Online tool for creating colour combinations for web and print design. Users can use Kuler to share and rate each other’s created patterns. Requires Flash player and registration.
Web service that converts photos taken with a mobile phone or digital camera into a PDF. OCR allows the software to recognise and read text in an image. Developer’s web site is currently unavailable.
Creates 3D models on a base grid with more than 30 shapes and different colours. Rotates the desktop in the three-dimensional space and saves the models after login. All saved models are published on the web and are subject to the Creative Commons licence; to create private objects you need Premium Access, for which there is a charge.
Online service that photographers can use to publish and sell their images. The Power and Pro versions enable them to customise their web site’s design and route it to their own domain.
Image search engine for images on Fotolia. Displays miniature images that match your search term, finds images similar to the selected photo, displays them as enlargements and can open the corresponding web site on Fotolia. The search engine is still at the development stage.
Online image processing program that includes all the basic functions and a range of extended filters for editing digital photos, which must be first uploaded to a server.
Cursor editor for web-based creation and downloading of classic mouse cursors (pointers) for web sites; the web service enables yo+E131u to draw new mouse cursors, and also+E125 to import photos to be used in this way and then publish the created cursors under an open licence.
Combines colours that suit each other from four base colours and a colour circle; displays a table and an example that show how the colours go together; differentiates between main and secondary colours and also take into account whether viewers have a visual impairment.
Online drawing program that runs on a browser so you can work together with several other users; use it to create diagrams and link objects; includes templates for design, technology and business; available as a free Public version and as Plus and Pro versions which must be purchased.
Converts your mobile phone into a barcode scanner. Type in an item’s EAN code at www.barcoo.mobi or scan the barcode with your phone’s camera. Barcoo supplies information about the item such as test reports, and performs a price comparison. Scanner software for different handsets is available from the manufacturer’s web site. An iPhone version is available in the Apple iTunes Store.
Virtual globe; uses free geo-data from OpenStreetMap (OSM) and the terrain elevation data from SRTM, an open standard-based 3D geo data infrastructure for Germany. Current data only for Germany and a Buddhist site in China. Fast and secure download from The H
Layer-based graphics program with a wide range of drawing tools, filters and effects. Supports locally installed fonts and allows you to save your work on your own computer and the provider’s server.
Saves and manages files on the web and allows a team of users to access them. Photos can be edited using Picnik and Word and Excel files can be edited using Zoho or they may be viewed using Scribd's iPaper. Free, with paid-for versions also available offering more features, such as more webspace.
Web service that helps you create and swap animations quickly and easily. Contains a variety of themes as templates, each with a multitude of figures, speech bubbles, backgrounds, special effects and sounds that you can use in your animations.
Generates so-called keyword clouds from text entered by the user, highlighting frequently appearing words. a selection of various fonts, colours and layouts are provided.
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