When is a cake not just layers of fondant and pastry, but a glowing work of art? The answer is simple — when the cake is enhanced with cake projection mapping.
It’s a relatively new technique that allows lighting designers to project images and patterns on a large plain, unadorned cake. The cake, usually frosted in white, serves as a three-dimensional background to all light projections, which conform to the shape of the cake rather than just lay in two-dimensional form against the frosting.
From brides and grooms to corporate event planners, people appreciate being able to dazzle their guests with a one-of-a-kind lighting effect that’s literally good enough to eat.
The theory behind cake mapping is no different than behind projecting any lighted image or pattern against a backdrop. When clients work with Illuminating Design, they hire our team to create a custom cake projection that will wrap or “map” around a 3D object. The effect is that the lights seem to hug the cake, conforming to its shape in an intuitive way.
Cake mapping projection software keeps getting better and better. At Illuminating Design, we use some of the best technology in the business to ensure that your corporate, birthday or wedding cake looks absolutely amazing.
Cake projection mapping can work as long as the cake has a relatively plain surface. However, cake projection does tend to offer a particularly consistent, dazzling effect on cakes with “blocky” surfaces and plenty of right angles. Sometimes, couples and businesses create fake cakes made from non-edible materials to use for a cake projection. The effect is the same, despite the fact that the “cake” isn’t actually meant to be eaten.
If you’ve never considered cake mapping before, or you’re new to the concept, you may want to know why other people and companies appreciate the process. Below are some of the biggest benefits that cake projection mapping brings to any gathering, celebration or experience:
Choosing Illuminating Design as your professional lighting partner means you'll enjoy:
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People use cake projection mapping for many different types of events and in a wide array of forums, such as
As with all our lighting design campaigns, we’ll start designing your cake projection mapping by talking to you about your goals. What do you want the end result to look like? What would your dream vision be? From that point, we can help bring light and liveliness by leveraging our high-quality mapping software and crafting the perfect projection for your single layer or multi-tiered cake.
Cake projection mapping looks fantastic alongside any other type of event lighting, including gobo lighting, bistro lighting, accent lighting and uplighting. When you partner with Illuminating Design, we’ll recommend all the lighting you need to create the ideal atmosphere for your event.
Contact our team today to talk about cake projection mapping in Georgia for your wedding, corporate event or other special celebration.
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