Give Yourself an Early Holiday Gift - Your Own Design Blog

Are you interested in studying - or are you already involved in - a design-related profession like the ones we cover at the Sheffield School? If you're into jewelry design, interior design, feng shui, or wedding and event planning, you'll need a blog.

And here's why you should have a blog:

• It’s the simplest way to create searchable, shareable content that will help you get noticed
• It’s a great way to showcase your work
• It’s a marketing tool that allows you to be personable and show people who you are
• It’s a way to connect with past, present, and future clients online
• It’s a great way to connect your various social media profiles with your business

A blog will do more for your online presence. In today’s world, designers - and we're talking everyone in the design profession - are under more pressure to market themselves and stand out from the crowd. But at the same time, there are more opportunities out there that allow you to do just that. Blogging is one of those opportunities.

Sheffield School wants to give you a blogging gift!

We’ve partnered with Squarespace, the leading blog and website platform, to offer you 10% off a 1-year membership. Our own SheffieldSays blog is run on the Squarespace platform - and you can get just the look you want to fit your personality, business identity, and sense of style. To sign up and take advantage of this offer, visit

www.squarespace.com/sheffield - to start your interior design or feng shui blog
www.squarespace.com/planner - to start your wedding & event planning blog
www.squarespace.com/jewelry - - to start your jewelry design blog

Starting a blog or website on Squarespace will allow you to quickly post photos and content without knowing anything about web design or development. They make everything as simple as can be. And if you ever get stuck, they have 24/7 assistance that comes free with your membership.

It’s easy to get started and a surefire way to improve your design biz's marketing strategy - or simply express your personal creativity and love for good design.

Homework: Sign up and get started. Click on one of the above links to start blogging. (Hint: when you get to your welcome page, be sure to click on the X in the top right corner of the screen so you can take a blog tour and start the sign-up process!)

Now's the Perfect Time to Start Your Own Design Blog

This blog post is all about blog posts ... as in you should be writing your own! And to make it even easier to blog, we've got a special gift for you.

But first, here's why you should have a blog:

• It’s the simplest way to create searchable, shareable content that will help you get noticed
• It’s a great way to showcase your work
• It’s a marketing tool that allows you to be personable and show people who you are
• It’s a way to connect with past, present, and future clients online
• It’s a great way to connect your various social media profiles with your business

A blog will do more for your online presence. In today’s world, designers - and we're talking interior design, feng shui, jewelry, and wedding and event planning and design - are under more pressure to market themselves and stand out from the crowd. But at the same time, there are more opportunities out there that allow you to do just that. Blogging is one of those opportunities.

And now for the gift!

We’ve partnered with Squarespace, the leading blog and website platform, to offer you 10% off a 1-year membership. Our own SheffieldSays blog is run on the Squarespace platform - and you can get just the look you want to fit your personality, business identity, and sense of style. To sign up and take advantage of this offer, visit

www.squarespace.com/sheffield - to start your interior design or feng shui blog
www.squarespace.com/planner - to start your wedding & event planning blog
www.squarespace.com/jewelry - - to start your jewelry design blog

Starting a blog or website on Squarespace will allow you to quickly post photos and content without knowing anything about web design or development. They make everything as simple as can be. And if you ever get stuck, they have 24/7 assistance that comes free with your membership.

It’s easy to get started and a surefire way to improve your design biz's marketing strategy.

Homework: Sign up and get started. Click on one of the above links to start blogging. (Hint: when you get to your welcome page, be sure to click on the X in the top right corner of the screen so you can take a blog tour and start the sign-up process!)

Welcome to Sheffield Says...

As many of you know, we here at Sheffield have always provided great content on our blog, the Stylehound, and in our monthly publication, Designer Monthly. Over the years, we have added new writers, covered a range of topics, and changed our look several times. We've enjoyed writing about the trends and events in the dynamic worlds of art and design. 

Now we are thrilled to announce a new, fresh destination for all of our excellent content - it is Spring after all, and we are eager to get growing.

Welcome to Sheffield Says..., a source for the latest and greatest on all things compelling, beautiful, or just plain awesome. Join us now and stay tuned - in the coming months we will be introducing new features, creative collaborations, and all kinds of special treats for our loyal readers.

Sound good? We think so too. Stick around and you won't be disappointed.

Thank you for reading!

The Sheffield Team

Heaven Scent

When we're thinking about interior design, we think of color, light, texture---but only rarely do we consider the senses of smell and sound. That may be about to change, with the launch this week of the Center of Olfactory Art at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.

"At MAD, we are always looking to push boundaries and question the hierarchies in art by exploring the materials and processes behind groundbreaking work,” said Holly Hotchner, the museum’s Nanette L. Laitman Director. “There has not been the exploration or recognition of olfactory art as there has been of art that stimulates the other four senses. In plain language, this is a game changer.”

The first exhibition of perfume as an art form will be at the museum next November, but until then, the MAD Museum offers an extensive slate of shows to delight your other senses.

http://madmuseum.org

Elle Decor Showhouse in San Fran

If you're in the golden city by the bay in the next few weeks, take a  look at the first Elle Decor Showhouse in the the beautiful San Francisco neighborhood of St. Francis.  Several top Bay area designers are participating in designing a 4,500 square foot mansion.

The Showhouse opens on November 6th and will last till November 21st.  For more information and tickets, go to Elle Decor's website.

Below is a bedroom sketch by interior designer, Suzanne Tucker.