc) but I feel I am missing that spark that will start the fandom forest-fire. I'm looking for something easily recognisable from any fandom. If would make you squee to find it in a store that is something I'd like to make.
No idea is bad, links to specific quotations or images would be amazing, but I can use google, I'm a big boy.
It is easiest for me to replicate silhouettes/graphic images or specific patterns/symbols. There are other possible guidelines, but I want this to be more of a spit-balling session than a design document. I'm not going to presume you know about metalwork, the limits of my own skill or what it practically feasible. Maybe down the road I can make your whatsit and make somebody smile and feel fuzzy inside.
I am serious when I say there are no bad ideas (unless they are copyrighted; I do NOT want the store owner to get an angry phone call from Wizards of the Coast/Blizzard/Disney).
I appreciate any and all help, and I apologise if I have misposted or am being inappropriate (I'm not very good at this whole 'reaching out' stuff).
It may seem vague and rambling, but I don't want to discount any fandoms, and there are a LOT of them.
Mods, you are fully welcome to move or delete this post if you see fit
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