The web is teeming with delicious resources that add spice and flair to any visual design project. We've picked out our top 10 coolest web design tools that not only produce great results, but are fun to use.
Color
01. Coolers
https://coolors.co/app/
Coolors is an online color palette builder. The interface is bright and it’s built around exploration – who knows what you’ll find?
02. DragGradients
http://elrumordelaluz.github.io/draGGradients/
If you didn’t know, most browsers support using code to create stunning color gradients. But even if you aren’t a web designer, you can sit back and relax with this full-screen gradient sandbox.
Images
03. Triangulate Images
http://snorpey.github.io/triangulation/
Drag and drop in a photo and use sliders to create totally unique polygonal designs.
04. Trianglify Generator
http://qrohlf.com/trianglify-generator/
Similar, but different! This browser-based tool lets you create soothing background images based on geometric shapes. Just choose your size, move the sliders, and play with a color palette.
Photos
05. Free Historical Stock Photos
http://www.historicalstockphotos.com/
A massive library of public domain historical photographs, clearly categorized – free to use.
06. Finda.Photo
http://finda.photo/
Search multiple libraries of 100% free stock photography at once by category, keyword, or color!
Text
07. JS Word Counter
http://jscharactercount.com/
Sometimes the simplest tasks should be beautiful.
08. Fillerati
http://www.fillerati.com/
Generate placeholder text from the words of some of our culture’s most required reading. So
fancy!
09. WhatTheFont?!
https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
We’ve all been there, unable to identify a font. This is our favorite font identifying tool.
Responsive Design
10. Am I Responsive?
http://ami.responsivedesign.is/
Just type in a URL and see.
