While we at Architactile are trying to develop super cool architecture applications for iPad, we think there’s all kinds of other useful stuff architects can use iPads for in addition to running our apps. We’re seeing signs of this pop up all over. Today I stumbled across a post from DomArch in response to TiPb‘s iPad at Work Contest talking about the things he (or she) does with their iPad as an architect.
As an architect, I knew as soon as I saw the iPad it would be helpful for my young business, and maybe give me an edge over some of my competition. Right off the bat, I realized that it was the perfect presentation tool for showing clients my work. Unlike a laptop, the client can hold the iPad in their hands as the photo album’s built-in slide show showcases my portfolio. It’s hard to describe the difference, but it’s somehow more “personal” when they can hold the images in their hands; in addition, its less awkward than a traditional photo portfolio as well. But once I got started with it, I realized that that was the tip of the iceberg.
On the go, I can bring drawings with me as PDFs, and reference them at meetings, something I used to do with my iPhone but which is even more useful on the iPad because of the larger screen. The Adobe Ideas app and the Penultimate app have been incredibly useful for sketching out concepts and notes during presentations and meetings. I’ve been able to work on proposals and written specifications using Pages and both the on-screen keyboard and a Bluetooth keyboard. In the office, it has become my defacto email and calendar machine, allowing my desktop to become almost a true dedicated cad station.
The iPad is already more useful to me than I hoped it would be, but even better, I can see there is so much potential for better and better apps to come. I can’t wait to see what people come up with for this great device!
And we can’t wait for you to try Architactile Inception! Very cool stuff.
