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In 2018, Cyber-Duck developed several proof of concepts, including a new real-time sales tracking tool: the Tomometer. Combining Pipedrive with a motorised meter held within the Cyber-Duck office via a Laravel-based API, we brought a personal touch to financial tracking activities. Find out more in this article.

At the annual Quack Hack, team Quacky Trips worked together to develop a travel itinerary with virtual reality (VR) integration geared towards walking holidays. HappyTrails is the result: a unique app that is designed to enhance the user experience of planning a walking holiday through VR.

Quack Hack 2018 saw the adoption of many of the latest technologies, including facial recognition software. Our team wanted to create a secure file-sharing platform, bolstered by biometric verification techniques. Here's our story from the hackathon.

At our annual hackathon, we put together a proof of concept (PoC) in 36 hours to tackle the challenges of EHR. The project was called 'A State of You'.

Since its beta launched in 2011, there’s been a growing appreciation for one of the most dynamic and advanced PHP frameworks on the web: Laravel. Created by Taylor Otwell, Laravel has been adopted by global brands like the BBC and many of our clients. But what is Laravel? And why is Laravel so popular?

The nominations for awards keep flooding in: Cyber-Duck has now been shortlisted for the UXUK Awards and as a finalist in the Drum Agency Business Awards. This is a major achievement for Cyber-Duck this year – we’re so proud of all our staff who made this possible.

Following our new expansion into one of the UK’s hottest tech hubs, Leeds, we were invited by the University of Leeds to judge their second annual hackathon. With Yorkshire Building Society and PwC setting challenges, the hackathon had a distinct financial services angle. We sent New Business Manager Tom Millson, also our FinTech sector expert, to support and tutor the students.

As a champion of UX since 2005, it was a great honour to sponsor UX LIVE this year. One of our greatest passions here at Cyber-Duck is giving back to our community. To do that, we took over the Live Stage at UX LIVE and brought a selection of panels and a workshop on conversational design to the conference. Here are our highlights from the two-day event!

The future of your business depends upon using Digital Transformation to become more relevant to customers and drive growth. But what is digital transformation strategy? Where do you start? Who needs to ‘own’ and drive it?