June 2012 (#228)
This month we present the ultimate freelance web design tools you need to manage your work and money. We cover planning, graphic design, copywriting as well as coding, testing and accounting
We also take a deeper look of the current trend of gamification and explain how incorporating games mechanics into your websites can boost visitor engagement. Keir Whitaker and Elliot Jay Stocks, meanwhile, explore some key considerations for making the jump from client work to running your own show. Also in this issue:
- Present big data in JavaScript with Knockout.js
- Create HTML5 preloaders for large sites
- Design an iPhone app icon in Fireworks
- Build an address book app in MongoDB
- Add a watermark to video with Node.js
- We interview CSS-Tricks' Chris Coyier
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The ultimate freelance web design tools
Craig Grannell reveals the best tools to help you manage your work and money -
Gamification: the pro’s guide
Games mechanics are a great way to influence your users’ behaviour. Toby Beresford explains how incorporating them into your websites can boost visitor engagement -
From side project to business
Keir Whitaker and Elliot Jay Stocks of Viewport Industries explore some key considerations for making the jump from client work to running your own show -
Interview: Chris Coyier
Tom May chats to the man behind CSS-Tricks about threats of legal action from Adobe, why forms are sexy and the importance of jibber-jabber -
jQuery/present big data with Knockout
New JS libraries are making rapid development of complex interfaces a breeze. Stephen Fulljames builds an image gallery to showcase the power of Knockout -
Node.js/add a watermark to video
Watermarking video files can be laborious. Helge Mathee demonstrates how to use Fabric Engine to turn it into a relatively straightforward process
