Supercharge Your Design Process: A Guide to the Best Time-Saving Tools for Devs and Designers 🎨
Published: 2023-02-06 20:18:42

1- https://app.haikei.app/
Haikei is an app that lets you generate visually stunning content for your designs. The only limit is your imagination! I used it to create shapes for backgrounds and applied the blur filter in CSS to create a gradient background. This app is perfect for designing long scroll websites and landing pages.


![edited background](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/8j4h8xbril4bemxl9oac.png)

![edited background](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/sjxpd5l7a2zh8w5fp6as.png)

Here are the originals:


![edited background](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/nqfk1b3xrxhi046oz1p3.png)


![edited background](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yxpgxtklrznwu514l9vq.png)

2- https://www.cssfilters.co/
If you're looking for an image filtering tool that doesn't require Photoshop or similar apps, CSS Filters is for you. Simply upload your photo, adjust the settings to achieve the desired effects, copy the CSS code, and you're done! This tool is ideal for photo-heavy sites that need a creative touch on the fly.

3- https://webcode.tools
Webcode tools is a visualizer that I wish was available when I was learning web development. You can experiment with properties and values, test design ideas in the sketching phase, and even set up proper SEO, meta tags, Robot.txt files, and more!

4- https://www.cssportal.com/css-generators.php
For those who want to get surgical with their CSS and HTML, CSS Portal is the tool for you. It's a generator with high detail and specificity. I used it to create an image in the shape of an X. You can try all sorts of shapes and paths for images and backgrounds. Check out the many other features!


![Original image](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/pqyfbcx2gulp7xxpezkf.png) 

![edited background](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qb7s0mocz0foeox81xf8.png)

5- https://www.notion.so/product
Notion is another great productivity app, although it will soon integrate AI. With its current features, you don't even need the AI. There are many great templates to track your creative process, and I love starting my mood boards with this app.


![demo of the app](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/pxjidg3l3qfkc3h5ypnn.png)

6- [rive.app](rive.app)
If you want to add 3D and interactive elements to your designs but don't want to work in Blender or 3JS and write code, Rive is the tool for you. With easy demos and tutorials, you can start designing a stunning, competitive website in no time.

7-[ https://fontpairings.bypeople.com/]( https://fontpairings.bypeople.com/)
For those who love to experiment with typeface and font pairings, Font Pairings is the tool for you. It's highly interactive and fun, and you might just get too caught up in it!

If you want to checkout part one here is the link:
[Part One](https://dev.to/ramziosta/no-ai-needed-7-proven-time-saving-apps-and-tools-to-turn-every-front-end-developer-designer-into-a-design-ninja-part-one-5fai)

Let me know what you think and If you have any suggestions please put them in the comments!

Stay tuned! Next week we shall get into productivity in VSCode and some Plugins that are a must have to level up your game!