Showing posts with label Designer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Designer. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Men?s Designer Palladium Rings Now Available at JustMensRings.com

Jensen Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

In keeping with JustMensRings? (JMR) commitment to meet the ever-changing needs of men?s ring buyers; the retailer is happy to offer a wide range of men?s palladium rings for their value-savvy customers. JMR?s shoppers have come to expect the greatest variety of metals from their online store, plus several designer collections from Benchmark. Benchmark was the first major designer to introduce men?s designer palladium rings to the marketplace, and they?ve seen incredible sales growth with these collections. Because they so closely resemble platinum, palladium rings offer JMR?s customers yet another terrific alternative to expensive precious metal jewelry.


In addition to their premium designer collections in gold, platinum, diamond, seranite and Argentium silver, JMR is among the first retailers to offer a selection of men?s designer palladium rings. As gold prices rise and jewelry buyers become more practical in their selections, palladium is expected to be a popular choice for men?s rings this year. JustMensRings.com has earned a solid reputation for offering shoppers the best selection of traditional and alternative wedding rings in styles to match every man?s personal style. Palladium rings were among the first collections featuring a contemporary metal in men?s jewelry, but the retailer has found that very few people know about the history of this metal, and why it is so different from traditional and industrial jewelry materials.


Now in their seventh year, JustMensRings.com has become known as one of the most successful retail marketers in the jewelry industry. A major contributor to the long-term success of this retailer is their commitment to being a comprehensive resource for online shoppers in search of a ring. When shoppers visit the web site, they find an endless selection of men?s rings in gold, silver, platinum, tungsten, titanium, cobalt and palladium, plus recently added designer collections of diamond, seranite and Argentium silver rings. While the popularity of newer metals may rise and fall, JMR has seen consistent interest in men?s designer palladium rings.


Despite their longevity as a top pick for wedding ring buyers, palladium rings have not been as widely promoted in recent years. Rather, industrial metals like tungsten and titanium have been featured prominently at international jewelry shows. But it looks like men?s designer palladium rings are making a comeback. While they may be a little more expensive than some of the edgier industrial metals, most jewelers regard palladium as a precious metal. Mined right alongside platinum, it is harder to melt into fine jewelry molds, so it was long considered a ?strategic metal? for use by the military. Its debut in the jewelry world came when it was used for setting diamonds. The alloy, which contains 95 percent palladium and 5 percent ruthenium, produces a very brilliant and sturdy metal that is even purer than white gold.


Some of important factors that set designer men?s palladium rings apart include their weight, brilliance and competitive price. Palladium is neither too light nor too heavy on the hand, and it has a brightness that is comparable to platinum. For men who cannot wear white gold, these men?s rings are a hypoallergenic alternative. Palladium is also strong enough to absorb sharp blows without scratching and will not wear away like gold often does.


Pricewise, palladium rings are very attractive. For men who prefer a precious metal for a wedding band but don?t want to spend too much, palladium rings are the perfect alternative. It is just as rare and pure as platinum, but it costs much less because of lower demand in the marketplace. Palladium is currently about one-fifth the price of platinum, but as demand increases; the price may start to go up, making the selection of a palladium wedding ring a smart investment. JMR is pleased to offer their customers a terrific selection of designer men?s palladium rings to match their customers? individual style.


About JustMensRings:


As an Internet-only retailer, JustMensRings.com is dedicated to providing a simple and secure online shopping experience. This is one site where customers know they are getting the best possible prices on an extraordinary selection of men?s rings. JMR?s customers have come to expect high standards of service, selection and quality when they shop at JustMensRings.com. In fact, Just Men?s Rings (http://www.JustMensRings.com) now offers the largest selection of men?s fashion rings on the Internet, and they are the only store in the U.S. that offers men?s large size rings through size 20. They also lead their competitors with an unparalleled assortment of unique and alternative men?s wedding rings, and JMR is known for their very low prices on men?s gold rings. Despite the recent rise in gold prices, JMR keeps their prices low and affordable, and shoppers won?t find better prices on silver, cobalt, palladium or platinum anywhere.


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Designer Kevin Dresser Releases Terminus, an Extensive OpenType Font

New York (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

Designer Kevin Dresser releases Terminus, an extensive OpenType font.


The Terminus typeface is an exploration of what occurs to letterforms when flip-disc display and variable-message signs begin to malfunction. Whether caused by analog or computer error, there is a mechanical beauty and randomness in the deterioration of the forms.


Kevin Dresser's wild take on this concept purposely pushes the limits of legibility along with incorporating historical bits and pieces from blackletter and uncial script forms into this modern digital grid.


Terminus is now available for $ 25 at MyFonts.com


Kevin Dresser (born 1971, Rochester, New York) has been designing with type and image since 1985, when he created his first commercial work while still in high school. Later part of New York's street art scene, Dresser graduated with a degree in graphic design from Pratt Institute and completed a three-year digital font design apprenticeship under the tutelage of Jonathan Hoefler.


He has designed identities for Band-Aid, Acuvue, King Magazine, Diario de Yucatan, Financial Week, Guitar One, Home Magazine, Rebecca Turbow, Modern Bride and Brooklyn Bunny; custom fonts for Google Chrome, The New York Times Magazine, Architectural Digest, Eminem, Guitar World and the Rodeph Sholom Synagogue; and custom pictograms for The Museum of Modern Art, the Empire State Building, Columbia University, Johnson & Johnson, Radio City Music Hall, The National newspaper (U.A.E.), Computer Shopper, Outside, Guitar World and Working Mother.


Dresser was featured in the Art Directors Club's inaugural Young Guns exhibition in 1997, and his illustration and type design have been included in AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers. His work has been published in Beautiful Decay and the books 1000 Icons, Symbols and Pictograms (Rockport, 2006) and Art de Rue (Artifacts by Free Presse, 2004.


Dresser Johnson

Founded in 1999 by Kevin Dresser and Kate Johnson, Dresser Johnson is a New York-based design studio that focuses on branding and identity design for a wide range of clients. The firm takes a holistic approach to identity, collaborating with clients to create graphic programs that extend into all aspects of a brand, including print, web and environments. Dresser Johnson is recognized for its innovative type design, and many of its projects marry identity and typography to create iconic logotypes, signature fonts and custom pictograms that establish a distinctive presence and point of view for its clients.


The firm has expanded its multi-disciplinary practice to include product design, and recently opened an online shop, Space Dresser Johnson, that offers an extensive library of original digital pictograms for the architecture and design community.


Dresser Johnson has lectured on art and design at New York University, Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute. Their work has been featured in Communication Arts, HOW, New York Newsday, Gothamist, Swiss Miss and PSFK.


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