5 Designer Freebies

Posted on 05. Jun, 2009 by admin in Articles

Here you go, 5 completely free resources for designers.

1) NotePad 2
Notpad 2 is essentially Notepad on steroids, and best of all, its free! Notepad2 was publicly released in 2004 by creator Florien Balmer who released it under the BSD Software License. Notepad2 features syntax highlighting which is essential when writing in any programming language like PHP or ASP.       Visit Site

2) ColorPic
Today there are many eye dropper applications made available freely online. None however offer the same level of functionality that is offered by ColorPic. ColorPic easily modifies image colors and even saves your color chips as palettes that can be called in future use. ColorPic will even snap to the nearest web safe color if you tell it to!      Visit Site

3) Core FTP
As a web designer you cannot go without an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) application as it is the middleman between your harddrive and the world wide web. Core FTP provides you with many features like SFTP (SSH), SSL, TLS, IDN, browser integration, site to site transfers, FTP transfer resume, drag and drop support, file viewing & editing, firewall support, custom commands, FTP URL parsing, command line transfers, filters, and more.      Visit Site

4) TopStyle Lite
This is a very handy little tool for creating CSS files. You can preview CSS while you write it, create pleasant color schemes for your site, and it even validates your CSS against multiple browsers.      Visit Site

5) Stock Exchange
Stock photography is a must when designing visually appealing websites. It also happens to be rather pricey and if you or your client are on a budget and can often be out of reach. That is where Stock Exchange comes in. They have massive quantities of stock photo’s and illustrations available completely for free, all you have to do is register.      Visit Site

Well, there you have it, feel free to offer any suggestions you feel should be added to the list.