iPad Apps - Creativity Meets Discovery

I was impressed with the variety and functionality of the apps for the iPad and how I was able to spend an almost limitless amount of time discovering and creating using such simplistic feeling technology.  It was easy and intriguing to cycle through them and find different ways to use the technology.

Here are a few of the highlights of my experience with the apps:

POETRY
The apps focus is on random discovery and lets a reader find an almost limitless supply of works based on many factors like mood, subject, even audio recordings of poetry readings.  Probably my favourite app of the bunch, I liked the "Spin" feature which allowed me to maximize my ability to discover new works and genres by mixing key words.  Related works from anything you find are easily navigated and the app is very user friendly and optimized for any readability features.  Some of my favourite "Spin" combinations: Boredom & Family, Nostalgia & Commitment, Boredom & Arts and Sciences of which I found 72 entries.  The results are endless!

Visual Poetry
This being probably the most creative app on the iPad focused on creating word art with poetry.  Its simple and effective.  The app can use countless colours, shapes, fonts to create a representation that can allow your words to really stick out and grab the attention of a reader.  Here's a quick sample of what I came up with using words from a piece a wrote years ago. (Pardon the cheesy song lyric quality of the piece, hehe)

 

Verses Poetry

This app was fun.  Just pure goofy artistic fun.  Simply a random word generator that allows you to mix and match and create with little effort.  There are lots of little options to tinker with and it put a smile on my face whenever I would come up with something that sounded somewhat coherent but with little to no meaning.  It's abstract and a must have for the pure joy of creation.