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15 Free Online Tools for Web Designers on a Budget

Posted by on Oct 28, 2009 | 57 Comments

About two years ago when I became a full time freelance web designer, I made it a point to operate with little overhead. Even though I was confident I could make it as a freelancer, there was some fear that things might not go as planned. Because of this, I didn’t go out and spend lots of money on equipment and expensive software. My focus was on being frugal and saving money where I could. One way I was able to do this was using free online tools or web apps to perform my everyday tasks as a web designer. Here are 15 free online tools that you will find very useful. (more…)

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Ten Most Popular Firefox Plugins of Web Designers

Posted by on Oct 22, 2009 | 20 Comments

Firefox is the browser of choice for most web designers. Not only does it display websites the way they should be displayed, but it also gives users the ability to add tons of functionality and customization through add-ons or plugins. Since Web designers spend most of their day working in a browser it makes since to be able to do things like make edits to css without switching to a different application. (more…)

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10 Best Content Management Systems for Designers

Posted by on Oct 19, 2009 | 114 Comments

There are a lot of content management systems out there, but many of them are overly complicated and require a certain level of technical expertise. However, there are a select few that focus on simplicity and ease-of-use, but still give the designer flexibility in templating features and customization. In this article, we have listed ten of these CMS’s. (more…)

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13 Excellent Open Source Tools for Web Designers

Posted by on Oct 12, 2009 | 23 Comments

Open source applications and tools are a great alternative for web designers on a budget. Many open source tools have comparable features to the expensive applications, and are also free. This makes it possible possible for a web designer to have all the tools and applications needed to complete everyday tasks without even spending a cent. (more…)

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14 Best Online Typography Tools for Web Designers

Posted by on Sep 28, 2009 | 27 Comments

Since typography is one of the most challenging and important aspects of web design, it’s important to have useful tools that can make things easier. Here’s a list of tools that will be a big help in making your typography beautiful, and you won’t even have to leave your browser. (more…)

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12 Best Adobe AIR Applications for Web Designers

Posted by on Sep 23, 2009 | 24 Comments

If you’re unfamiliar with Adobe AIR, it’s a cross-operating system platform that allows developers to use HTML, Ajax, and Flash to build desktop applications. In the past couple of years AIR has gained a lot of popularity, and there’s been a lot of great applications created, including some that are very useful to web designers. (more…)

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Best Free Website Analytics Tools

Posted by on Jul 30, 2009 | 76 Comments

Web designers are often website owners. If you fall into this category, you have probably already realized the importance of knowing and understanding who is coming to your site and what they are doing while they’re there. Whether you are running a blog or an e-commerce site, this information is vital. That’s why it’s key to have a good set of tools providing you with website analytics. (more…)

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15 Best iPhone Applications for Web Designers

Posted by on Jul 1, 2009 | 43 Comments

“Once you use it, you won’t know how you ever survived without it” is a well worn cliche, applied over the years to every new technological development or advancement in gadgetry made available to the masses. The mobile phone, the electric toothbrush, ceramic hair straighteners – every important discovery of the technological era has been tarred with this overused tagline. (more…)

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10 Super Useful Tools for Choosing the Right Color Palette

Posted by on May 26, 2009 | 56 Comments

Whether you are designing a clean corporate website or a grunge portfolio site, color is going to play a major role in how the design is perceived by the audience. That’s why it’s important to get the colors right upfront. There are plenty of tools out there made especially for this, but like anything else some are better than others. Here are 10 color tools that I think are exceptionally useful. (more…)

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