I have spent many years in the world of database design. I have had to redseign many because they where obviously designed by someone who didn\’t have the tools or knowledge about good design.Well there is one kick-ass tool out there that every designer should know about! It really helps to design and modify your database. A+!DB Designer4A good article on database design.
If you are in the 3D world you have already heard of Zbrush I am sure.
It has a complex interface and a multitude of ways of doing anything but it can do things others can’t. A great art and design tool if you can get through the learning curve!
Even better if worked with Photoshop and a more traditional 3D application. I use it extensively for texturing, prototyping and creating quick 3D objects.
Since it can be like working in clay, Sculpted Games has benefited greatly from it.
Here are some links to some pretty unique interfaces to webpages. The one quality they all have is that they stand out from the vast majority of sites.
This has the best product selection interface I have ever seen.
A really valuable aid in AJAX work. Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information). Charles can act as a man-in-the-middle for HTTP/SSL communication, enabling you to debug the content of your HTTPS sessions. Charles : Web Debugging Proxy