I’m looking forward to a new chapter in my life when I become a dad in the next three to four weeks. Our little two bedroom apartment is kept clutter-free and we try to keep “items” to a bare minimum. But I have two nephews and a niece so I now very well what happens when kids enter your life. Although our plan to to keep our place clutter-free, we also know it’s unrealistic. Every little thing will have a sentimental value and that’s how a messy home starts to materialize. But thanks to ARTKIVE, your child’s artwork laying all over the house can be condensed into one or two places depending on how you go about it.
ARTKIVE is a service that allows your to save all of your child’s work, digitally. The service is kind of like Dropbox or Asset Bank but instead you focus on the artwork created by your children. Once you upload and organize the art, you can have a book printed out to share with your family and friends or keep around your home for your and your child to enjoy their creation. Your kid will love it becasue their work is “featured” in a book and you’ll love it because there isn’t mountains of paper and mess all over your home.
The company also has an amazing concierge service in which they send you a a pre-paid UPS shipping label and you send them all of the artwork so they can organize it for you. They will notify you when they have received your package and they will professionally digitize the art and provide you with a secure ARTKIVE account to access the art. You can review the electronic book proof before printing and if you aren’t happy, you can get a consultation with an ARTKIVE specialist on changes to the book. The book will feature a hardcover and you can also order dozens of other custom products.
50 pieces of art will set you back $129, 100 pieces for $179, 200 pieces for $269, and if you’re unsure about the amount you can pick the “Unsure of Quantity” package which starts at $29. If you’re not interested in this service, the company can also turn your child’s artwork into some great custom products such as phone cases, fleece blankets, shower curtains, pillows, mouse pads, framed pictures, beach towels, tablet cases, folded cards, acrylic blocks, puzzles, mugs, dog beds, tote bags, framed canvas, canvas wraps, ottomans, and woven blankets. For all of the details, please head over to the ARTKIVE website.
