Have you ever worked on a layout design and came across thinking if only I knew some generator to create some temporary samples for me? This can be attributed to anything - sample text, images, brand logo, profile pictures, JSON data, and more. In this article, I compiled a list of useful placeholder generators, so that you can speed up your development workflow.  All you have to do is copy the sample data generated and paste it into your project where you want to use it. To make it easier for you, I sorted them across categories, provided a direct link, a concise description, and a preview image for each, so you can get an initial impression on the fly. Text 1. Lorem Ipsum Industry's standard dummy text generator. 2. Loripsum.net An improved version of Lorem Ipsum with options to include links, lists, code blocks, headings, add text styling, and other customization options. Images 3. Picsum Photos Provides random or specific images. Specify the desired image size at the end of the request URL. Grayscale and blur effects can also be applied to any image. 4. Placeholder.com Generates placeholder boxes for layouts. Set background colors, the text used, and other parameters by directly including them in the URL. Logos 5. Logo Ipsum Ready to use replacement logos in various styles & compositions for your design. Automatically generates the SVG code for each with just a click on them. Avatars 6. DiceBear Avatar library for designers and developers. You can choose between lovely designed characters. Provides API that you can use right away. 7. Personas A playful avatar generator for the modern age. 8. Avataaars Allows creating custom avatars by providing specific parameters or using random options till you come up with something you like. JSON data 9. Random User An open-source API for generating random user data. 10. JSON Placeholder REST API that you can use whenever you need some fake data. 11. Fake JSON Create JSON responses you need with an advanced JSON Editor built-in. Code blocks 12. Faux Code Turn real code (Github Gist) into faux code (SVG image). Entertaining 13. Place Kitten A service for getting pictures of kittens for use as placeholders in your designs. 14. CupCake Ipsum Sugar-coated Lorem Ipsum generator. 15. RoboHash Provides unique, robot/alien/monster/whatever images for any text. Writing has always been my passion and it gives me pleasure to help and inspire people. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out! If these resources helped, connect me on , and ! Twitter LinkedIn GitHub Visit my for more articles like this. Blog First Published here

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