I believe in doing things by hand, especially when it comes to art, illustration and lettering. Whenever I see junior art directors trying to find a font that looks handwritten, I encourage them to just do it by hand. It makes layouts look more sincere, organic and unique. And that way, we can all avoid the Justin Bieber – Paramore album art issue as well.

But doing things by hand doesn’t mean you cannot go digital! I often handwrite headlines using Adobe Illustrator – it’s always more efficient render in vector. And of course, I usually sketch storyboards, ideas and doodles using my Paper app on iPad and Adonit Jot Stylus. Almost the same feel as actual paper (and pens, pencils and watercolors) without the bulk. 

I said almost, because there are still limitations on using stylus and tablet. First, you can’t really rest your hand while sketching or writing — the tablet is just so sensitive all over. Second, you cannot fully control the intensity of your “pencil” and “ink” strokes — the tablet is just insensitive that way. (The irony.)

Well, the new Adonit Jot Touch 4 addresses all that with its new features:

Bluetooth 4.0

This enables palm rejection, pressure sensitivity, and shortcut buttons. And when paired with Bluetooth 4 devices, the new Jot Touch gets up to 1 month of battery life on a single charge.

(Compatible only with Bluetooth 4 iOS devices)

Pressure Sensitivity

Jot Touch 4 delivers 2,048  levels of pressure sensitivity for the best looking, and most natural lines. Let me share with you how sensitive and almost natural my drawing experience was. I used the Paper App for iPad.

Gwen-Stacy-Cj-de-Silva

Yes, that’s Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. On a side note, even if The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had generally negative reviews, I enjoyed the movie. Well, only because I have a personal preference to Emma Stone’s character. Gwen Stacy is the only leading lady (that I’ve known of) that isn’t a damsel in distress (unlike MJ, ew). But instead, she’s actually very helpful to Peter/Spider-man in defeating the villain. So let’s get over the cringe worthy corny lines — Guys, they supposedly just graduated high school!

Okay back to the actual subject…

Shortcut Buttons

Get to software tools quickly. “Undo” or switch colors with the flick or a finger.

Fine Point Stylus

The fine tip gives you accuracy that rubber nibs can’t. The precision disc lets you see exactly where your mark is being made. Jot is the most precise stylus on the market.

Recharge

Just plug the USB charger into any USB power source to recharge and get up to 1 month of battery life with normal use.

SRP: PhP 4,750

Available at: Gui, Beyond the Box, Cellcom, Digital Hub, Digital Walker, E-Central, EDS, iCenter, iShop, PowerHub, Octagon, Senco Link, SM Appliance, Sidrah, 8Telcom

Website: http://adonit.net/jot/touch/