Last updated: 28/3/22
There are some amazing tools on the market to help us with daily tasks. These are a few that I’ve found and use regularly – some I don’t know how I managed with out them.
They all have free versions unless noted.
Colour Tools
Generate colour shades
Generate a set of shades based from one colour.
Tints and shades generator
Generate tints and shades from one colour.
Colour gradients
A great selection of gradients and how to simulate them. And yes, gradients are back.
More colour gradients
More gradients and how to simulate them.
Graphic Design Tools
Canva - online design and publishing
I'm sure you've probably already using this one. There's a free version and it's great for spinning up a quick social media post or any sort of quick graphics.
Contrast checker
Contrast and colour accessibility checker. When overlaying text on a colour, always check accessibility.
Shape Generator
Create a SVG shape or blob to use in your materials.
Google Fonts
Download Google Fonts to use in your materials.
Website Tools
Clarity Heat Map
Replay and watch your users navigate through your website to get behaviour analytics to make improve user experience.
Ahrefs
Get SEO feedback for your website.
