Art Directors Toolkit is a collection of 11 distinct utilities that offer dozens of solutions to the daily madness that goes hand-and-hand with design: Ruler, Number, RGB, Blend, Swatch, Symbol, Text, Scale, Layout, Palette, Launcher.
Ruler
Measure elements on-screen using many units of measure. Customizable and fun to use. Always on-top.
Number
Convert decimals to fractions and units of measure. Look up standard page sizes and more. Even supports pica! More Info »
RGB
Sample colors on-screen, retrieve hex values and store palettes for later use. Great for html.
Blend
Calculate and preview colors to find how they interact. Supports mix, multiply and screen.
Swatch
Search through thousands of swatches, sort them by color and get vital information. Includes Pantone® libraries.
Symbol
Find keyboard equivalents, html entity codes and more with Symbol. Also reveals font files in the Finder.
Text
Measures height of text given various point sizes. Also allows quickly flipping through previews to choose fonts.
Scale
Calculate proper sizing for placing images. Helps determine percentages, sizes and how resolution will be affected.
Layout
Calculate layout grids and paste them as PDF guides. Its second mode helps calculate reader spreads to printer spreads.
Palette
Store colors you're using between utilities and between launches in this handy palette—Always on-hand.
Launcher
Store your commonly used applications, folders and files in Launcher. A convenient tool to organize and open documents.
Links to official Art Directors Toolkit sites
Official Website
Features
Branding Layout
Add a feature
Category
Photos & Graphics
Tags
Discontinued calculate design-tools graphic-design graphics grid hex measure palette pixel point rgb-led-systems ruler shortcuts symbol toolkit
Art Directors Toolkit was added by Ola in
Feb 2011 and the latest update was made in
Mar 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Aug 2018.
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