▁Mc Mill an ▁said , ▁" Build , ▁like ▁any ▁good ▁story , ▁was ▁always ▁intended ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁ending ." ▁ ▁The ▁Man ual ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Mc Mill an ▁launched ▁a ▁K ick st arter ▁project ▁for ▁The ▁Man ual , ▁a ▁new ▁design ▁journal ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁" why " ▁of ▁web ▁design ▁instead ▁of ▁practical ▁" how - to " ▁articles . ▁The ▁project ▁raised ▁over ▁$ 5 3 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁ 8 2 5 ▁back ers . ▁ ▁Each ▁issue ▁is ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁hard cover ▁book ▁containing ▁six ▁ess ays ▁from ▁six ▁authors , ▁most ▁from ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁web ▁design , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁two - color ▁illustr ation . ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁issues ▁of ▁The ▁Man ual ▁were ▁published ▁between ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Mc Mill an ▁launched ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁of ▁The ▁Man ual , ▁expand ing ▁beyond ▁print ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁free ▁web ▁edition , ▁e books , ▁and ▁an ▁audio book ▁narr ated ▁by ▁Roman ▁Mars ▁from ▁ 9 9 % ▁In visible . ▁All ▁past ▁articles ▁were ▁released ▁under ▁a ▁Creative ▁Commons ▁license . ▁The ▁project ▁raised ▁£ 4 3 , 2 2 0 ▁from ▁over ▁ 6 0 0 ▁back ers , ▁again ▁sur pass ing ▁its ▁goal . ▁The ▁fourth ▁issue ▁sh ipped ▁in ▁November ▁