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Justin Badua mark

Tricode Cloud: Building the Design & Engineering Foundation

As an early-stage team member, I designed the brand identity, built both landing pages, and developed the frontend for Tricode Cloud's flagship product, Clikk Apply.

RoleDesign Lead & Frontend Engineer
Timeline2024 — Present
CompanyTricode Cloud

What I Built

My contributions spanned design and development—here's what I worked on.

Brand Identity

Designed the Tricode Cloud logo, established brand guidelines, color system, and visual language.

UX/UI Design

Prototyped in Figma with a focus on accessibility and simplicity for student users.

Frontend Development

Built the React/Next.js codebase, component library, and animation system.

Landing Pages

Designed and developed both the Tricode Cloud and Clikk Apply landing pages.

Brand Identity

I created the visual foundation for Tricode Cloud from scratch, establishing a design system that scales across products.

Color System

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Landing Pages

I designed and built two full landing pages: the parent company site and the product page.

Tricode Cloud
Company Website

Tricode Cloud

The parent company landing page. Designed with soft gradient aesthetics and a clean SaaS layout that communicates trust and professionalism.

Visit Site
Clikk Apply
Product Page

Clikk Apply

The conversion-focused product landing. Built with interactive feature demos, pricing tables, and clear CTAs for student organization admins.

Visit Site

How I Approached It

Tricode Cloud serves student organizations with varying levels of tech literacy. Every design decision was guided by these principles.

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Simplicity First

If a feature needs explaining, the design failed. We aimed for interfaces so intuitive that onboarding is unnecessary.

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User-Driven Iteration

We collect feedback from our users and continuously iterate to improve the experience. Each release gets better based on real input.

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Edge Case Friendly

Clubs have chaotic workflows. The UI handles messy data, partial completions, and user mistakes gracefully.

Clikk Apply Interface

Key screens and components I designed and built for the hiring platform.

Anonymized Candidates

Eliminate unconscious bias with randomly generated names and colorful icons. Reviewers focus on qualifications, not identities.

Anonymized Candidates

Department Management

Color-coded department cards make it easy to organize hiring across different teams and roles within your organization.

Department Management

Candidate Portal

Give applicants a clear view of their progress with an intuitive stepper. No more "where am I in the process?" emails.

Candidate Portal

The Results

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Applications Processed

Through the platform I helped build.

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Student Organizations

ASUS, CESA, COMPSA, and Computing O-Week.

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Landing Pages Shipped

Production sites I designed and built from scratch.

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Complete Brand System

Logo, colors, typography, and guidelines.

Trusted by student organizations at Queen's

Reflection

Tricode Cloud was my first experience building a real product that people actually use. I learned how to design and ship features, collaborate with a team, and iterate based on real user feedback. Seeing student clubs rely on something I helped build made the work feel meaningful, and reinforced my belief that the best products come from deeply understanding your users.