The workbench

A little help with the work.

Useful tools for the messy middle. Free to use, built for designers.

Less friction. More making.

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Design brief generator

Meet your next
fictional client.

Start with a discipline, a business, and just enough difficulty. Leave with an assignment worth making.

Get a brief →

A POSSIBLE ASSIGNMENT / BRAND IDENTITY

A repair shop with a second life.

A first-time founder is making furniture repair feel approachable. No logo. No colors. A shop opening in six weeks.

Your next brief will be different.

Everyday essentials

Runs in your browser. Files stay on your device.

Image essentials

Resize, compress & convert

Get the dimensions and file size right. Export PNG, JPEG, or WebP.

Open tool →Find your colors

Palette from an image

Pull a working palette from a reference image and copy the hex values.

Open tool →A fresh combination

Random palette generator

Generate five colors, lock your favorites, and explore a new direction. Copy HEX values or export your palette.

Open tool →Make it readable

Contrast checker

Check text and background colors against WCAG AA and AAA contrast thresholds.

Open tool →A little atmosphere

Gradient builder

Find the right blend, adjust the angle, and copy production-ready CSS.

Open tool →The smallest canvas

Favicon generator

Turn an image into square PNG icons for browser tabs and home screens.

Open tool →Less baggage

SVG optimizer

Clean up an SVG and reduce its file size, with a preview before you download.

Open tool →

A little more processing power

Free for members. Processed on our server.

A closer look

Image upscaler

Enlarge an image with AI and compare the result with your original.

Open tool →Just the subject

Background remover

Separate the subject from its background and download a transparent PNG.

Open tool →Pixels into paths

Image to SVG

Trace flat artwork, sketches, and logos into editable vector shapes.