Deschutes Design Group LLC

Software we use, technology we love, and other things we recommend.

As a design agency, we work with clients who have diverse needs for each project. Here are some of the technologies we often rely on when kicking off a new project.

Workstation

  • 16” MacBook Pro, Intel, 32GB RAM (2019)

    We have been an Apple-based design agency from the start. Apple offers a reliable solution that makes building powerful web applications a breeze.

Development

  • PHP Storm

    Most of our work is done using the PHP language. The IDE from IntelliJ is a one-stop shop for everything PHP.

  • Laravel Herd

    Local development doesn't get any easier than with Laravel Herd. You can easily spin up your projects with Nginx, MySQL, Redis, and a plethora of other services.

  • TablePlus

    TablePlus is the best tool available for managing your database infrastructure.

  • Postman

    We love working with API's and Postman provides us with every tool we need to build and develop a robust API.

Design

  • Tailwind CSS

    This utility-first framework offers the cleanest CSS API for rapidly developing and designing web interfaces.

  • Heroicons

    If you’re looking for clean, fresh, and developer-friendly icons, look no further than Heroicons, created by the makers of Tailwind CSS.

Stacks

  • Laravel

    Our go-to solution is Laravel—the most popular open-source PHP framework. It allows us to rapidly scale and build projects without compromising on performance and features.

  • Livewire

    Livewire enables us to build JavaScript-like UIs without the overhead of using a frontend framework like Vue.js or React. It integrates seamlessly into the Blade templating system and offers component-based UIs.

  • Inertia.js / Vue.js / React

    If our client prefers a notable frontend framework such as Vue.js or React, there’s no better option to connect it with Laravel than Inertia.js. This allows us to rapidly build a backend that we know and love while leveraging the features of a powerful frontend framework.

Deployment

  • Laravel Forge / Vapor

    Before Forge and Vapor, deploying infrastructure was a nightmare. Laravel offers these bespoke one-click deployment solutions that are a no-brainer.

  • AWS

    We firmly rely on AWS as our cloud provider. It has consistently proven reliable and never failed us.

  • Vercel

    When shipping a JS-powered project such as Next.js or Remix, we turn to Vercel for their ease-of-deployment capabilities and developer-friendly experience.