DesignerZine Offers Online Designer Showcase

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – DesignerZine, an online magazine for professional craft designers, will conduct its first Online Designer Showcase Sept. 25 – Oct. 2. The event offers designers the opportunity to display their work for viewing by industry manufacturers, publishers, television producers, editors and other companies. Designer participants have the opportunity to make industry contacts, as well as promote and sell their work.

The online showcase is conducted much like similar events that take place at trade shows, where designers set up their own displays and manufacturers browse the designers’ work -- from fabric to paper, beads to clay and everything in between. (For a more detailed account of one designer’s live showcase experience, see the March issue of DesignerZine.) With the DesignerZine Online Designer Showcase, however, no travel is required; the projects are posted in a special online gallery with restricted access.

Designers may display up to 12 projects. They should have a resume and head shot, and will be asked to build a backdrop to display their work, just as in a “live” showcase. DesignerZine invites manufacturers, publishers, and other companies seeking designers (and writers) to view the showcase.

Designer participation is open only to paid subscribers of DesignerZine. Subscriptions are $50 annually.

The subscription fee includes a full year of DesignerZine’s monthly articles and the designer showcase, plus free online classes, a formal mentor program, classified ads, and a directory of manufacturers who pay endorsement fees to designers. Coming in the near future are a designer gallery and hosting of online résumés. The forums on DesignerZine are open to subscribers and non-subscribers alike.

Additional information is available on the DesignerZine forums, where those interested can post their questions and receive answers from the DesignerZine staff.

To protect all participants, the online showcase will be by registration / invitation only.  Subscribers who would like to participate in the showcase should email Jan Hicks at Jan_HicksATdesignerzine.com or R. Lynn Baker at rlynnbakerdzATgmail.com to activate their showcase account. Manufacturers, publishers, editors or company owners who would like to view the showcase should contact Margert Ann Kruljac at margert_ann_kruljacATdesignerzine.com or Melony Bradley at melbradleyATmidsouth.rr.com.

ABOUT DESIGNERZINE
DesignerZine is an online magazine for professional craft designers.  DesignerZine strives to be a “one-stop” venue to connect designers to current trends, resources and opportunities in an interactive setting. Services include the delivery of an online magazine, as well as a website that features video reports, audio interviews, message boards, and online chats with industry professionals. DesignerZine’s staff comprises designers and experts from various areas of the industry.