SlashDuck - Warsaw based software development and web design studio

/ SlashDuck is a Warsaw based software development and web design studio /

Design

SlashDuck is about much more than just building websites. Our approach is to design modern, carefully crafted and intuitive user interfaces. We work hard for our clients to give them an online presence that helps grow their business.

Development

We specialize in Ruby on Rails development, building robust web applications to serve an infinite array of professional needs. Our mission is to transform our clients ideas into successful products.

web design
mlodziez.org.pl
Photoshop

web development
topgoals.eu
Ruby on Rails

illustration
character design
Adobe Illustrator

web design
frse.org.pl
Adobe Photoshop

web development
abcgrypa.pl health care related network
Drupal

illustration
various illustrations
Illustrator & Photoshop

web design
koralki.pl
Photoshop

illustration
vector character
Adobe Illustrator

web design
various webdesigns
Adobe Photoshop

web development
abczdrowie.pl
Drupal

illustration
t-shirt design
Adobe Illustrator

web design
teststudia.pl
Photoshop

print design
brochure
Adobe Photoshop

web design
Leonardo Da Vinci Programme
Photoshop

web development
medycyna24.pl modules development
Drupal

web design
webdesign for guesthouse
Adobe Photoshop

logo
corporate identity
Adobe Illustrator

web development
jejmoda.pl
Drupal

Approach_quotes Design is more than just a few tricks to the eye. It’s a few tricks to the brain. Approach_quotes_end

Neville Brody

The application design process includes analysis and research to implement optimal project realization. Preferring open source development, we always try to propose safe, reliable and efficient solutions. Each customer is informed of the potential benefits and possible drawbacks of our approach, specifically including: the time-scale of implementation, scalability and support perspective of development technology in the future.

In the project's initial phase, we begin graphic design and application prototyping based on acquired and analyzed client material. At this stage as part of extensive consultation with the client, we clarify all user and application interactions based on UX/UI usability. Then depending on the chosen technology, the system's architecture is built from the ground up (including: class diagrams and database schema) or system modules providing desired functionality are created.

Every piece of our applications are tested rigorously based and following our TDD (Test Driven Development) approach. In addition to our small scale analysis, additional test sets on the overal system including server side aspects, include: integration, performace and security. Using our internal on-line project management system enables clear communication with the customer through the duration of implementation and provides support for a set period after project deployment.

We are a group of young people with a compelling feeling that creating web applications and interfaces is something more than just a stamped process of combining already provided elements. We always try to look beyond that horizon and search for innovative solutions that solve our clients problems with minimal effort. All of us have experience in web design or software development gained through years of work in the industry.

Services

Ruby on Rails is a modern web application framework writen in the Ruby programming language. It follows reliable and efficient patterns (including MVC architecture or ORM mapping) and supports important rapid web development principles like CoC (Convention over Configuration) or DRY (Don't Repeat Yoursef). Thanks to this great language and its architecture, RoR allows to exchange or extend almost every part of framework to gain better results in large and demanding projects. Many well known and successful RoR based projects (i.e. Twitter, Groupon, Github or Yellow Pages) have proven the effectiveness of development (+scalability, maintainability) and have had influence on the framework’s popularity.

Due to the open-source nature of projects and the ability to support rapid application development, developers around the world are contributing new features constantly. This adds new value to the excellent platform further making it a web framework of choice for companies and organizations worldwide. Thanks to its GitHub centered community RoR became one of the most innovative and popular frameworks to date.

The SlashDuck team offers efficient, interactive and innovative web applications that follow the latest web development trends. We will provide applications specially tailored to meet all of our customers needs. Our experienced team can also customize your existing RoR application or maintain them. All this makes our development approach able to meet the highest standards.

Web design is a term describing various tasks involved in creating the visual side of a web page. This includes the information architecture, user interface, site structure, navigation, layout, colors, fonts and combines the work of graphic designers and front-end developers. Client-side or front-end development requires widespread knowledge of web design technologies and patterns included in particular markup, style, usability and accessibility aspects. Two fundamental and the most important technologies are:

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language used for displaying web pages in your browser.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a styling language used for describing the look and formatting of a document written in a markup language.

Working together, these two languages visually produce the layout and look of any website you may visit. Today these languages provide extensive and maintainable features that were unheard of several years ago.

SlashDuck is always on top of all the latest HTML5/CSS3 news and techniques making us friendly with the future of the web. We are observing and following the newest trends to design amazing websites that speak effectively to your audience. Having art skills and the newest styling features in mind, we are able to go beyond standard practices and prepare more detailed layout designs (i.e. with eye-catching animation effects or sophisticated typography). Our talented graphic designers will draw sets of custom icons or corporate identity elements from scratch to fulfil the project requirements as well.

We believe that good design is not only beautiful graphics. It's also about the user experience, how easily one can navigate the website and how they feel when interacting with it.

Graphic design is a term that refers to a number of artistic disciplines focused on visual communication. The goal of graphic design is to combine words, symbols, illustration and typography to create a visual representation of ideas and messages. The visuals should be appealign and grab the attention of the viewer, however the core of the designing process is to present information in accessible and memorable ways.

Graphic design includes:

Identity (logo and branding)
Publications (newspapers, brochures, etc.)
Advertisement (posters, banners, leaflets)
Packaging
... and many other categories

From little things like business cards and t-shirts to huge billboards, graphic design is used to inform, persuade, stimulate, identify and simply provide joy. Graphic design is a significant part of everyday life. We believe that good design is able to make life more beautiful and at the same time communicate the client’s message to their audience.

ruby on rails
web design
Graphic Design

Dynamic
Ambitious
Cooperative
Knowledgeable

Berenika

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

I'm a twenty-eight years old graphic designer with over 5 years experience in designing websites and illustrations. I love my work and enjoy designing beautiful things. During my work I have gained widespread knowledge in Photoshop and Illustrator.

Adrian

RUBY/ROR DEVELOPER

Adrian is a software engineer who has worked professionally with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, Django and PHP. Experienced in application architecture, agile development and team leadership. He always seeks to build simple and elegant solutions with clean and readable code to perfectly match complicated business requirements of clients.

Michal

ROR DEVELOPER

Linux passionate for over 10 years, php programmer for over 5 years. I've mastered Drupal and now mastering Ruby on Rails. I'm always searching ways to make sites run faster by finding bottlenecks and various caching mechanisms, I'm in love with varnish. In my free time I like to play Urban terror, best FPS ever.

Benji

FRONT END DEVELOPER

Working as a freelance web developer for the past 5 years, Benji has design and developed countless professional websites. While currently focusing on front-end development, he strives to bring his vision of minimalism and elegance using the latest HTML5 & CSS3 standards. "Beauty in Simplicity"

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