![]() ![]() “FROONT enables designers and programmers to communicate with each other better” says web & mobile designer Eva Neesemann from NYC agency Littlebits.”I loved that you can specify different designs for each breakpoint and that you can access your ongoing project anywhere. “For me as a non-designer the greatest advantages were that I could show a working prototype to a client on all of the devices I could decide if I wanted my projects to be public or private.” “FROONT was a great tool to learn responsive design with no advanced knowledge in design and programming” says Analyst Stijn van Vlierberghe from Digital Agency Foursevens in Belgium. “FROONT is free to use for public projects, however I believe that the benefits of our tool are best described by our users”. “ FROONT is a web-based design tool that runs in the browser and makes responsive web design accessible to all kinds of visual designers, even those without any coding skills” says Sandijs Ruluks from FROONT. As I said tools like FROONT, Webflow, Adobe Edge Reflow and Macaw are great for fast prototyping and I believe that in time you will be able to make some really powerful stuff without any advanced knowledge in programming” says Kasper. It took too long so I did it by using these tools and it was ready in an hour. As the programmer was away it was a hustle to make a prototype for an H&M contest on an iPad. I myself have used these tools whenever I had to make a prototype pretty fast to a client, instantly and on-location. I am doing a lot of art-direction lately and your project will always benefit of having a person who understands the entire design process and someone to advise you even if the clients can build a site themselves. The logical response for me as a designer would be that I would be afraid that I will be out of work soon, but I do not think so. (Good) Designers & programmers do not have to worry that they will be out of work. ![]() These tools educate society about design and programming, and can be a great tool especially for smaller non-governmental organizations who might otherwise get scammed by some dodgy programmer. The thing is that it is now very simple to make a working concept for a web design so much so, now everybody can do it. One of the Project Managers I worked with at Saatchi & Saatchi has started doing simple things that he would never have touched a few years ago. Even my mom made a simple site for showcasing and selling her art. Everybody can make a working website - even your mom. You can concentrate on the design and making prototypes and all the code is generated automatically. The great things about these tools is that as a designer you do not have to worry about the code or how it looks, as it will be clean and perfect for search engines right out of the box. It skyrocketed and made it clear that people are looking for new ways to create things in a visual way without having any advanced knowledge in programming. Just recently I heard about Infogr.am where you can make interactive infographics with simple drag & drop tools. I see that society is getting more and more visual. ![]() Good web design is about guiding users through the site. Luckily we have now moved on with tools that allow you to communicate design with the programmer the way you intended them to see it. However the problem has always been that you make a mockup and when it comes back from the programmer, you see that there are 10 pixels off in some places. ![]() Web design has changed a lot since then and also the type of work a designer does. "My love towards design began when I started to work for Saatchi & Saatchi in 2003. Show it – don’t tell it.” says designer from Denmark Kasper Friis Jørgensen. Making advanced web prototypes, which you can show on different devices is pretty simple and it comes across much better than traditional pen and paper - you do not have to imagine anything and by that you save both you and your client time. “Tools like FROONT, Webflow, Adobe Edge Reflow and Macaw enable small town designers to sell big ideas to Coca Cola. ![]()
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