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Articles and news from the Academy and the trade.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 3 Aug 2026
How to stop your AI images being flagged as AI on Instagram and LinkedIn
Instagram and LinkedIn read metadata baked into every AI-generated image and show a 'made with AI' badge. What it is, what you can strip, and what you cannot.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 26 Jul 2026
How to Estimate a Gemstone's Carat Weight From Its Measurements
A stone's weight depends on its species as much as its size. Why a single formula gets it wrong, and how to estimate it before you set, buy or insure a stone.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 26 Jul 2026
US vs UK Ring Size: Why the Charts Never Quite Agree
Two US-to-UK ring size charts rarely say the same thing. Here is why the systems don't translate cleanly, and what actually gets a ring to fit.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 22 Jul 2026
How to remove the background from jewellery photos (without destroying the piece)
Background removal quietly ruins gold. Here is why the usual trick fails on jewellery, the method that works, and the licensing trap nobody mentions.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 12 Jul 2026
How to write luxury brand copy with Claude (and avoid the 5 tells that give it away)
Your customers can tell when copy was generated without a proper brief. The five patterns that mark AI-generated copy, and how to prompt your way out of them.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 17 Jun 2026
How I Use AI to Compare Jewellery Suppliers (Without the Spreadsheet That Never Gets Finished)
Stop losing half a day to supplier comparison spreadsheets. Learn how to use AI to score casters, stone vendors, and more against your own criteria.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 26 Apr 2025
Synthetic Gemstones and Treatments: What CAD/CAM Jewellers Need to Know
How synthetic gemstones and treatments impact CAD/CAM jewellery design, from setting decisions to ethical disclosure.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 25 Apr 2025
Foundations of Gemstones: Gemmology for CAD/CAM Jewellers
How gemstone properties shape every setting decision in digital jewellery design.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 15 Apr 2025
The Timeless Art of Jewellery Design: From Ancient Origins to Modern CAD/CAM Techniques
Tracing jewellery's 100,000-year journey to today's CAD/CAM techniques.
How-to · Hamed Arab Academy · 14 Apr 2025
Learn How Jewellery is Made Using CAD/CAM
What CAD/CAM is, how it has transformed jewellery making, and the careers it opens up.
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