The group gift book
A memory from everyone, a book for them.
A retirement, a 60th birthday, a colleague moving on. Pass a link around: everyone sends a memory and a photo, with nothing to install. Pizan turns it into a real book to give on the day.
The photo
Your best memory with Jacques?
Type instead
Example · Jacques's farewell, after 31 years
- Free to start
- Printed in the USA, delivered to your door
- Private by default
- Hosted in Europe
- Phone, tablet, computer
- Nothing made up
A spread
Thirty-one years, told by the people who were there.
Sample photos and text.
Thank you, Jacques
1995 · The third-floor office
Friday cake
On your first Friday you brought in a cake for no reason. Nobody dared ask why, so you did it again the next week, and the week after. Thirty years later we still didn't know, but there was one every Friday at four, and even the fourth floor found an excuse to come down. Nadia found this photo in a box in the department; we all had hair, and you already had the moustache. Thank you for the cakes, Jacques, and for everything else.
Memory from Nadia, photo by Olivier
12The gift
Better than a card everyone signs.
Everyone really writes
A memory, a photo, a story: far more than a signature at the bottom of a card.
No app
One link shared by email or chat; everyone writes from their phone.
You stay in control
You read, you choose, you set the date.
A real book on the day
Order it in time and it arrives for the party, the drinks or the dinner.
The app
The book fills up, without Jacques knowing.
One link or QR code, and everyone writes from their phone. You read it and give it.
The link for the team
Thank you, Jacques · before June 27
Print the posterSend the link
01The link and the QR code
Pizan makes them for you: by email, in the team chat, or pinned by the coffee machine.
A few words for Jacques
Your best memory with him?
On his first Friday he brought in a cake for no reason. Thirty years later we still didn't know why.
SendEveryone writes a memory
A few words, a photo, from their phone. No account, no app.
Memories received
27 memories · 64 photos
Build the book
03The memories come in
See who has written and who hasn't, and remind them in one tap.
- ‹ The bookEdit
1995 · The third-floor office
Friday cake
On your first Friday you brought in a cake for no reason. Nobody dared ask why, so you did it again the next week, and the week after. Thirty years later we still didn't know, but there was one every Friday at four, and even the fourth floor found an excuse to come down. Nadia found this photo in a box in the department; we all had hair, and you already had the moustache. Thank you for the cakes, Jacques, and for everything else.
Written in your words
RewriteApprove04The book takes shape
A page per person, old photos full size. You read it, you print it.
On a computer
The big edit, on your computer.
Start on your phone, finish on your computer or tablet: same account, same book, always up to date, right in the browser.
- The real spread, exactly as it will be printed
- Drop in photos from your computer, all at once
- Styles, layouts, stickers, cover, spine and edge
- Every change saved, so nothing is ever lost
1995 · The third-floor office
Friday cake
On your first Friday you brought in a cake for no reason. Nobody dared ask why, so you did it again the next week, and the week after. Thirty years later we still didn't know, but there was one every Friday at four, and even the fourth floor found an excuse to come down. Nadia found this photo in a box in the department; we all had hair, and you already had the moustache. Thank you for the cakes, Jacques, and for everything else.
How many pages for this memory?
Layout
One link
One link, and everyone writes.
Send the link by email, in the team chat, or pin the QR code by the coffee machine. Everyone writes a memory and adds a photo, no account, no app.
A few words for Jacques
Scan with your phone
Before June 27th, shh!
Thirty years of Friday cakes and not a single recipe shared. I'm still cross.
Thanks for picking up the phone at 2 a.m. in 2008. Without you we'd still be there.
On my first day you told me: “We don't run here, we move forward.” I wrote it down.
Sharing
A whole team, one book.
One link going round
By email, in the team chat or by QR code: everyone writes in a minute.
Nothing leaks
The person being celebrated sees nothing; only the organisers can open the book.
Several organisers
A colleague helps you chase people and proofread.
Reminders
A message to anyone who hasn't written yet, with the same link.
Printed for the day
Order it in time and it arrives for the party.
A copy for the team
The same book, to keep at the office.
“I read it three times on the train home.”
Jacques, on the evening of his farewell (example)
How it works
You start the link, everyone writes.
- 01
Create the book
Who it's for, the occasion, the date. One minute.
- 02
The link goes round
By email, in the chat, with the QR code. Everyone sends a memory and a photo, quietly.
- 03
Give it
You read, you choose, and the book is printed for the day.
Inside the book
What you can add.
- Everyone's memories
- Photos from back then
- The big dates
- Final words
- An illustrated cover
- A copy for the team
Everything Pizan does
Everything Pizan does for your gift.
One link
By email, in the team chat or with a QR code: everyone writes from their phone.
Kept secret
The person you're celebrating sees nothing before the day.
A memory each
One page per person, with their photo and name.
Old photos too
Old prints photographed flat go straight into the book.
Layout done for you
Pizan builds the book; you read and choose.
Several organisers
A colleague or friend can help you chase and proofread.
Printed for the day
Order it in time and it arrives for the party.
A copy for the team
The same book, to keep a trace at the office.
Pricing
Free to start, given together.
- Creating the book and gathering memories is free.
- Order the printed book whenever you like; cheaper from 3 copies.
- For Pizan to write more each month: a plan from $3.90 a month, no commitment.
- Printed and delivered in 19 to 25 days. Card payment, secured by Stripe.
- For Christmas, order by November 24.
Questions
You might be wondering…
Do people need an account to write?
No. They open the link, write their memory and add a photo, no account, no app.
Can the person see it before?
No: only you and the organisers see the book before it's given.
How much time should I allow?
Start the link two or three weeks before, and keep a few days for printing and delivery.
What about people who don't write?
Remind them with the same link. A photo and a sentence are enough.
Which occasions?
Retirement, a 60th birthday, a colleague leaving, a friend's wedding, the end of a club season.
How much does it cost?
Gathering memories is free. You pay for the printed book when you order it.
Get started
The link, today.
The day comes sooner than you think. Start the link and the book fills itself.
Pizan opens soon.
Leave your email and you'll be among the first to start, with this book already picked.
You're on the list.
We'll write as soon as Pizan opens. A confirmation email is on its way.
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