{"id":44655,"date":"2018-07-12T07:56:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T14:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/?p=44655"},"modified":"2019-02-05T05:35:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T12:35:37","slug":"15-amazing-tools-web-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/15-amazing-tools-web-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Crucial Tools for Web Designers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>At <a href=\"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/web-design\/\">Webdesignledger<\/a>, we always try to help designers the best we can, by gathering all the good stuff the great virtual world aka internet has to offer. After a quick research, we came up with a list of five crucial tools for web designers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A designer is like a carpenter. In order to get things done, a carpenter needs materials and a professional tool kit. Without it, a carpenter is only a simple man with great dreams, a Sisyphus who never fulfills his aspirations. Because different projects require different utensils, a designer&#8217;s tool kit should be as diverse as possible. In order to put together two pieces of wood, a carpenter can&#8217;t do anything with a hammer if he&#8217;s lacking nails. Also, <strong>owning a professional tool kit doesn&#8217;t make you a carpenter<\/strong>. In order to become the best of the best you have to diligently study &#8220;at the feet&#8221; of a master, in a specialized school, or even learn through an online course.<\/p>\n<p>A tool kit is an investment, we won&#8217;t deny that. From our experience, designers are passion driven, which makes things a bit easier. When you really want something, you do anything it takes to achieve it. We encourage you all to have the following tools under your belts so that your hard work gets one step closer to success.<\/p>\n<h2>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sketchapp.com\/\">Sketch<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Sketch is rapidly replacing Photoshop due to its&nbsp;Bohemian Coding\u2019s vector UI design tool.&nbsp;Rory Berry, creative director at&nbsp;<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.superrb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-track-type=\"click\" data-index=\"4\" data-component=\"Inline links\" data-count=\"98\">Superrb<\/a>, affirmed right after using Sketch the first time: \u201cHaving been a user of Photoshop for over 10 years, it was hard to change and learn something new. But literally after the first day of using Sketch, there was no looking back. I\u2019m a total convert.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44659 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103-970x477.png\" alt=\"Crucial Toolkit\" width=\"970\" height=\"477\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103-970x477.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103-500x246.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103.png 1343w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 970px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 970\/477;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44659\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103-970x477.png\" alt=\"Crucial Toolkit\" width=\"970\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103-970x477.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103-500x246.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/Captur\u0103.png 1343w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.figma.com\/\">Figma<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This amazing tool connects you with other designers for everyone&#8217;s benefit. Figma allows you to design and get feedback from fellow designers in real time. &#8220;We were recommended Figma by our web development agency and use it for landing page wireframes. We love that you can quickly create designs for desktop, tablet and mobile,\u201d says&nbsp;David Eastwood content writer and art-worker for&nbsp;Co-o Electrical.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44660 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1-970x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"475\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1-970x475.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1-500x245.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1.png 1348w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 970px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 970\/475;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44660\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1-970x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1-970x475.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1-500x245.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/1.png 1348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>3.&nbsp;<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"http:\/\/avocode.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-track-type=\"click\" data-index=\"26\" data-component=\"Inline links\" data-count=\"98\">Avocode<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>With this tool coding apps and websites from Photoshop or Sketch is so much easier! Avocode co-founder Vu Hoang Anh says &#8220;It gives users everything they need for coding \u2013 a preview of the design, and access to all layers and export assets. The best thing is that developers won&#8217;t need Photoshop or Sketch at all. The current workflow really sucks and that&#8217;s why we created Avocode.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44661 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2-970x471.png\" alt=\"Crucial ToolKit\" width=\"970\" height=\"471\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2-970x471.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2-500x243.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2.png 1349w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 970px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 970\/471;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44661\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2-970x471.png\" alt=\"Crucial ToolKit\" width=\"970\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2-970x471.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2-500x243.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/zeplin.io\/why-zeplin\">Zeplin<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>A time saver tool, Zeplin translates&nbsp;Sketch or&nbsp;Photoshop files into a free&nbsp;Windows, Mac, or web-based app.&nbsp;\u201cThe best part is that Zeplin provides quick reference for the colours, dimensions and fonts from your designs. It even generates CSS and style guides. I&#8217;ve found Zeplin to be a massive time saver and my developer friends seem to really like it too,\u201d affirms&nbsp;<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesstiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-track-type=\"click\" data-index=\"30\" data-component=\"Inline links\" data-count=\"98\">James Stiff.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44662 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3-970x472.png\" alt=\"Tools for Web Designers\" width=\"970\" height=\"472\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3-970x472.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3.png 1344w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 970px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 970\/472;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44662 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3-970x472.png\" alt=\"Tools for Web Designers\" width=\"970\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3-970x472.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/3.png 1344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\">Canva<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The social media content never looked better! With Canva, you can easily create social media images and info-graphics.&nbsp;\u201cCanva is pretty good for making nice images,\u201d says Lawrence Harmer, founder of&nbsp;<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solvewebmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-track-type=\"click\" data-index=\"37\" data-component=\"Inline links\" data-count=\"98\">Solve Web Media<\/a>. \u201cImages are the window into the soul of your website and social media, so a tool like this can be key to success,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44663 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4-970x474.png\" alt=\"Tools for Web Designers\" width=\"970\" height=\"474\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4.png 1350w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 970px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 970\/474;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44663\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4-970x474.png\" alt=\"Tools for Web Designers\" width=\"970\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4.png 970w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4.png 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/4.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>What tools do you use regularly for your designs? Let us know in the comment section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Webdesignledger, we always try to help designers the best we can, by gathering all the good stuff the great virtual world aka internet has to offer. After a quick research, we came up with a list of five crucial tools for web designers.&nbsp; &nbsp; A designer is like a carpenter. 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