Mockups are the easiest way to show clients how their project will look like but how can you explain functionalities in the same easy way?
Last week’s giveaway was about Balsamiq Mockups a great tool to easily create wireframes and mockups in minutes.
This week we will have a look at Napkee ( http://www.napkee.com/ ) an Air application developed by Napkee Labs.
Napkee is all about giving life to your mockups without even writing a single line of code, just click and convert your mockup into an HTML/CSS/javascript or Flex project ready to be used in production as a starting skeleton to further develop the project.
The first thing that you will notice when launching Napkee is the iphone/mac style neat, clear and simple app interface.
You can create a Napkee project and add to it your previously designed Balsamiq Mockups files.
By default it will be converted to a WEB project and you will be able to have a look at the BMML input file as well as the HTML, CSS and JS output files and have a interactive preview of the generated live mockup.
You can export all generated files and will see that the app created a skeleton with callbacks for all interactive elements of your design, to be easily filled with code.
When generating a Flex project you can go to Napkee Preferences and choose if the generated mockup conversion has to be a Flex Web or a Flex AIR application, that’s a great way to create a portable interactive mockup.
Napkee is definitely a must for every freelance working in web design and application design, having a ready to use skeleton directly derived from your mockups is an incredible speed up in everyone’s workflow.
Balsamiq Mockups already cut wireframing and mockups creation times, Napkee will cut down both expenses and times of mockups conversion and you will definitely almost get rid of every waste of time in the whole initial phase of your project since also making changes to both mockups and skeletons will be just a matter of clicks.
Your clients will get impressed of how fast you will produce good looking and interactive mockups and how the final product is already well defined and sketched at such an early stage.
GIVEAWAY
Napkee team kindly offered 1 free license of Napkee for this giveaway ending on the 6th of November.
To win just you have simply to :
- twitter the following text (simply click to tweet) :
“TheLanceLife giveaway: Napkee : http://bit.ly/38swG7 @thelancelife @wpstudios RT pls”
AND
- comment here writing your twitter ID and explaining why you would like to win a free license of Napkee and how it
could help you in your everyday freelance business
The giveaway will end on Friday the 6th of November 2009 and the winners will be chosen using a random number
generator.
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The Author : WPstudios
WPstudios is a graphic and coding agency specialized in web design, print design, logo and branding, wordpress customization, PHP and Javascript coding, 3D graphic.
November 2nd, 2009 on 13:40
My Twitter id is th0r. Napkee would help my freelance business with its simplicity! It’s a great app and I would love to work with it!
November 2nd, 2009 on 15:27
Twitter ID – prajwalrao
Tweet – http://twitter.com/prajwalrao/status/5362753122
Napkee would help me greatly cut down on my time building mockups in Photoshop, faster delivery times (with no loss of quality) leads to happier clients and even more work.. That’s why i would love a copy of Napkee..
November 2nd, 2009 on 16:03
In my new position (yes, I have a job now!) I’m finding more and more I have to explain technical stuff to non-technical people; their buy-in and approval is needed often before a project gets the full go-ahead, so having tools like Balsamiq and Napkee will really help me mock-up this stuff and make an effective pitch…
November 2nd, 2009 on 17:59
Twitter id: @warstwydotcom
My RT: http://twitter.com/warstwydotcom/status/5365970244
I need this for my business.
November 2nd, 2009 on 18:11
My twitter name is srpsco, and Napkee could help save me a lot of time developing designs. As a one man show time is my most precious commodity.
November 2nd, 2009 on 19:34
My Tweet: http://twitter.com/RomeoLab/status/5368164732
I need this app for my business too. Hoppe to winn it
Thanks a lot for this oppurtunity
November 3rd, 2009 on 01:45
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November 3rd, 2009 on 19:00
Napkee would help me a lot to test my balsamiq prototypes.
Twitter ID: maykit
November 5th, 2009 on 09:02
@kitade
I already use Balsamiq Mockups and recently noticed this nice companion program. I would love to win a copy as I want to make more attractive wireframe and save time in my work. Thanks.
November 6th, 2009 on 21:54
This is really cool utility. I’ve been pain-stakingly making paper wireframes lately for clients and it sucks.
November 6th, 2009 on 21:54
Sweet app! Napkee would help me with my web development business for sure. My twitter id is: millca. Thanks!
November 6th, 2009 on 22:09
Twitter.com/betancur
It would improve my prototype design a loT!
November 6th, 2009 on 22:13
@bobbyburdette and i would love to be able to use Napkee to increase my workflow here in the corp setting and help me show some of the people i work with better ways to do wireframes and mockups. thanks!
November 6th, 2009 on 22:19
Napkee would definitely be an asset to my freelance business as it would significantly cut down on my development time from constantly creating wireframes within Photoshop. Plus, with the added feature of converting prototypes into a fully functional webpage mockup, it will give my clients first-hand, interactive experience on what to expect from their website.
November 6th, 2009 on 22:20
I forgot to mention, my twitter handle is @solidesigns.
November 6th, 2009 on 23:12
The Giveaway is ended and the winner is :
@sdmonty
Congrats !
November 8th, 2009 on 07:54
It seems nice tools. i will try soon. Thanks for sharing this nice post.