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Portfolio for iPad offers a plethora of options, and a steep learning curve

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 26th, 2011)

A few weeks ago, TUAW editor-in-chief Victor Agreda asked me if I had any recommendations for an iPad portfolio app. He had a friend who wanted to be able to save his portfolio on his iPad and passcode it so his kids couldn't access it. It's a good idea, and I've seen the iPad be used for ...

Daily iPad App: 123D Sculpt

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 21st, 2011)

123D Sculpt is a virtual sculpture program designed by Autodesk, a software company known for its 3D business software like AutoCAD. Though Autodesk has a rich history of creating professional applications, 123D Sculpt is designed to the artist inside all of us. The iPad application ...

Multi-Touch finger paintings merge art with tech

by Chris Rawson (Sep 16th, 2011)

Anybody can fingerpaint -- it's pretty much a standard part of kindergarten curriculum -- but artist Evan Roth took it a step farther with his Multi-Touch finger paintings. (Heads-up: some salty language on his site). By putting tracing paper over his iPod touch, paint on his fingers, and ...

Daily iPhone App: Contre Jour

by Mike Schramm (Aug 26th, 2011)

I saw Chillingo's new game Contre Jour back at E3 this year, and really enjoyed it. It's a very atmospheric puzzle-platformer in the vein of games like Cut the Rope, but as you can tell from the title (which is French for "against daylight"), it's a little darker than that game. You run an ...

Macs as artist: The interactive robotic painting machine

by Steven Sande (Aug 19th, 2011)

Artist and composer Ben Grosser sent us a tip about his latest project, an interactive robotic painting machine. The machine has three computers that run python code written by Grosser, two of those being computers for those who "Think Different" -- a Mac Pro and a MacBook Pro. The process is ...

David Byrne creates fake iPhone apps

by Mike Schramm (Aug 17th, 2011)

Musician and artist David Byrne has contributed a few pieces to a social media-related art exhibit at the Pace Gallery in New York, and his entries all consist of authentic-looking App Store listings .. for fake iPhone apps. Childster, for example, will run you $1.99, and "turns your phone into ...

OS X Lion wallpaper missing a few astronomical bodies

by Mike Schramm (Aug 12th, 2011)

Just like the default iPad wallpaper comes from a real lake called Pyramid Lake (which is supposed to be in Nevada, though I'm sure I pass signs for it every time I drive up to San Fran from here in LA), so too is the default Lion wallpaper based on a real picture of a real galaxy, specifically ...

Put a Banksy on your Mac

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 10th, 2011)

Banksy is an urban artist who graffitis buildings and structures, mainly in the UK. Most of his graffiti art has a social commentary aspect to it and his artwork has become both sought after and valuable. For those of you who are fans of his work, The Custom Vinyl Shop now offers a selection of ...

How to: Make your own Bitizen

by Mike Schramm (Jul 17th, 2011)

If you've been playing the app Tiny Tower as much as I have (and since it's free and great, you probably should be), you have likely imagined yourself as a Bitizen, one of the little residents of the floor-by-floor residential and commercial construction that is your own tiny tower. And thanks ...

iPhone case has cross-stitched back

by Mike Schramm (Jul 14th, 2011)

A confession: For a short time as a kid, I was actually into cross stitching. Not that far into it, but I did enjoy the routine that turned into art, the pattern-following that, when combined with the right thread or yarn and the correct stitches, turned into a nice piece of handmade art. ...

Review: Crayola ColorStudio HD and Griffin iMarker pair up for coloring time

by Michael Rose (Jun 5th, 2011)

When Griffin and Crayola announced their collaboration back at CES in January, the idea of a combined stylus and drawing/painting iPad app for kids -- with the power to distinguish between finger touches and the tip of the stylus -- sounded fantastic. The flexibility of the iPad for keeping ...

Found Footage: Three iPhones, one video

by Mike Schramm (May 17th, 2011)

This video, called Trapped in an Phone (watchable after the break), is pretty ingenious. Artists Ronen Verbit and Vanya Polunin apparently took three different videos and assembled them to play on three different iPhones, both standing on their own and moved around as they play to fit different ...

Art of the iPad brings out the creativity of toddlers and tots

by David Winograd (Apr 24th, 2011)

Jonathan Gay works as a project manager for a pre-school in Newton, PA and has created a project he named Art of the iPad. He wanted to see how creative very young kids could be using new technology without the usual prerequisite of training. Not wanting to use any of the existing art apps ...

Memory of Colors is a coffee table book on an iPad

by Mel Martin (Feb 22nd, 2011)

Memory of Colors is a photographic celebration of the diversity of man in a wide variety of colors. It's the result of a 12 year project by photographer Jaime Ocampo-Rangel as he visited 18 countries to photograph the diversity of people. The app, which was released today, is a stunning series of ...

Learn to draw with an iPad

by Mel Martin (Feb 9th, 2011)

Learn to Draw Digital Sketchbook is a pretty interesting app that teaches you how to draw in step-by-step lessons. You select from the provided drawing tools, follow the spoken and text instructions, and you're on your way. You can also dive into the app and draw freehand to apply your skills. You ...