#190Creative tools
Software and utilities and random lil' geegaws that help creative work.
46 records updated
Design
2 RECORDS
Typography
3 RECORDSMore links
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Dot Font Tool v4
Cargo
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#182
A typography tool for creating dotted letterforms
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Text to ASCII Art Generator (TAAG)
patorjk.com
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Does what it says on the label
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vibe.type
TypeVibe
Sent
#177
A typography tool for exploring font combinations and type vibes
Animation
1 RECORD
Brik.space
Lovely AI animation and app builder
Generative art
7 RECORDS
Grainrad
Free WebGPU-powered ASCII, dithering, and retro effects at 60fps
ASCII Art playground
An homage to all the artists, poets and designers which used and use text as their medium
Toooooools
An elegant browser replacement for photoshop filters
everywhere.tools
Collection of open-source tools for designers & creatives
Flora
One plan. 50+ models. Stay on the creative edge without chasing licenses.
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delphitools
tools.rmv.fyi
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#181
A collection of small, low stakes and low effort tools. No logins, no registration, no data collection.
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Vector Halftone Maker
halftone.xoihazard.com
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Creates halftones from any image
Color
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What Color Is This
App for identifying colors
Writing
2 RECORDSMore links
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Introducing talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930
talkie-lm.com
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“talkie-1930-13b-base, a 13B language model trained on 260B tokens of historical pre-1931 English text”
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Vibe Writer
Near Future Laboratory
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#170
Creative writing practice with an AI, similar to an Exquisite Corpse
Decks
2 RECORDS
The Workshop Survival Guide
Learn how to design & teach educational workshops that work every time.
we don't love decks but these are nice.
Decks, decks, decks.
Video
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MyRetroTVs
Tune in to the lost decades with these nostalgic TV simulators.
Social
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Social Connectedness Index
social-connectedness.org
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Shows how strongly any place is connected by Facebook friendships to everywhere else.
AI
2 RECORDS
In the Weights
Find out if you live on in GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4 Mini, Opus 4.8, Haiku 4.5, Grok 4.20
20+ Marketing AI Prompts
For in-depth market research, strategic planning, social media concepts and intelligent reporting.
Utility
3 RECORDS
Mesa
An "about" page focusing on Mesa, possibly covering the city, the technology, or a related project
Stillgram
Magically removes background crowds from your photos
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Toolbox
2 RECORDS
Creative Survival Kit
The ultimate stash of tricks, tips, and life-saving resources crafted by creatives, for creatives.
The Imagination Curriculum
“A reading list for strategists who want to think dangerously.”
Inspo
7 RECORDS
Dark Forest OS
Yancey Strickler's new private communities internet
64 places to search for image inspo that isn't Pinterest
“But I do know this: I put in the work, I had an eye, and I cared deeply about sharing what I found cool, interesting, or beautiful.”
7,300+ Best Landing Pages
Browse 7,300+ landing page designs from portfolios, agencies & startups.
Supply Family
Professional marketplace for designers offering thousands of high-quality design assets from curated creators
The Toolbox
A database of the best tools for art directors and other creatives.
Deck Gallery
Beautifully designed decks, curated.
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Process Pamphlets
Process Pamphlets
Sent
#184
A series of physical publications by [Ben Denzer](https://bendenzer.com/_ intended to show the hidden parts of design that people, especially students, don't usually get to see
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Vibe Tools
ALLSHIPS
Filed
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A rolling, community-curated directory of creative and AI tools surfaced by the ALLSHIPS network.
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Words of Type — Typography Encyclopedia
Words of Type
Filed
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A community-built encyclopedia dedicated entirely to typography — terms, history, and the craft of type.
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Reading Maps
Reading Maps
Filed
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Shows literary journeys, like Kerouac's On the Road, on a map with plotted stops
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LLM Counter-Defaults
AIxDESIGN
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Cool little doohickey that writes the custom LLM instructions to override your bot's conversational style.
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i-have-adhd
GitHub
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“A skill to stop your coding agent from burying the answer. Action first. Steps numbered. No "Hope this helps!”
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clipart.studio — magazine collage maker
clipart.studio
Filed
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lets you cut up magazines sourced from the Internet Archive, among other places, and create art collages from them.
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CTRL+WATCH
CTRL+WATCH
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#187
A magazine that reviews YouTube the way Edge reviewed games and Spin reviewed records. Ranked lists of creators. Very f'ing useful and cool.
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Story Structure Worksheet
Jeremy Connell-Waite
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Reference worksheet mapping 6 key story structures for your decks.
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The Whetstone
The Whetstone
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#186
AI is being sold on a single promise: think less. The people getting real value from AI are doing the opposite — using it to sharpen their thinking, not replace it.
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Current Rothko
rothko.joonas.wtf
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#183
See the Rothko that matches your city's current weather
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Awesome Piracy
Igglybuff
Sent
#172
Everything you need to get started on your pirate voyage.
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Deck Gallery
deck.gallery
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#171
Beautifully designed decks, curated