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In an age of YouTube, Enraged Birds and declining newspaper readership, at least one Berkeley-based corporation is doing its part to promote the printed word.
But Powis Parker isn't a publisher.
In lieu of of writing books, the employees at the vintage building on Heinz Avenue occupation on ways to display language in attractive packaging: whether it's a bound register or a personalized iPad case.
How's that for embracing change?
Founder Kevin Parker and Chief Operating Policewoman Suzy Eckman would have no problem being mistaken for Silicon Valley executives were it not for the truthfully that they don't manufacture software or computers.
The company headquarters/assembly workshop is located in a remodeled brick Depression-era structure, Parker and Eckman favor issue casual over traditional business attire and the firm's lobby exudes an tone of innovation.
On nearby walls, visitors see photos and early prototypes of Parker's foray into the times a deliver of modern bookbinding.
Source: Tri-Valley Herald