A custom Shopify 2.0 theme built for
~ Made by Pivot
2022
Custom Shopify theme
Background
Pivot is a sustainable small business that offers artistic handmade jewelry to empower people who are experiencing homelessness to pivot their lives through making and enterprise.
Made by Pivot was founded with the goal of helping people who are experiencing homelessness get back on their feet by offering employment and training to individuals who are struggling to find work.
Collaboration
The team at Pivot reached out to me seeking a Shopify developer to help relaunch their e-commerce website!
Pivot’s design team did an excellent job designing a breathtaking storefront using tools like Figma, but needed a Shopify expert to take these designs and turn them into a functional Shopify store.
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Develop a fast, responsive, and ux-centered storefront using web design sketches provided to me by Figma’s design team
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Develop a Shopify 2.0 theme that would not require manual code updates for a long time, could be updated easily by staff, and had easily reusable sections for future new pages.
Tailored proposition
Initially, a few options were proposed, including using other ecommerce platforms, but after several back-and-forths with the client, we decided that using Shopify as the backend, with a custom 2.0 theme was best to meet requirements, deadline, and budget.
Cutting-edge
Using modern web practices and Shopify 2.0 features like the section rendering API and product recommendations API, I was able to transform the web design sketches provided to me by Figma’s design team into a functional, modern, Shopify 2.0 theme!
Advanced sections
Pivot’s design sketches included some advanced sections that required strong Shopify expertise to perfect, like a custom Instagram feed section (no apps) and others
Using Pivot’s design team sketches for their vision of Pivot’s relaunch, I was able to build a custom Shopify theme that fully met the Pivot team’s expectations in terms of accuracy. The new website was fast, easy to use, and showcased its products effectively.
The focus on UX helped them win over many customers, and the theme’s fully responsive design ensured that their website looked great on any device.
Since the re-launch of the new website, The team at Pivot has received positive feedback from their customers about the new storefront.
With pixel-perfect accuracy, Pivot’s design sketches (provided to me) were transformed into a mobile-first, Shopify 2.0 custom theme to set the stage for the the new Pivot storefront!
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