The Top 10 Web Applications For Web Designers In 2009
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Andy in Roundups
Web Apps are hitting the internet by storm. There are so many around on the internet, running on many different frameworks. I have compiled a list of the top 10 web apps for web designers in 2009. They are ranked descending, so its saving the best until last.
Remember that this is WebDesignDev’s opinion about what apps are the top 10. If you think another app should be number one, then we would love to hear it in a comment.
Also, you may want to check out my very own web app called lushcloud that is currently being built for freelancers and small businesses. Anyway, enjoy the list and let me know what you think of our number one.
#10 PX to EM
When first making a new CSS stylesheet, you may want to use this tool to set your master text size. Its a very handy tool where you input in your body font size, and then PX to EM converts the font sizes based on your body font size, and outputs the CSS stylesheet too! They also have a custom PX to EM and EM to PX calculator. Visit Site
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#9 Type Tester
TypeTester Allows you to test many different fonts against each other. You can customize many different inputs, such as the bg color, font size, font, alignment, decoration and much more. Visit Site
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#8 Icon Finder
IconFinder ranked number 8 in our list, because its one of the most, or the most helpful icon search engine around. It helps me to find numerous icons every day, and also includes their license and usage details, and you can download in multiple formats in just one click. Visit Site
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#7 Freckle
Freckle is a very neat time tracking web app for your clients and for yourself. Freckle lets you see the whole project, such as what days you are working, and what on etc. Its the perfect app for freelancers, small businesses and consultants. Visit Site
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#6 Carbon Made
CarbonMade lets freelancers show off their work to others. With over 165,000 portfolios on the service, no wonder CarbonMade made our list. Plus you can eve upload images to your portfolio! Visit Site
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#5 Kuler
Adobe Kuler is one of the best color applications around. I use this app all the time when I am trying to find colours that match and work well together. Its so simple and easy to use, but you can get lots out of it. Visit Site
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#4 Mail Chimp
MailChimp is the best email marketing application out there to date. MailChimp allows you to build and manage email lists, customize and design your email campaigns in HTML, and track and analyze email marketing. With over 175,000 users on the service, its defiantly a win. Plus they also have a free plan if you are on a tight budget! Visit Site
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#3 Twitter
Twitter is one of the fastest growing social networking sites on the planet. Micro-Blogging has taken the internet by storm. This site receives over 10% of its daily traffic from Twitter alone! Twitter can help a web designer gain many more clients and can help get your name out there. Visit Site
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#2 Crazy Egg
CrazyEgg is one of the best analytic tools ever created. Ever wondered what visitors click on your site? Or eve why no one is clicking here or on this page? CrazyEgg tracks what users do on your site, and displays it on heat graphs and many more creative charts, so you can see exactly what users do on your website. Visit Site
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#1 Dropbox
The number one web app of 2009, is Dropbox. This tool is one of the most handy solutions ever. You simple drag and drop files into your Dropbox, and it stores them online! Heck when im out and about and I want to show someone an image, but its not on my phone, I simply login to the Dropbox web interface, and show them the image. I would really recommend using this service. Its great for showing clients design revisions / mockups. You simply save the file direct to your Dropbox. Visit Site
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Kuldeep
11. Nov, 2009
Thank U very much its really very usefull!
Wiltabone
11. Nov, 2009
Excellent
Susie
11. Nov, 2009
CarbonMade is the best!
Regina L
14. Nov, 2009
Much prefer Behance.net as a portfolio host because it has more traffic and better tools
Martin LeBlanc
11. Nov, 2009
Wow. Iconfinder is placed among the 10 best web apps for webdesigner in 2009. Thanks!
bykimbo
11. Nov, 2009
Since I already use and love Iconfinder, I’ve saved every link that scored higher, on the assumption I should be checking those too. Off for a paddle…
Theresa Wagar
11. Nov, 2009
Great list. I use about half of the things on it. Thank you for sharing some I missed and probably SHOULD be using!!
Banana
11. Nov, 2009
Thank you very much for this list.
This will help me a lot !!
ML Web Consulting
11. Nov, 2009
Archived! Thanks ~ Mike
Rob
11. Nov, 2009
We’re looking to launch our usability testing app testled.com in the next month.
Hopefully we’ll get on the 2010 list
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Andy
12. Nov, 2009
Looks a nice app.
James Deck
11. Nov, 2009
Great post for web developers. What about iStockphoto?
Andy
12. Nov, 2009
Not too keen on that website.
Julieta
11. Nov, 2009
Great list! I loved Iconfinder and Dropbox, i’ve added them to my favorites
Thanks!!
JustB
12. Nov, 2009
Good post
Bill Chambers
12. Nov, 2009
Nice list! PX to EM is going to come in handy!
Yammy
12. Nov, 2009
I believe they will be very useful to me.
Travel Photography
12. Nov, 2009
That CarbonMade Place seems quite usefuls, I’ll be using it. Thanks.
Muhammad Adnan
13. Nov, 2009
great apps !
Rahul - Web Guru
13. Nov, 2009
Really cool compilation of articles for Web designers and developers as well.
Web Design Kent
13. Nov, 2009
SOme very useful links, thankyou.. wonder what will make the list in 2010?
Alí Suárez
13. Nov, 2009
Cool post!!! Thanks!!!
BestPSTutorials-TR
15. Nov, 2009
Nice collection, thanks for sharing.
Gordon
15. Nov, 2009
Ho ho ho! This one’s going into my bookmarks. Nice job collecting and thanks for sharing!
Charlie Photos
15. Nov, 2009
Thanks for the Carbonmade link. Looks good.
lognzack
16. Nov, 2009
Dropbox is my favourite, too.
Twitter is fine as well, I use every day.
Nice list!
Freckle was new to me, will check this out now.
Thanks!
Bogdan Pop
19. Nov, 2009
Icon Finder very useful indeed.
Great list.
Thanks!
Timo Körber
21. Nov, 2009
Great List. I’ve been looking for something like Kuler or Icon Finder for so long now. Thanks…
Tim Read: Ripplenet web design
22. Nov, 2009
Thanks – Kuler is my fav. Never heard of Dropbox till now, but sounds really useful.
Tim Read: Ripplenet web design
22. Nov, 2009
Never heard of Dropbox till now, but sounds really useful. Thanks! Kuler is my fav.
ninjacrunch
25. Nov, 2009
Really useful stuff here. This one’s bookmarked. Thanks a lot.
Cheers!
Tristan
26. Nov, 2009
Great list!
We just launched our accounting/bookkeeping app a few weeks ago. KaffeeBreak was built out of frustration with out accounting packages. We figured there were other small businesses and freelancers having the same problems so we released it.
Hopefully it will make the 2010 list.
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