Posts Tagged ‘prototyping’

TOTW: Dynamic Dummy Image Generator

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This week’s Tool of the Week is Dynamic Dummy Image Generator.

What it does:

Allows you to display custom sized dynamic images on any webpage using nothing but a normal image tag and a special URL.

When you need it:

  • Mockups
  • Prototypes
  • Place Holder Images

How to use it:

The Example:

TOTW: Firebug HTML > Layout

Monday, December 21st, 2009

This week’s tool of the week is another component of Firebug, the “Layout” tool.

What it does:

Allows you to edit html element box dimensions directly in the browser to get that perfect witdh/height/padding/margin/border combo you’re looking for.

When you need it:

  • Resolving float issues
  • Adjusting Padding/Margin
  • Prototyping Layouts

How to use it:

Screencast on screencast.com

The example:

TOTW: Spoon.net/browsers

Monday, December 14th, 2009

This weeks Tool of the Week is spoon.net’s browser sandbox tool.

What it does:

Allows you to run sand-boxed versions of each of the major (and minor) browsers from within Firefox.

When you need it:

  • Cross browser testing
  • Running multiple versions of the same browser at once

How to use it:

Screencast hosted on screencast.com