Designing for the web is a multi-facetted process with a wide variety of tools available for free online. It can be difficult to know which tools are beneficial and which are simply redundant. Here are two suggestions that can improve productivity to move you ahead.
Mockingbird
Creating a website, as with most projects, is best accomplished when a solid foundation is first laid out. Many designers typically resort to using hardcopy schematics to outline a potential build, but these can be very limiting when trying to demonstrate an idea’s usability online. Mockingbird enables designers to create rough draft websites with limited capabilities for demonstration purposes. It is a great way to illustrate potential functionality and characteristics. Additionally, Mockingbird offers an online sharable link for projects to allow for development collaboration via the web.
BrowserShots
Designing for all the available browser platforms can be frustrating when trying to create a universally appealing online presence. BrowserShots is a simple interface that straightforwardly allows designers to preview their work over all of the latest popular platforms to ensure compatibility and an accurate prediction of the user’s experience. This tool saves proofing time while expanding testing beyond in-house platform limitations available to a designer.