Handy Web Design Tools

Typography and Font Tools

Bit Font Maker - Online bitmap fonts editor

Font Struct - Create fonts constructed out of geometrical shapes

Fontifier - Use your own handwriting for the text

Typechart - Quickly evaluate an assortment of web typography

Typetester - Application for comparison of the fonts for the screen

Font Tester - Free online font comparison tool

templatr - Web application for creating web page templates

HTML Ipsum - Provides you with the standard Latin text already in HTML tags

GoldenRatioCalculator - Calculates the golden ratio for your designs

Dummy Text Generator - Create dummy text for all your layout needs

CSS Text Wrap - Easily make HTML text wrap in shapes other than just a rectangle

Designer Plaything - Experiment with different web typography and color combinations

Wellstyled Color Scheme Generator - Web tool that helps designers produce color themes

CSSTXT - Web tool for generating CSS style rules for web typography

Kotatsu – a simple html table generator

CSS Font and Text Style Wizard - Experiment with font and text styles and generate sample CSS style source

CSS Type Set - Experiment with different styles and attributes, it’ll generate the appropriate CSS code for you

Favicon Generator - Create your own custom favicons for free

BGPatterns - Web tool for generating tiled patterns

Tartan Designer - For scottish lovers and fancy designers

pixlr - Web-based image editor with a Photoshop-like user interface

kuler Create - Web-based application by Adobe that helps you create and share color themes

Crossbrowsertesting (free/commerical) - Allows website designers to test the cross browser compatibility of their website

BrowserShots (free) - Make screenshots of any web page available on the Internet

Browsercam - The most featurerich screen capture services available

W3C Link Checker (free) - Handy tool for checking if all links on you web pages are valid

Markup Validation Service (free) - Validate your site with the W3C Markup Validator