What is a great design tool for beginners?

Question

I'm looking for a good tool to start wire framing --> mockups --> prototyping my web/app designs. Any recommendations would be great and highly appreciated!(:

I have looked into Sketch but an annoyance I see are the third parties involved to get the full functionality I'm looking for. A pro to it though is one simple payment.

Another tool is Mocups, which I love to be honest. It's all in one, and easy for collaboration. The down side is that it's more expensive.

Thanks Y'all!

John MooreWilliams · Accepted Answer

Webflow lets you design and develop websites in your browser and at whatever level of fidelity you want. And because it was built to help you actually build production-ready, responsive websites, your prototypes can include animations, interactions, actually usable forms, etc. — and anyone can open them on any device to get the full experience.

Sam Rye · Answer

Go from paper to interactive mockup. Best place to start imo

Tejas Kinger · Answer

Balsamiq is perhaps one of the easiest tools out there. Give it a spin. :)

Steven Thompson · Answer

Animation Desk is a good software for a beginner due to the ease of use and high enjoyability factor since it's designed in a way that makes sense for all user levels. Highly recommend it.

Patricia McGee · Answer

I just started using Animation Desk for some light prototyping and animation. It took me maybe 2-3 days tops to learn what all the tools are and get a handle on how things work. I really enjoy using this software for animation, mainly because of how intuitive and fun it is. I'm not a huge fan of complicated and multi-layered software, so with Animation Desk I can do what I want easily. So I recommend this application to all all beginners for animation and light prototyping - it's easy to learn and use, and fun as well.

Kerrie Lamb · Answer

I'd suggest looking into Animation Desk. This app that's easy to master whatever your level is when it comes to animation/storyboarding. I'm still an animation novice, but I enjoy working with this software because it's both fun and intuitive.