Using Trend Reports to guide your outreach, not your designs

Hi Creative Friends. This week's newsletter shows the benefits of trend reports and includes links to some of the most reliable. But first, this:

My thoughts about how creativity impacts the energetic balance of our human organism.

The world is increasingly chaotic and intense for everyone. This can cause you to doubt prioritizing your work as an artist or creative professional because, when compared to the huge things happening all around us and to us, talking about art, design, or jewelry feels frivolous.

This is why it is imperative to keep working.

It takes creative imagination to recognize that while we each occupy an individual body, we are very much interconnected with other humans. What happens to one of us affects all of us. Science shows this to be true with trees, fungi, and quantum particles. Once you accept that we are part of this beautiful mix, it's easy to see connections everywhere.

When we exercise our creative muscle, we contribute positive energy to the collective. Benevolent thoughts and actions affect everyone and can help offset hatred and revenge.

So, do your work. Be a force for good.

But also do this: Let your elected representatives hear from you.

https://www.270towin.com/elected-officials/contact-us-senators#google_vignette

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Using Trend Reports to guide your outreach, not your designs

Mod Flower earrings, 14k, 9mm pearls

The companion to all of the Year in Review pieces we get in January are Trend Reports, the two-faced Janus of our annual planning process- looking forward and back.

I look at trends to see which of my current designs to prioritize for promotions.

It is essential to develop and maintain your authentic design voice. This is an ongoing process that, for best results, is independent of trends. There is a market for everything, so make the things that interest you and use marketing tools like trend reports to learn how to present your ideas to the world.

Here is a summary of the items fashion editors and retailers expect to be big in 2025. Check out the Sources list at the end to see from where I culled this info. The linked articles include images and descriptions. View them to evaluate where your designs fit and to gather helpful keywords.

2025 Jewelry Trends