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title: 'Introducing the iPad Design Showcase: Landing Pad'
teaser: 'The iPad is new and we want to share inspiration for awesome iPad designs.

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tags: news,design
author: Fred Yates
published_on: 2010-03-15
---

[![iPad Design](http://images.thoughtbot.com/ui/ralphpad.png)](http://landingpad.org)

With the recent hires of [Kyle Fiedler](http://kylefiedler.com) and [Chad
Mazzola](http://hellohappy.org), our design team has doubled in size. With these
additions we've been given much more room to breathe and now have some time for
cool internal design projects. One of our first endeavors is an iPad app design
showcase, which we have tentatively named Landing Pad, we've even built a quick
[prototype](http://landingpad.org) that we're still playing with. We plan on
launching shortly after the iPad ships on April 3rd.

We are seeking submissions to the site so if you're working on an iPad app and
want to share it please [contact us](mailto:design@thoughtbot.com) with a title,
a full size screenshot (either orientation), and a brief description of what it
does. Since this is a brand new product that our community is designing for
there aren't many trends established yet and the chance to be relatively
original is huge. Be a part of technology and design history by taking this
opportunity to give your iPad app design some exposure.

We've got some other projects planned so keep your pants on and they'll be here
before you know it.