5 Cloud-enabled Apps for Designers
Crafting great design is no peace of cake! Luckily there is a new breed of tools that integrate with your cloud storage and address some of the biggest challenges faced by designers today.
1. InVision — the swiss army knife of design tools
InVision let’s you manage, collaborate and test your design projects. Used by companies like AirBnB, Evernote, Box, Shopify and others, this tool is extremely powerful. Connect your Dropbox (Box support coming soon) and sync all your project assets. Your first project is free.
Also worth trying out: Zurb Apps (the interface was too slow for us, and has no cloud storage support), RedPen (great design, cloud storage support, but only works for annotations).
2. Marvel — prototype without coding
Marvel is probably the easiest way to create interactive prototypes from your web or mobile designs. You start by connecting your Dropbox or Google Drive and simply select designs straight from there. After that, its just a matter of minutes before you create clickable prototypes. Share them, test them, iterate — create great design.
Also worth trying out: Solidify (let’s you create clickable prototypes, but has no cloud storage support)
3. POP — paper prototypes from your phone
POP let’s you link quick paper sketches (or finished designs) and create interactive prototypes including awesome effects. This thing gives life to boring sketches and designs. On top of that, it integrates with Dropbox and let’s you bring in your assets straight from there.
Also worth trying: Launch (let’s you create mobile prototypes in your browser, no cloud storage support).
4. Procreate — desktop illustration power right in your hands
Procreate is a powerful tool for illustrations with its dual-texture brush system and ultra high definition (4096 x 4096px). And you can bring all your brushes, textures, swatches and save your projects with Dropbox. A bonus is their video functionality that records you creating your art. All saved on your Dropbox of course.
Also worth trying: Sketchbook by Autodesk (also comes with Dropbox support)
5. Splashbox — Hi-res photos delivered to your Dropbox
Splashbox is pretty simple, but saves a lot of time. Just connect your Dropbox and it will automatically deliver hi-resolution photos from Unsplash straight to your Dropbox. Plus when you connect you get the initial 500 or so photos right away. Awesome resource!
BONUS: Octobox — Evernote meets Dropbox
This is a pretty powerful idea — Octobox let’s you organize (tag, create collections and stacks) from stuff in your Dropbox. This is ideal for collecting visual inspiration, storing snippets and of course keeping all your notes.
Let us know your favorite apps in the comments.
Originally published at blog.cloudfender.com.
