My earlier iPad sketchbook post got me thinking about what could be done to make my iPad sketching experience better than it already is. The answer, my friends, was hidden in a grid.

Here are two packs of grid "paper" background images (each with various grid colors and two grid sizes, 25px and 50px) that can be used on the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch. Certain sketching apps (Adobe Ideas and Brushes (iTunes links) are two of them) will let you pull in photos from your iDevice's photo library letting you draw on it or add the photo as a layer. Simply add the grid photo to your drawing and you can then add a layer above it and sketch out your idea. Works great for logo ideations, layouts, and anything else you can dream up.

iPad Grid Sheets - 25px

• Gray Grid
• Light Blue Grid
• Bright Blue Grid
• All Three Colors (Zip file)

iPad Grid "Sheets" - 50px

• Gray Grid
• Light Blue Grid
• Bright Blue Grid
• All Three Colors (Zip file)

iPhone/iPodTouch Grid "Sheets" - 25px

• Gray Grid
• Light Blue Grid
• Bright Blue Grid
• All Three Colors (Zip file)

iPhone/iPodTouch Grid "Sheets" - 50px

• Gray Grid
• Light Blue Grid
• Bright Blue Grid
• All Three Colors (Zip file)

If you want it all...

• iPad - All Three Colors with 25px and 50px squares (Zip file)
• iPhone/iPodTouch - All Three Colors with 25px and 50px squares (Zip file)

Happy sketching!