With so many services and software options to dig through, it can be an overwhelming task for designers to choose the right tools that fit each client’s needs.
Straight from our Head of Design, here are our Top 5 recommendations, along with the pros and cons for each software to help you make an informed decision...
Let's dive into the list of the five best web design tools and look at their pros and cons.
Launched towards the end of 2016, Figma is famous for its powerful software features. Loaded with interface design and prototyping features, Figma gives Sketch and Adobe XD a run for their money.
The software offers an intuitive, vector-based interface and a collaborative cloud-based approach, which means that a team of designers can edit design files on Figma simultaneously and collaborate on projects.
The sketch is a visual web page design tool based on teamwork and simplicity. The software is famous for many reasons, a favorite being its cloud feature, which allows you to save all your designs and prototypes on the Sketch cloud.
Sketch also features the new "Sketch assistants," which gives suggestions, viable solutions, and problem points. This feature is customizable via JavaScript code editing.
In response to the rising popularity of Sketch, Adobe released Adobe XD in 2016. It allows designers to create web, mobile, and voice app designs and supports prototyping animations.
Popular with Windows and macOS users, XD allows opening and editing Sketch files however, it is not typically favored by novice designers due to its complexity in usage.
Illustrator is perfect for designing anything from logos to illustrations. The industry-standard tool is quite handy when it comes to branding. Illustrator works fine for the novice and the pro designer as it features simple basic drawing functionalities and advanced abilities.
For decades, Adobe Photoshop has been the go-to software tool for photo editing and retouching. It is available on Windows and macOS. Photoshop is also helpful in designing web page layouts however, it comes with lots of barriers for website designers.
Every client has different needs and every tool discussed in this article has different use cases, so ensure your team carefully evaluates which software would perfectly suit your needs!
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