It is astonishing how often the ‘and’ is neglected in this product group, when it really needn’t be. Of course style and substance in iPad cases represent two entirely different functions, one is about protecting your cherished device and the other is about making a rather uniform piece of (albeit awesome) technology say something about its owner.
The protection afforded by iPad covers and cases needs to be matched to the risks the user takes. If you take yours mountaineering you may want something more robust around it than if it only has to survive the commute to work. Robustness inevitably entails extra weight and size which may reduce the convenience and usability of the device. Also a badly designed case, however much padding and kevlar it contains may not offer the protection you expect. The case needs to securely keep its contents where they are meant to be and there are many instances of slip on cases that unfortunately also slip off at the wrong moment.
Here is where so many iPad case designers fall down though, having made a case that provides good corner drop and face impact protection, they assume that a few different primary colours or abstract patterns will keep the customer happy. This isn’t style, it is laziness. Style is about producing the right mix of materials, colours and designs giving a result that augments the user’s look rather than clashing with it.
So check out the range of cases from Tuff Luv. Here at least you will see that leather, in the hands of a clever designer, can take on many different characters and that other natural materials such as hemp and cotton, used together or on their own, can give the iPad user a range of expression that they may not see elsewhere. Just in case you were wondering Kindle users have not been left out, look at these Kindle cases and Kindle covers as well.
































