In my experience, designing websites in the browser limits the imagination and thus the design ends up being easy to build in HTML/CSS, but it isn't very intere

In my experience, designing websites in the browser limits the imagination and thus the design ends up being easy to build in HTML/CSS, but it isn't very interesting. Using design tools makes it easier to get the look you want - and from there you figure out how to put it together in the browser. It's an extra step, but my own designs are much better when created this way.