We have been using Cypress Albums since we have started our business and have truly enjoyed getting to know their team. In our opinion they have the finest made albums and the most friendly team in the business. Lately we have been using the matted presentation box with mattes for our client meetings as well as offering them in our collections. These boxes are valuable to us because we can exchange the prints for each client meeting in order to be relevant and speak to the type of wedding they are having.
With the advent of the iPad, so many people have been using it for client meetings, presentations and have had great feedback. The iPad, if you haven’t used one by now, is impressive. One of the things I like about it most is that it is extremely tactile, this is also something I like about the matted presentation box which I have to say, I think is equally impressive.
©2010 Avery House Creative, LLC - iPad Presentation Box Concept Mockup
We wanted to implement the iPad into our client meetings especially when we are not meeting in our studio or traveling but didn’t feel the cases you can buy for the iPad while useful are not very elegant and don’t really reflect our brand. We decided we wanted to combine the two into somewhat of a dichotomy between photographic prints and brand new technology.
Since we have been working with Cypress, who make all custom products, it seemed like it would be a natural fit and not too far off from what they already do. We mocked up concept using a presentation box we already had and an image of the iPad (above image). In less than a week we had one in our hands that is exactly what we envisioned (below images). These guys are truly amazing craftsmen and are so willing to try new things. As soon as we contacted them they said yes and I think I am seeing this more and more with companies that are becoming innovators, they never hesitate to take on new exciting projects or refuse to ride a trend. We have heard since this first model they have been making more and more iPad presentation boxes and that is absolutely fantastic news!
Last week we went to Engage10 in the Cayman Islands and brought the iPad presentation box along. Rebecca Grinnals of Engaging Concepts spoke about trends and somehow saw an image I posted on twitter about bringing this to the summit. Well, she put it in her presentation as one of the Top 10 innovations. We were extremely honored and humbled to be mentioned with so many others that have done much bigger work than we have. We couldn’t have done it without Cypress and they deserve credit as well.
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