{"id":66,"date":"2009-03-24T23:20:52","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T06:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interdream-designs.com\/website-design\/the-3-most-essential-web-design-tools-you-should-own.shtml"},"modified":"2014-07-18T10:16:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T10:16:43","slug":"the-3-most-essential-web-design-tools-you-should-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interdream-designs.com\/website-design\/the-3-most-essential-web-design-tools-you-should-own\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Most Essential Web Design Tools You Should Own"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are several web design tools on the market today, and finding the right ones can be a challenge to a newcomer. While I use many web design tools, here are my 3 favourites:<\/p>\n

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Dreamweaver <\/h2>\n

With over 3.5 million users, Dreamweaver is undoubtedly the most popular and one of the best Website development tools in the market today. Dreamweaver has a wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) editor as well as a code view to improve your productivity.<\/p>\n

You do not have to be a professional HTML programmer in order to develop a great website with Dreamweaver. You can use Dreamweaver to design forms as well as link to a database that uses popular technologies like PHP, ASP, .NET, and XHTML. Dreamweaver has CSS, server side includes, templates, and many others functions.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to develop professional websites, then Dreamweaver is THE tool for you. Improved CSS, XML and Flash video handling, and various productivity enhancements are just some of the features that are included in Dreamweaver. And while web developers still need to know CSS and HTML, Dreamweaver will allow them to take that basic knowledge to the next level.<\/p>\n

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Flash <\/h2>\n

When it comes to website animations, and multimedia applications, Flash is the de-facto standard that’s used by nearly every industry professional.<\/p>\n

What makes Flash so useful is that it allows users to make animations (some that rival traditional cartoons) while keeping file sizes small. Small file sizes are vital to making sure your website loads quickly, which means increased traffic.<\/p>\n

Flash was designed primarily to be an animation tool, but with each new version, the program evolved to become more powerful and feature-rich, while remaining loyal to its animation roots.<\/p>\n

Simply put: if you want to create dynamic web pages with exciting effects, then Flash is the perfect program to get the job done.<\/p>\n

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Adobe Photoshop<\/h2>\n

Adobe’s Photoshop was one of the first image-editing programs to come onto the market. It quickly rose to become the number one image-editing program among professional designers and photographers. And while there have been numerous competitors that have come on the scene, no one has yet been able to dethrone Photoshop.<\/p>\n

The main reasons for Photoshop’s success lies in its power and versatility. Adobe took the tricks and techniques used by professional photographers for decades, and ported them over to the digital platform. This digital workflow system made it a huge time saver for professionals who needed to create great looking images.<\/p>\n

However, while Photoshop’s roots lie in photography, the program quickly evolved to become web-friendly. Adobe has included tools specifically designed for the web-designer — tools that allow them to make sharp graphics and images geared specifically toward the online world. Almost every button, banner, photograph and graphic you see on the web today has gone through Photoshop.<\/p>\n

Learning how to use Photoshop is relatively easy; mastering Photoshop, however, can take years because the program has virtually unlimited potential.<\/p>\n

Creating a great design for your site with these tools will be a bit on the expensive side, as none of them come with low price tags, but these tools will help give you the best looking site on the web in no time at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are several web design tools on the market today, and finding the right ones can be a challenge to a newcomer. While I use many web design tools, here are my 3 favourites:   Dreamweaver With over 3.5 million users, Dreamweaver is undoubtedly the most popular and one of the best Website development tools […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-websitedesign","category-website-design-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t