design

Icotrip

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:06:00 +0100

Icotrip is a website that designers may well want to take a closer look at.

On the Icotrip website visitors will find a collection of black and white icons that can be used on any project.

The images are both striking, and imaginative and the collection is added to daily.

I'm following Icotrip with their RSS feed- that way I get to see the icon of the day on my reader, and can decide if it is something I could use.

Visit http://www.icotrip.com/ to take a closer look.

85B

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:38:01 +0100

85B provides converters to convert dress and bra sizes between international size standards.

Why? Well I'm reliably informed that those who have tried purchasing a dress abroad are familiar with the all-too-common dress size problem. Being a 'size 12' in the UK means something else in Japan and it means nothing in Russia.

To determine what size someone is, according to international standards, check out "85b.org".

Countries supported include...

Australia;

Austria;

Belgium;

Canada;

France;

Germany;

Japan;

Italy;

Netherlands;

New Zealand;

Portugal;

Russia,

Spain;

Sweden;

Switzerland;

UK; and

USA;

To use...

Select the size in the UK field (or the country you are familiar with); and
The other size fields will be automatically updated allowing users to read the corresponding sizes according to the standards of other countries.

Find out more and/or try it out at http://www.85b.org/.

pdf-2-autocad

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:36:45 +0100

Drawings in PDF files are normally difficult to edit e.g. drawings of rooms or a building stored as pdf files; editing it, until now, would be almost an impossible task. However, having the same drawing in AutoCAD would make modifying the drawing so much easier.

This is what Convert PDF to AutoCAD exploits.

Convert PDF to AutoCAD is a free web service that does exactly what its name suggests – it converts PDF files
to drawing formats that are compatible with AutoCAD.

Using Convert PDF to AutoCAD's simple interface, users can choose any PDF file on their computer and convert it into the DWG or DXF formats. Then you can open these converted files in AutoCAD to modify them.

The site's usage is quite straightforward: you point towards a PDF file on your computer and then provide your email address. Your PDF file is uploaded on the site, converted into DWG / DXF, and sent to the email address you provided.

Visit http://www.convertpdftoautocad.com/ to try out.

pCon Planner

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:36:10 +0100

pCon Planner offers a tool that is aimed mainly at architects, interior designers etc.

pCon.planner empowers users to come up with furnishing concepts that...

will be rendered to photo-realistic standards, and
can be as elaborate as the user might want.

pCon planner can be downloaded for free, and it is available in eight languages...

English;
German;
Dutch;
French;
Italian;
Portuguese;
Romanian; and
Spanish.

pCon planner also includes video tutorials.

A huge plus is, pCon planner makes sharing data among stakeholders easier; connecting people, and letting them make contributions, even when they can’t physically be present. For practitioners and learners, this could be an ideal tool for online tutorials.

Visit http://www.pcon-planner.com/ to discover more and/or download the software.

Room Planner

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:29:16 +0100

Jordan’s Furniture Room Planner is an online application for planning and furnishing rooms online.

It helps users create detailed room plans without using complicated design software.

Users can...

design a room from scratch or
select from prebuilt rooms.
design...
- bedrooms,
- dining rooms,
- home offices,
- living rooms, and
- youth bedrooms
add...
- furniture,
- patio,
- gym,
- appliances,
- wiring, and
- many other elements to their design.

Useful tools that users can use include...

a text tool,
wall tool, and
dimension tools

...which can add important details to room plans.

After designing a room, users can...

save the plan,
share it with other people.

While far from being sophisticated interior design software, this simple online application certainly does assist in room planning.

Try it out at http://www.jordans.com/roomplanner.asp.

HTML Ipsum

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:20:46 +0100

If you are a web designer and life revolves around HTML and CSS, then you are aware of the importance of various time-saving tools that make life easier. HTML Ipsum is one such tool.

It has a collection of HTML codes along with dummy Latin text in it (or what we call “Lorem Ipsum” text). Just click on the title of any of the code boxes and the corresponding code gets copied to the clipboard.

Find out more and or try it out at http://html-ipsum.com/.

Chimply

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:36:46 +0100

Chimply is a web application that lets users generate loading indicators, animated bars; such indicators are often used by web developers to let users know when a page or application is loading.

Buttons and badges can be generated as well.

Simply...

select one of the templates,
customize size/background/colour, and
click on “Generate” Button.
Once the image is ready, download it onto your computer.

The site is free and sign up is optional. By registering, users are able to save their favourite image generator settings in a library and then reuse them later.

Try it out at http://www.chimply.com/.

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Live Banner Maker

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:54:24 +0100

Create Online Banners, Use or Share in presentations, VLEs, websites, Myspace, Facebook, and more! It's FREE!

Just...

Select Banner Size or Create a custom size
Upload a Background image or add colour
Add
- Text
- an Effect
Upload Image
Save Or Download Your Created Banner

Try it out at http://www.livebannermaker.com/.

ASCII-O-Matic

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:54:00 +0100

If you are an ASCII art fan check out this simple online utility called ASCII-O-Matic.

It lets users upload an image and generate ASCII art pictures from it.

Note: The application only...

supports JPEG format only and
only accepts images 60 x 50 pixels.

Users can set...

colours (Black & White or Coloured) and
characters (Letters or Squares)...

...for the generated ASCII picture.

When the ASCII picture is ready users can get its HTML code and save it onto their computer.

Try it out at http://www.typorganism.com/asciiomatic/.

Blind Text Generator

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:03:39 +0100

BlindTextGenerator is a handy tool for web designers and developers. It generates dummy text for various layout needs and purposes. It includes the popular “Lorem ipsum” text as well as other texts.

Simply...

click on the preferred dummy text to see it on the right side (10 dummy texts available).
increase/decrease the size of the text by the number of words or characters and/or divide the text into paragraphs.

In Advanced options users can adjust...

font family,
font size,
style and more.

Find out more at http://www.blindtextgenerator.com/.