A web designer’s task is a challenging one: He or she has a lot of trends to keep up with and plenty of new tools to discover and try. Web design is a fast evolving and quickly challenging niche. What was hot yesterday is outdated and clumsy today. Therefore checking out new tools and knowing how they can help you keep up is so essential.

Here’s a great list for you to start with (along with the video reviews for you to feel more convinced!).

ProStores Version 10

ProStores Version 10 enables merchants and eBay sellers to create fresh looks as well as multi-task on the e-commerce platform. The various tasks that can be completed with this online design tool are to better manage the administrative duties such as inventory, shipping and invoicing their clients.

ProStores Version 10 allows eBay sellers a new solution for integrating their business to a more effective mode with this online design tool. The most efficient aspect of this tool is that all the functions that a merchant must do now can be accomplished and managed within one single platform.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 is a tool to help develop a content management system such as is used by Drupal, WordPress, or Joomla! Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 manage the files on the site more effectively in collaborative, controlled environments along with support. It also displays proper syntax to help you write code more accurately.

This online desiger tool enables leverage integration between Dreamweaver and Adobe Business Catalyst in order to build or host lead generating sites, amazing interactive websites, or comprehensive online stores. Any standard website can be updated with a simpler CSS Starter Layout.

Aviary Tools

Aviary is a collection of powerful creative applications that can be used from your web browser. This online design tool gives access to artists of varying genres and a selection of protocol actions. The Aviary Tools include an Image Editor to provide layers, effects, masks, change the history on an image and a multitude of other functions. The Audio Editor allows the user to remix music tracks and audio clips and effects editor gives unlimited options in the visual laboratory.

The graphic design can do screen shots with the Screen Capture function and then resize and crop them to specifications. The Music Creator makes loops for use in Myna and ringtones. While the Swatch Editor helps you find colors more exotic than ever imagined.

SignSite

SignSite Pro also offers solutions to an online sign store with a high level of training and support. This online tool provides hundreds of customizable items along with thousands of pieces of clipart and more than 2,000 fonts. The customer can browse all these files and select what best suits their needs. SignSite provides a “proof” of the product they design and calculates the price with shipping and packaging.

After the customer has designed the piece to his or her satisfaction, the website owner will receive the order via email. In the “back end” of the site there will be a customer-approved proof in the merchant account. The design file is converted to a vector format.

LiveArtTM

LiveArtTM, an online design program, empowers customers to create aweome designs, customization for decals, t-shirt, boat names, print matter, stickers, etc. LiveArtTM utilizes intuitive and rich user interfaces so the experience can be usable and fun. This online design tool provides the following features:

• Drag, drop, resize, rotate, or scale text across printable area;
• Adjust to a precise printing process and product;
• Apply bold or italic, variety of outlines, arc up, down, and skew.

I am sure you have more tools to add to the list – please share them in the comments!

Jennifer Moline writes for the PsPrint Blog and has been covering small-business and freelance news for a number of years. PsPrint provides an array of printing services inckuding, brochure printing, custom envelopes, and many other.