Learning more about web design everyday.

A Color Scheme Tool

I just ran across a neat looking color scheme tool called pic2color.   You can upload a photo that you intend to use on your website and it will give you colors that coordinate with that photo.  Also, you can upload a photo and a graphic and then it will recolor the graphic to coordinate with […]

Picnik

Here’s a wonderful online application that allows you to edit your photos online. There’s no download and it’s FREE! It’s called Picnik. From their website:
“Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, […]

Free Pattern Backgrounds

Squidfingers Patterned Backgrounds
There are some really nice and classy backgrounds on this site.  They are free to use and a link back is all he’s asking for.  Great deal, in my opinion!

Iconfinder

Do you ever wish you could just find a pre-made icon to use on your website because you don’t feel like you can make a decent one yourself? Well, here’s a really cool icon search engine called Iconfinder. There are lots of Web 2.0 style icons.
Gee, I could have used this a […]

Quick Thumbnail

Need to quickly resize an image for display online?  Give Quick Thumbnail a try!  You just upload a photo, choose the resizing criteria, upload, and presto!  Then all you need to do is right click to save your new thumbnail.  This is great for use on blogs and forums.