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7 Best Tools for Web Designers in 2015

June 1, 2015 by Spyre Studios

Experienced web designers know that they are skills are useless unless they use the right tools to enhance their final products. However, it may take years of practice and experience in order to gather a collection of tools that will have a huge impact on the web design projects you work on. If you are an inexperienced web designer, it is entirely possible that you have no idea which tools are useful and which aren’t.

Thankfully, there are lots of resources on the web, especially when it comes to a popular topic like web design, so you shouldn’t have problems finding a list of the tools that can help you take your web design skills to the next level. If you are still not sure where to start, then let us tell you that this post is the right place to start building your web design toolkit – we’ve collected the 7 best design tools 2015, and we are absolutely certain that both experienced and inexperienced web designer will be impressed by the collection below.

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1- Visual Composer


visual composer

WordPress took over the field of web design and web development, and nowadays a significant fraction of popular websites use this platform as their foundation. This shouldn’t come as a surprise considering WordPress’ huge community, as well as the fact that this is one of the most flexible, secure, and light content management systems available on the web. However, designing a WordPress template is rather tricky, and it used to take weeks of planning and coding in order to make something that looked relatively good.

Now, all this can be done in a matter of minutes by using a neat little tool called Visual Composer. With a price tag of just $25, Visual Composer is the best investment you can make as a web designer. It allows you to craft amazing WordPress layouts in a matter of minutes, so don’t be surprised to hear that over 500,000 websites were designed thanks to Visual Composer’s great features.

2- MotoPress Editor

motopress

If you regularly work with WordPress-powered websites then you’ll fall in love with MotoPress Editor. This great tool gives you access to a flexible drag and drop WYSIWYG editor that allows you to completely revamp the design of any WordPress website in a matter of minutes. The large number of features packed within this tool let you create outstanding effects such as video and parallax backgrounds that will pleasantly surprise everyone who decides one of the websites you’ve designed. The live preview is certainly one of MotoPress Editor’s big advantages over other tools in this field.

3- Carbonmade

carbonmade

Looking to improve your online exposure and to make yourself a little bit more known to the web designing community? The best way to do this is to create a portfolio and publish it online. However, a simple portfolio might not do the trick, so it is in your best interest to create an impressive portfolio that will appeal to anyone who visits it. Carbonmade is a great tool used by both beginners and experienced designers who want to take their portfolio’s layout to the next level. Carbonmade is completely free and lets you create a great portfolio to exhibit to you clients.

4- IM Creator

Imcreator

If you are looking for a one-stop solution to most of your web design needs, then IM Creator is a great tool to use. In fact, IM Creator isn’t a single tool – it is a collection of tools that has been collected in the form of a unique online platform that allows you to create, modify, and host websites built from scratch. Its advanced features and easy-to-use interface have made it the favorite website builder of both experienced and inexperienced PC users, designers, and developers.

With a free IM Creator account you get free hosting, access to a rich library of professionally-crafted templates, and the opportunity to use one of the most powerful web hosting platforms. IM Creator is one of best free website building tools discussed at sitebuilderawards.com. You can also go through the other options given there to see which one suits you the best.

5- UXpin

UXpin

If you plan on working with a team, then finding a good collaborative tool is a must. UXpin is a great project management and collaborative tool that is being used by web designers and developers worldwide. Some of its primary features include iterations, version control, collaborative tools, and a neat project management area that lets you take complete control over your team’s assignments.

6- MarvelApp

marvelapp

Every web designer has a preferred work method, so some of these tools might not appeal to everyone’s interests. However, we do believe that a tool such as MarvelApp is needed by every web designer out there. This unique website allows you to quickly create sketches, mockups, and plain images into realistic prototypes that you can use as the foundation of your project. If you enjoy planning ahead, then MarvelApp is certainly a web design tool that you’ll enjoy.

7- Animate.css

animate

Writing CSS code can be rather boring, so it’d be neat if we had a tool to automate the process. Animate.css is a one of the best CSS tools for web designers that won’t take care of all your CSS code, but it can help you create some neat animations for your website. Its interface is very simple, and you’ll be able to quickly add fancy animations to just about any element on your website.

Editor’s Note: This post was written by Shah, who writes about web design & development. If you want know about more useful tools for web design or more tips & ideas for web development, designermag.org is the place for you to see what has been shared for design, creativity & inspiration hungry audience. You can join Shah at Google+.

Filed Under: Tools Tagged With: Best Tools for Web Designers in 2015, Carbonmade, IM Creator, MarvelApp, MotoPress Editor, tools, UXpin, Visual Composer, webdesign 2015

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