Favicons are basically the small image that appears next to the website’s address in the address bar of browsers. They help in adding a nice touch to the site’s design and create a unique identity for the website. Designing a favicon may be an arduous task for an amateur web designer. So, Favicon.ico generator is a service that helps you to create your own favicons.

Using the Favicon.ico you are able to design your own favicons in a few minutes. The service provides you with a 16×16 square grid as shown below.

• You are then provided with a marker like tool using which you can select the color you want.
• After this, use the marker to fill up the squares according to the pattern you wish
• You can check the “transparent” checkbox and use the marker tool to erase the boxes that you have filled.

• You are also provided with a live preview tool that updates automatically as soon as you stop using the marker. Thus you can see exactly how your favicon will look on the browsers.

• As soon as you are done designing the favicon, you can download it directly as a .ico file, which is the standard format for favicons.
• You can also publish the favicon for public use by using the Creative Commons license. However for this feature alone, you need to register.
• A tag cloud is provided for access to the most popularly used tags for favicons.
• You can also check out the Top Rated Icons at the site

Do tell me if you found this service useful. Please drop in your comments about the service. Thanks for reading!

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For most sites, the background of each page is as important to the design as is the main content area. The backgrounds come in varied types: striped, checked, plain and sometimes with a lot of weird designs. Among these, the striped backgrounds can be used to produce a pleasant visual effect when used in sync with appropriate designs.

Most professional designers create their backgrounds using Photoshop or the GIMP or the likes of them. But, for laymen it is very difficult to do so unless he/she is following a tutorial. Now, this is indeed time consuming and error prone. So, this service called Stripe Generator is the boon for all the amateur designers and time conservers out there.

This nifty tool can be used to (more…)