Short, useful notes on web tools, favicons, accessibility and building calm digital things that work. Written by Outside of the Fox, the Stockport studio behind Kalmtools.
Brown noise is a deep, low rumble with more energy in the low frequencies than white noise. Here is what brown, pink and white noise are, and how each one sounds.
Read the explainerCrop to a square and export at around 400 by 400 pixels. The sizes that work for profile pictures and banners, and how to keep the image sharp.
Read the guideLoad both files into a browser tool that plays them end to end and export a single track. Two MP3 or WAV files, joined free, with nothing uploaded.
Read the guideDraw your name on a signature pad or type it in a handwriting font, then download it as a transparent PNG to place on documents. Free and in your browser.
Read the guideFavicons still trip people up: wrong sizes, missing formats, the icon that simply will not show. Here is the short version that works across browsers, plus the exact HTML to paste in.
Read the guideMost online converters send your files off to a server. Ours do the work inside your browser instead. Here is what in-browser processing means for your privacy, your speed and your peace of mind.
Read the noteKalmtools is one of our own builds. Outside of the Fox is a design and learning studio in Stockport. Here is what we do for clients:
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