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Icons. Some Handy Tools for Designers & Web Developers. Menial and repetitive tasks kill time and productivity. If there are tools that help us overcome these why not go ahead and use them? Any tools that help web designers or web developers to simplify their workflow and save time are always welcome here at AWWWARDS. Google Chrome DevTools With Google Chrome DevTools you can now inspect, debug and analyze pages on your mobile device using your development machine. Screencast your mobile device screen to desktop. Google web designer Love it or hate it there will always be WYSIWYG tools out there, and this one comes from the big G. The idea behind this design / development tool is to get your content out there to all screens desktop, tablet or mobile without compatibility issues.While this is a great tool for building animated ads, what with the demise of Flash, I suspect Google has bigger plans for this which aren't limited to creating flashy ads.

Usability checklist | Userium | Catch common usability problems before user testing. 0to255. Progress Button Styles. Progress Button Styles. How to Create Content Maps for Planning Your Website’s Content. Content mapping is a visual technique that will help you organize and understand the content of a website. It can be a simple and valuable part of your site’s overall content strategy. This short and simple guide should help you get started. What is Content Mapping? Content mapping is similar to mind maps, but it’s focused on a site’s content. It will help you explore and visualize your content. More specifically, content mapping allows you to see your content as it relates to the goals of your client, the goals of your site users and all the other pieces of content in your website (as well as external websites), allowing you to spot gaps (and opportunities) in your content development strategy.

I’ll cover two types of content mapping in this guide: Mapping your content to goals (the goals of the client and the goals of site users)Mapping your content to other content Note: Content mapping may lead to mind-melting over-complication! Why Should You Create Content Maps? Content Mapping Tools.