Category: Toolbox

Helpful things ;o)

Typography – Tools and Techniques of the Trade

Often overlooked and misunderstood, typography stands, to many, as one of the least interesting aspects of design. Plenty of us have a predetermined collection of 5 or 6 fonts that we always choose from; a go-to pool of familiar looks. We let default line heights rule the roost. However, by expanding the breadth of our typography knowledge, we can truly reshape and characterize our design. In fact, I can think of 3 principle benefits of the mastery of this topic… Click here to read this article >>

46 resources & tools to improve your web typography

TypographyWho says type on the web has to look wretched? Sure, there are annoying constraints like low-resolutions, limited font choices, and browser incompatibilities. But with the right tools and a little bit of guidance, you can absolutely make on-screen typography beautiful. Click here to read the rest of the article and check out all the great resources >>

Resizing Browser Window

Sizer is a freeware utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size. This is extremely useful when designing web pages, as it allows you to see how the page will look when viewed at a smaller size. The utility is also handy when compiling screen-shots for documentation, using Sizer allows you to easily maintain the same window size across screen grabs. Click here to download the Sizer

Colour lovers great Colors & Palettes

At Colour lovers you can get loads of different colors and palettes for your designs! And even better, they got a great function where you can search in Istockphoto’s image database for images with the same colour that your chosen colour palette is.. I dig this great function!! Now you can make your designs streamlined and beautiful with hardly any effort ;o) To the guys at Colour lovers all I gots to say is WERE NOT WORTHY!! Head on over to their great site and chooose a palette that tickles your fancy!!