At the end of July we posted an article on tools for prototyping iPhone user interfaces. We had assembled a few different stencils for making quick mock-ups and UI sketches. The weather had turned a comfortable 76º in Boston this weekend. We thought it would be great to take the pads, stencils, and other bits out to a cafe and try putting some of our UI thoughts to paper. We started looking around the office for a good carrying case to haul all the stuff. However, none of our art portfolios, laptop bags, or iPad cases were right for the job. They were either not big enough, too bulky, or too big. It then struck us that an item which we had just received for the iPad case head-to-head review scheduled for this month would make a perfect carrier for all of the pads, stencils, and pens we were planning on taking.
The leather case is from M-Edge, a maker of things fashionable and protective for eReaders. Unlike other iPad covers and cases, this one was designed for carrying an iPad along with some other accessories (cables, charger, etc...). It is a little bigger than most iPad cases, but much smaller than a typical laptop bag, and exactly what we were looking for.
It has a pocket on the side large enough for the APress iPhone Sketchbook. The inside panel had elastic bands to keep the various stencils in place. Even with the sketchbook in the front pocket, there was enough room in the back for another drawing pad.
We are fairly certain how we are using this case is not what M-Edge had envisioned when they designed it. The M-Edge Method Portfolio looks to be an awesome iPad case and we'll examine it in detail soon enough. However, until it is time for the head-to-head iPad case review, we'll keep our pads, stencils, and pens in this M-Edge case because it is the perfect carrier for all of our on-the-go iPhone UI prototyping gear. [Permalink] - Portable prototyping studio
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