Tools, agents, and daily experiments built with craft.
An independent software lab creating lightweight B2B applications, autonomous developer agents, and daily creative challenges. Zero venture bloat. Zero invasive surveillance.
Software Offerings
VeloTime
The 10-second weekly time tracking and invoicing matrix built specifically for boutique design agencies, consultancies, and creative studios.
Agency Margin & Profitability Tools
Interactive calculators for studio operators and founders. Benchmark retainer burn rates, unbilled micro-task leakage, loaded hourly cost rates, and clean raw timesheet CSVs without signing up.
VeloTime Quick-Matrix Extension
Chrome and desktop companion allowing agency creatives to log billable hours directly from active browser tabs, Figma project links, and GitHub PRs without breaking creative flow.
Daily Designer Games
Logo Balance
Can you eyeball the optical balance of iconic logos? Adjust the Google “G” crossbar, Mastercard overlapping spheres, Target bullseye stroke ratio, and Spotify wave angles.
Designer Games Portal
A dedicated, distraction-free environment for quick 60-second daily challenges between creative sprints:
- Logo Balance: Eyeball optical brand geometry
- Daily Kerning: Balance tricky letter pairings
- Hex Match: Daily color palette guesser (Coming Soon)
Creative & Engineering Utilities
Free typographic and design system tools built for independent builders.
Modular Typographic Scale Generator
Design System HierarchyPreset: Major Third (1.250) — Balanced for compact SaaS dashboards and desktop apps.
Agency Operations Suite
18 Financial CalculatorsLooking for studio financial modeling, rate cards, and billing tools? Explore VeloTime's free 18-tool operational suite:
- • Harvest & Toggl CSV Timesheet Cleaner
- • Scope Creep Cost & Revision Bleed Estimator
- • Billable Team Utilization & Bench Cost Audit
- • Value-Based Pricing & Proposal ROI Model
- • Overhead Multiplier & Loaded Labor Rate
Why dg.tools exists
Most modern software tools have succumbed to venture capital incentives: mandatory subscriptions with 40% annual price hikes, invasive employee tracking, and endless feature bloat designed to justify enterprise sales tiers.
dg.tools is built on opposite principles: small, obsessively fast tools that solve specific problems cleanly. Transparent pricing. Zero spyware. Respect for the user's attention.
Dustin Gray
Independent Builder & Designer