Lately I have been surfing around lots of sites looking at templates and trying to gain inspiration from an internet world that hosts such amazing talent and some rather dodgy tragedies. Over the next few weeks I am going to introduce some tools that I feel are starting points for anyone interested in web design.

Colour

Colour is this week's focus. Most people think colour is an easy and often overlooked part of any design.... But you'e wrong. Colour can be the deciding factor between a classy white sleek look and a luminous green personal blog disaster!! For those who may not have an eye for such trivial factors (i.e. backend developers) I have hand picked a couple of websites that basically do the job for you. Fool proof!

HTML Color Tool

SitePro Central has developed an HTML Color Code Combination Chooser which allows you to select colours schemes using monochromatic and complimentary options. It's a simple interactive tool that you can even place on your own website for free. Essential for getting a palette that even the best designers crave for.

Colors on the Web

Colors on the Web is THE site for anything rainbow themed. They have various indispensable tools that will help any budding designer, including the Color Wizard, Color Wheel and even Color Meanings. Now the only remaining question is-Why is British born Tim Berners-Lee (the man who invented the internet to you and me) insisting that in XHTML code we have to use the American spelling 'color' rather than 'colour'? Answers on a stamped addressed envelope please.