http://www.tartanmaker.com/

Generate unique and colourful tartan patterns for use in web and graphic design.…

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http://vectormagic.com/

Most images available on the web today are in bitamp file formats, and so cannot be scaled up. This website takes such bitmap images and converts them to scalable vector formats, such as SVG.…

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http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/

This site allows users to build, shared and download fonts. Using a simple interface, students can build their own custom font, which they can then use in other work. This is a great tool for having students consider how much work goes into creating …

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http://www.lovelycharts.com/

Lovely Charts makes it easy to produce high quality charts and diagrams online. Useful for prototyping websites through wire framing and site maps.…

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http://colorschemedesigner.com/

It is often difficult for inexperience designers to find colour combinations that work well. Color Scheme Designer helps designers out, by using a variety of methods to suggest suitable palettes. It is extremely easy to use, free and requires no installation. Interestingly, it provides …

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http://html-ipsum.com/

Lorem Ipsum is a form of text that is often used by typesetters and web designers to fill out or test a template. It helps to make templates more realistic in appearance, as it saves them from looking too blank. This site provides chunks …

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http://aremysitesup.com/

For those running a large number of sites, this tool brings piece of mind: simply register your sites, and if any of them go down the system will alert you to the problem.…

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http://woork.blogspot.com/2009/02/useful-ajax-auto-suggest-scripts.html

When building a website there is no need to produce each component by hand, from scratch. A far more efficient work is to bring together components developed and made available by others. This site offers scripts for Auto-Suggestion, which can help make the process …

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http://www.cssdrive.com/imagepalette/index.php

Generate colour palettes from images. This tool is great for considering colour in design, as well as for creating a palette of colors from an image when designing a website.…

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http://toxel.com/

Pure creative genius provides stimulation for students and teachers. Find something related to your subject to get students on board, or ask students to take inspiration from the site and let their own creativity flow.…

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