Off. Tap the switch.
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Design is how it works
Design is not the surface. It is the whole thing functioning, at every level, from the first tap to the last screen of the flow.
Sloj, a design studio in Sarajevo
Order,not ornament.
We design how things work, then let the interface step back so the content can speak. Layers, light and one grid, nothing else.
MeridianProduct site and configurator, 2026
Three recent projects. The only interface on the stage is a caption.
Trusted by product teams at
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How we work
Six things webelieve about design.
complexity
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Simplicity is order in complexity
Beauty comes from clarity and efficiency. True simplicity is not removing ornament and clutter. It is bringing order to what is complex.
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The interface defers
A good interface is unobtrusive and deferential. It recedes so that the content, your content, is elevated and easy to read.
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Layers, translucency, depth
Distinct functional layers establish order and hierarchy. Translucency gives you a sense of where you are. Motion and parallax give the space life and depth.
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One grid for everything
The whole system is structured and consistent. From the finest typographic adjustments to every icon, a shared grid creates a harmonious relationship between elements.
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Instantly familiar
New, but immediately understood. We build on the habits people already have, so a fresh direction feels useful and pleasant from the first minute.
What we do
Four disciplines,one pair of hands.
Strategy and scope
Decide what
to leave out.
9:41
Good morning,
Lejla
This week
12 h 40
Onboarding flow›
Grid audit›
Handoff notes›
Interface design
Screens that
defer to content.
Haptics
Motion design
Explain where
you are.
tokens.css
:root {
--grid: 8px;
--radius: calc(var(--grid) * 2);
--sheet: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
--blur: 28px;
--ease: cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
}
.sheet {
background: var(--sheet);
backdrop-filter: blur(var(--blur));
border-radius: var(--radius);
}Engineering
We build what
we design.
Selected work
The work speaks.We stay quiet.
Captions appear only when you ask for them. Hover a piece.
How a project runs
Six to ten weeks.Watch order arrive.
01 · Week 1
Understand
We read everything, talk to the people who use the product, and map the complexity before touching it.
02 · Weeks 2 to 3
Order
Flows, hierarchy, the grid. The boring part that makes everything after it simple.
03 · Weeks 4 to 8
Design and build
Screens and code together, reviewed weekly on real devices, not slides.
04 · Weeks 9 to 10
Release
Ship, watch, adjust. We stay for 30 days after launch.
The system
One grid. Every elementsits on it.
Type, icons, spacing and layout share an 8 point grid. Turn the grid on in the top bar and scroll the page. Everything lines up.
Display
80 / 84
Order
Title
40 / 44
Layers and light
Body
17 / 26
The interface recedes so the content can speak.
Caption
12 / 16
MERIDIAN, 2026
Twelve icons drawn on a 24 point grid, 2 point strokes, rounded caps. Optical adjustments by hand.
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products shipped since 2019
0%
of clients come back for a second project
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people, one room, no account managers
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of support after every launch
Why we exist
Mission, vision,and one goal.
01Mission
Bring order to the products people use every day.
We take complex software and give it hierarchy, rhythm and one grid, so the interface disappears and the work remains.
02Vision
Software that feels calm.
Fewer screens, clearer layers, honest motion. A web where you always know where you are and what just happened.
03Goal
Twenty products on one shared grid by 2028.
Each one instantly familiar, each one built by the same hands that designed it, each one still in use five years later.
What clients say
Quiet work,loud results.
“They removed half of our screens and the product got easier to sell. Nobody misses what is gone.”
Ema NovakHead of product, Meridian“The grid was the gift. Two years later our engineers still build on it without asking us anything.”
Jonas LindCTO, Tonal“Sloj designed the motion and then wrote it. That never happens. The app feels like one thing.”
Mira KosFounder, FieldStudio
Small by design.
Sloj is four people in one room in Sarajevo. We take on a few projects a year and stay with each one from the first sketch to the last release. Strategy, interface, motion and code, done by the same hands.
- 01Lejla HadžićPrincipal, interface
- 02Tarik MehićMotion and prototyping
- 03Nina BašićType and systems
- 04Adin KovačEngineering
- Founded
- 2019
- People
- 4
- Projects a year
- 6 to 8
- Time zone
- CET
Lejla Hadžić · Principal, interface · since 2019
Engagements
Three waysto work with us.
Fixed scope, fixed price, one team. No hourly surprises.
Sprint
€9,800 / two weeks
One problem, solved and prototyped. Good for a redesign of a single flow.
- Discovery day
- Clickable prototype
- Motion sketches
- Handoff notes
Product
€48,000 / eight weeks
A whole product or site, designed and built by the same people.
- Everything in Sprint
- Design system on one grid
- Production front-end
- 30 days after launch
Partner
€12,000 / per month
A senior designer and engineer embedded with your team, ongoing.
- Weekly releases
- System stewardship
- Motion and QA
- Cancel any month
Journal
Notes on order.
Questions
Things peopleask first.
Both, by the same people. Most projects ship as production front-end code on your stack, with design tokens and a documented system.
Contact
Tell us whatneeds order.
A short note is enough. We reply within one working day.
hello@sloj.studioFerhadija 12, Sarajevo