Many people I work with as a professional organizer are very visual; they tend to forget about things that aren't out on display. When it comes to jewelry, they are willing to have it get a bit dusty and to assume some added risk of theft if it means they can have most of their daily wear jewelry visible.

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One of the common design decisions for jewelry organizers is whether to focus on a single type of jewelry or to create a more multi-purpose product. Another decision involves the size; a larger product accommodates more jewelry but also takes up more room. GLAMboxes has wisely made its multi-prong ring holders in two configurations, a long rectangle and a square, to fit differing space restrictions.

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In a similar vein, Dale Randles makes his  branch wood ring holders in different configurations, with a single prong or multiple prongs, to accommodate ring collections of various sizes.

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The Champlain ring holder from Simon Pearce is a bit of a multi-purpose product. While it's primarily a ring holder, the bowl could hold some earrings, a small bracelet, a watch, etc. This might work well for someone who wears a limited number of pieces frequently.

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The Belle jewelry box from Skultuna, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune, also provides ring storage and a bit more. In this case, the ring holder is actually the handle for a small jewelry box. While the rings are visible, the items in the box are hidden from view, so this won't be the right design for all of those who are visually oriented. However, if the items inside are always worn with the rings, it just might work.  

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These two lovely earring/jewelry holders (from Barbpots and Misfit Dynamo) illustrate another design trade-off; the one on the left is an inch taller than the one on the right. A taller product will provide a nicer display for long dangling earrings, and it will hold more in the center. However, it will also be harder to see and to reach those items stored in the center.

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The triple multi-bowl earring trees from Barclay Fine Woodworking provide shallow bowls at various heights, making all the jewelry easy to see. Besides holding rings or other pieces of jewelry, the bowls could also hold post earrings since the bowls are shallow enough to keep even small earrings visible.

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When it comes to bracelet or bangle organizers, almost all the designs are along the lines of this one from The Woodshop's Daughter, with a varying number of tiers.

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The bracelet stand becomes a multipurpose jewelry organizer when a ring peg is added on. 

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The same basic design can be turned into a necklace, bracelet and earring organizer (for earrings with wires) by adjusting the height and position of the dowel tiers, and adding some holes for the earring wires.

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While almost all bracelet stands have a horizontal orientation, the GLAMrod bracelet stand goes vertical. It seems as though it would be harder to use—getting to the bottom bracelet would be a pain—but it does take up less space.

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While it can work well to simply hang necklaces (especially heavy ones) over a dowel, the Stag Jewelry Stand from GioGio Design seems well suited for delicate necklaces on chains. It's made from two pieces of bamboo that slot together. 

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Until now, I've been focusing on jewelry organizers that would go on a nightstand, bureau, etc. But it's also worth looking at wall-mounted jewelry organizers. Many of these are basically just hooks or peg rods used to hang bracelets or necklaces, or netting used to hang earrings—but there are some interesting design, too.

The Earring Angel from Angelynn's makes it simple to hang stud earrings or any earrings with posts—and it's fine for those with wires, too. With many earring racks, the post has to go through a tiny hole, and then the backing gets put into place. With the Earring Angel, the post (with the backing already attached) just goes through the keyhole and slides down into the slot. 

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The Izzy Jewel Box allows the wearer to keep jewelry visible and still keep it dust-free. There are multiple sizes and configurations. Those pegs and earring strips are permanently installed, though, so there's no way to adjust the configuration.

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Jan's Jewelry Organizer was designed with versatility in mind. It's basically a pegboard for jewelry. Each of the hooks and earring strips can be moved around as needed (or not used at all). The organizer can be hung vertically or horizontally.