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Try this hack for the Pogo stylus that turns it into a very usable drawing tool: http://konigi.com/notebook/hacking-pogo-stylus-smoother-ipad-sketching http://k

Try this hack for the Pogo stylus that turns it into a very usable drawing tool: http://konigi.com/notebook/hacking-pogo-stylus-smoother-ipad-sketching http://konigi.com/notebook/hacking-pogo-stylus-smoother-ipad...

ghshephard 16y ago
Heh - I've tried several iterations of styluses (styli?) until I came to the conclusion that (a) the screen isn't high enough resolution to capture the data that I'm trying to communicate, and (b) the processor (or input system, I'm not sure which), isn't fast enough to capture and display the data. Napkins + Pen are about 10x faster for quick sketching, and about 15-20x more accurate for fine-grained details. The iPad is many things, but a replacement for my pen and notebook it is not. I'm in a lab right now, and a quick network sketch of the components took me 30 seconds. Using omnigraffle, (God, I pray I somehow manage to get my $50 out of that App), it took me about 5 minutes. Of course, the difference is I now have a rich-vector drawing that I can email, modify, update, and _always_ have with me. I would be very, very interested in hearing about other people's experiences using their iPad as a: o Sketch Book o Technical Diagramming Tool o Not Taking Devices. Particularly your success and techniques. :-)
- ahoyhere 16y ago
  Guess it depends on what you're going for! If you want a digital sketch specifically, then it seems worth it to try with a stylus and a doodling or sketching program. But Omnigraffle is not for drawing, it's for formalizing. Just like an outlining tool is not for thinking, it's for expressing what you've already clarified in your head. Computers require you to formalize -- make decisions, order, and choose form -- totally prematurely. I find pen & paper to be the best thinking tool there is because it's completely free-form. If you want the next best thing to paper, try that stylus hack and a doodling program, not a tool like Omnigraffle.

ghshephard 16y ago

Heh - I've tried several iterations of styluses (styli?) until I came to the conclusion that (a) the screen isn't high enough resolution to capture the data that I'm trying to communicate, and (b) the processor (or input system, I'm not sure which), isn't fast enough to capture and display the data. Napkins + Pen are about 10x faster for quick sketching, and about 15-20x more accurate for fine-grained details. The iPad is many things, but a replacement for my pen and notebook it is not. I'm in a lab right now, and a quick network sketch of the components took me 30 seconds. Using omnigraffle, (God, I pray I somehow manage to get my $50 out of that App), it took me about 5 minutes. Of course, the difference is I now have a rich-vector drawing that I can email, modify, update, and _always_ have with me. I would be very, very interested in hearing about other people's experiences using their iPad as a: o Sketch Book o Technical Diagramming Tool o Not Taking Devices. Particularly your success and techniques. :-)

ahoyhere 16y ago
Guess it depends on what you're going for! If you want a digital sketch specifically, then it seems worth it to try with a stylus and a doodling or sketching program. But Omnigraffle is not for drawing, it's for formalizing. Just like an outlining tool is not for thinking, it's for expressing what you've already clarified in your head. Computers require you to formalize -- make decisions, order, and choose form -- totally prematurely. I find pen & paper to be the best thinking tool there is because it's completely free-form. If you want the next best thing to paper, try that stylus hack and a doodling program, not a tool like Omnigraffle.