iPad as a graphics portfolio? Am I crazy?

[garrison]

@pcbranding

That is something I have been debating for some time actually. A nice A4 box with prints in archive sleeves would still work nicely wouldnt it?

[pcbranding]

Why bother with the sleeves? They look like what they are and they are far too plasticky in my opinion.
Let the client handle the paper/card itself - print out another one when it gets tatty.

Spend the money from the sleeves on some nice paper.

[Esh]

I actually think the iPad portfolio is brilliant..in fact so brilliant I'm considering it myself! It will show you're 'in' with the current trends an so on.
It's portable, easy to use and you can store umpteen images on it. I do think it's wise to have a printed version though, as like mentioned before, it would depend who you're presenting to.
I think the biggest issue with the iPad is indeed the cost, by the time I've managed to save up enough for one, they'll be out of date, proper old news!

[SparkCreative]

I actually think the iPad portfolio is brilliant..in fact so brilliant I'm considering it myself! It will show you're 'in' with the current trends an so on.
It's portable, easy to use and you can store umpteen images on it. I do think it's wise to have a printed version though, as like mentioned before, it would depend who you're presenting to.
I think the biggest issue with the iPad is indeed the cost, by the time I've managed to save up enough for one, they'll be out of date, proper old news!

Having seen one, I think the biggest problem would be size - if you're showing to more than one person, they aren't going to be able to see the work.

[smellypunks]

Nice idea, but are you buying an ipad just for that reason? I just use the laptop, yes its not as nice as an ipad but does the job and I don't have to fork out £500.

[dot design]

Nice idea, but are you buying an ipad just for that reason? I just use the laptop, yes its not as nice as an ipad but does the job and I don't have to fork out £500.

But MacBook's are at least £899 :icon_tongue_smilie:

[HudsonDisplayServices]

Haven't had a chance to look at the iPad's colour management credentials yet. If it handles colour the same way the iPhone4 does, then using it for a portfolio might be very frustrating. If it handles it the same way Safari does on a Mac... then no probs.

In case it's of interest, here's an article that compares how Safari, IE, Firefox and the iPhone4 handle colour management. I don't run an iPad but if you browse to the first link in the article on an iPad I'd be interested to know what you see!