| There are many great and easy-to-use tools and | | | | This is a javascript library that recovers and |
| resources available online for freelance developers | | | | aggregates social profiles from various websites and |
| and designers. Here is a list of some great tools to | | | | networks. It helps in taking out the identity of a profile |
| enhance productivity while completing freelance | | | | from social media websites such as Twitter, |
| projects efficiently. | | | | FriendsFeed, Flickr, Digg or any other web profile page. |
| SlickMap CSS | | | | Wavemaker |
| It is a simple style sheet that helps in displaying finished | | | | This is an easy way to build Web 2.0 applications |
| sitemaps directly from HTML unordered list navigation. | | | | including prototyping and development, a form-driven |
| It streamlines the web design process as it automates | | | | database apps, a front end “face” for SOA |
| the illustration of site map and allows you to develop | | | | architecture. It automates all the heavy lifting needed to |
| HTML navigation. It also offers additional links which | | | | connect enterprise data to browser-based widgets. It |
| can be customized as per preferences. | | | | provides a drag and drop interface to manage images |
| Flapjax | | | | and files within a project.eCSStender |
| This is a programming language for modern, | | | | It a useful resource which offers extensions to simplify |
| client-based Web applications. Its features include | | | | the design process. It allows you to author modern |
| event-driven, reactive evaluation, event-stream | | | | CSS using advanced selectors, properties such as |
| abstraction for communicating with web services and | | | | border-radius, or custom font faces and make sure |
| also offer interfaces to external web services. | | | | that design works well even in IE6. Its extensions |
| Synfig | | | | include CSS3 Selectors, @font-face support, CSS |
| This is another important resource for freelance web | | | | rotation (currently bundled with eCSStender as an |
| developers that eliminates the task of manual | | | | example), CSS3 border-and CSS3 Columns. |
| tweening by producing smooth, fluid motion without | | | | Splashup |
| using the animator to draw out each frame individually. | | | | It is a powerful editing tool and photo manager for a |
| This allows you to produce high quality 2D animation | | | | design project. It allows you to edit many images at |
| for your project. | | | | one single time, control pixel level and check the depth |
| Image flow | | | | of layers. It is compatible with all the browsers, |
| This is a user-friendly JavaScript image gallery which | | | | integrates seamlessly with top photo-sharing sites, and |
| provides object oriented script that helps in creating | | | | even has its own file format to save work in progress. |
| many instances of it on one website. It offers multiple | | | | Dotemplate |
| instances which can be customized as per choice. It | | | | This resource helps in finding best website template |
| supports multiple instances, compatible with all graphical | | | | for a design project. It offers a catalog of Web |
| browsers, supports all image formats, links, iPhone/iPod | | | | templates you can fully and easily customize online. It |
| Touch and more. | | | | also lets you change the template colors easily with |
| Jekyll | | | | our Photoshop® like color picker, and choose your |
| Another simple, blog aware, static site generator for | | | | favorite color scheme |
| web developers. It provides a template directory | | | | Hope these tools and resources would help in |
| representing the raw form of a website, runs it through | | | | successfully completing a design and development |
| Textile or Markdown and Liquid converters, and bring | | | | project seamlessly. Please share your suggestions and |
| out a complete, static website suitable for serving with | | | | feedback on the same. |
| Apache or favorite web server.identengine | | | | |