Marjo
Registered: 06/03/09
Posts: 3
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| | 06/03/09 at 05:45 AM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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Hi everyone--
I am a lampwork bead artist/jewelry designer. Before that, I was a graphic designer for 25 years.
I am an active member of the forum, lamworketc.com. Last year, I self-published a glass bead calendar through lulu.com. If you would like to see it, here is the link:
http://www.lulu.com/content/5531732
Once the web page loads, you can actually scroll through all the pages!
I would love to do a CALENDAR FOR WIRE ARTISTS for 2010. I was told by Denise Peck of Step-by-Step Wire, that if I got a calendar ready in time for their holiday issue, she might put a blurb about it in the magazine. Great self-promotion for you!
So, here we go and here are the guidelines:
The calendar will be created through lulu.com. I will be making a few dollars per calendars sold for my time and effort. I'm going to make it 8.5 x11 and it will cost around $19.99 plus tax and shipping.
I'm going to keep the calendar clean and simple. It will have no more than 3 photos per page, with a caption on the bottom right of the page to give everyone credit. The credits will read left to right, top to bottom. You may give me your name and WJA name if you wish. There will also be a place for you to have your name listed with your website. Please do not give me photos that already have signatures on them, as this will make the calendar look very busy.
The higher the resolution of your photo and the closest to size in the calendar, the better. You can go to lulu.com to see the template. It is called "Modern Lines". 300 dpi at 8.5 x11 is ideal. To give you an example of a full page photo that the lulu software accepted, 2592 x 1944 pixels seemed to work. You can go to lulu.com to test your photo. If it is too low a resolution, they will give you a warning. I may not have time myself to test all the photos. I reserve the right to reject a photo if it is really poor quality (out of focus, etc). I am not making any judgments on quality of beads.
The larger the file, the better. I am fairly well versed in Photoshop so I can size your photo properly for you. 300 dpi at 8.5 x11 is ideal. To give you an example of a full page photo that the lulu software accepted, 2592 x 1944 pixels seemed to work. You can try it for yourself at lulu.com, do your own "test" calendar.
By sending me your photo, you are agreeing to let me use it for this calendar, and that is it. I will reject photos if they are out of focus, poor quality, etc. If you don't like my terms, please don't send me a photo. I'm doing this for fun and a little extra cash.
The deadline will be 7am July 1 EST. If I get 35 good photos before then, I will post and take no more submissions. I do not want to do any judging on beads.
If you are interested, pm me and I will send you my email addy so you can send me your photo.
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