Some of the criticism lobbed at the iPad is that it is a device meant for consumption, rather than creation. But one only need take a glance at the iTunes App Store to find myriad apps that challenge that notion.
For drawing and painting, there’s StashXL ($4.99) which allows you to catalogue your fabric collection, as well as non-fabric items that you might need for a project. You can compare up to three fabrics at once to ensure you have the right combination for your project.
So while the App Store is full of apps meant for the consumption of news and other media or for whiling away the hours with games and books and magazines, there’s no shortage of iPad apps that will help designers and creative types use the iPad to further their pursuits. And surely, the apps will get better and more varied with time.
