Overview
Overview
Virch Merch is an online merchandise purchasing platform, that allows fans to buy their favorite artist's gear without ever waiting in line. Fans instead buy with a QR code provided to them at the live event, taking them to a shop website powered by Virch Merch where they can order what they'd like and have it shipped to the address of their choosing. Artists no longer need to worry about having enough stock-- they can tailor their merch order to the number of preorders.
Problem
Virch Merch’s current website didn’t have the function they were promising
When it comes to live concerts, selling merchandise can pose a challenge to musicians who find themselves overspending or underspending on items that don't sell to their expectations. This can lead to lost revenue overall. The Issue:
Virch Merch’s current website didn’t have the full functionality they were promising; allowing fans to buy merchandise during shows, artists to set up their shops, etc
Solution
Redesign their existing website and expand upon it to include the necessary functionality
Along with a team of three other designers, I worked on designing the new Virch Merch (VM) website to a place that matched the vision VM’s team described to us. What we did was:
Redesign their existing website and expand upon it to include the necessary functionality
Designed three different complete flows for the main users: the artists, the fans, and VM’s team themselves as the administrator for artists
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Timeline: 8 weeks
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Role on team of 4: UX/UI Designer
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Tools: Figma, Slack, Zoom, Miro
1 - Discovery 🔬
1 - Discovery 🔬
Understanding Virch Merch's Needs
Virch Merch sent our team an MVP consisting of two developing style guides to get a sense of the vibe their product would have: modern and hip, without sacrificing accessibility. They also provided us with more insight into the vision they wanted for their platform and answered a questionnaire we had compiled for them. Here are the key points of their responses:
The client would describe their product as disrupting, modernizing, and seamless
The four most important deliverables our team needed to focus on were research, branding, the style guide, design assets, and wireframes
The merchandise would only be available for the fans for 24 hours before/until midnight of the day of the concert
Virch Merch's target audience is Gen-Z/Millennial concert-goers
Artists must be able to customize their merchandise shop that fans see
Below is Virch Merch's previous website and style guides. This iteration lacked key elements, like a CTA for the landing page, the ability to create an account as either an artist or a fan, and a brand identity that fit the vision Virch Merch had:
Understanding Virch Merch's Needs
Virch Merch sent our team an MVP consisting of two developing style guides to get a sense of the vibe their product would have: modern and hip, without sacrificing accessibility. They also provided us with more insight into the vision they wanted for their platform and answered a questionnaire we had compiled for them. Here are the key points of their responses:
The client would describe their product as disrupting, modernizing, and seamless
The four most important deliverables our team needed to focus on were research, branding, the style guide, design assets, and wireframes
The merchandise would only be available for the fans for 24 hours before/until midnight of the day of the concert
Virch Merch's target audience is Gen-Z/Millennial concert-goers
Artists must be able to customize their merchandise shop that fans see
Below is Virch Merch's previous website and style guides. This iteration lacked key elements, like a CTA for the landing page, the ability to create an account as either an artist or a fan, and a brand identity that fit the vision Virch Merch had:
Understanding Virch Merch's Needs
Virch Merch sent our team an MVP consisting of two developing style guides to get a sense of the vibe their product would have: modern and hip, without sacrificing accessibility. They also provided us with more insight into the vision they wanted for their platform and answered a questionnaire we had compiled for them. Here are the key points of their responses:
The client would describe their product as disrupting, modernizing, and seamless
The four most important deliverables our team needed to focus on were research, branding, the style guide, design assets, and wireframes
The merchandise would only be available for the fans for 24 hours before/until midnight of the day of the concert
Virch Merch's target audience is Gen-Z/Millennial concert-goers
Artists must be able to customize their merchandise shop that fans see
Below is Virch Merch's previous website and style guides. This iteration lacked key elements, like a CTA for the landing page, the ability to create an account as either an artist or a fan, and a brand identity that fit the vision Virch Merch had:
Understanding Virch Merch's Needs
Virch Merch sent our team an MVP consisting of two developing style guides to get a sense of the vibe their product would have: modern and hip, without sacrificing accessibility. They also provided us with more insight into the vision they wanted for their platform and answered a questionnaire we had compiled for them. Here are the key points of their responses:
The client would describe their product as disrupting, modernizing, and seamless
The four most important deliverables our team needed to focus on were research, branding, the style guide, design assets, and wireframes
The merchandise would only be available for the fans for 24 hours before/until midnight of the day of the concert
Virch Merch's target audience is Gen-Z/Millennial concert-goers
Artists must be able to customize their merchandise shop that fans see
Below is Virch Merch's previous website and style guides. This iteration lacked key elements, like a CTA for the landing page, the ability to create an account as either an artist or a fan, and a brand identity that fit the vision Virch Merch had:
Original Screens
Original Screens
Original Screens
Original Style Guide
Original Style Guide
Original Style Guide



Original Screens
Original Screens
Original Style Guide
Original Style Guide
Exploring Different Sites With A Competitive Analysis
After getting additional context from our client, it was time to move on to competitive analysis to determine how Virch Merch compared to similar services. Many similar e-commerce websites would only be practical to browse at home, after or before the event. Virch Merch stands out as being an online platform built for fans to buy concert merchandise while at the event, so the same metrics for success competitors had would not entirely apply. Because of its unique concept, however, studying these platforms was crucial to ensure we designed while keeping in line with market familiarity. This would allow new users to easily jump in from another site and get to know Virch Merch's system.
Here's what we learned:
Competitors typically had a limited color palette, consisting of neutrals and a minimally used but bold accent color
Store items typically were presented in a digestible grid format, usually about 4 in a row with no fluff or clutter. Virch Merch needed to emulate this simplicity to increase artist merchandise sales
If an additional service was provided, it was clearly labeled. Virch Merch is a fan and artist tool, so it would be important that we highlight both



User Stories
We were provided with ten user stories from the client:
As a user, I want to be able to learn about Virch Merch from the landing page
As a fan user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an artist user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an admin user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an artist user, I want to be able to view my dashboard and see my tour stops
As an artist user, I want to see my archived tour stops.
7. As a fan user, I want to view the artist’s merch shop
8. As an admin user, I want to be able to view the artist’s merch shop
9. As an artist/ admin user, I want to be able to upload and edit merchandise in my shop
10. As an artist user, I want to be able to view reports and data on merch sales, user data, etc
With so many flows, we had planned to divide the work evenly, but we ended up hitting a roadblock. Initially, we were a team of five, but one of our designers could not move forward with the project. We had to accommodate for the extra work and the unflinching deadline. No worries, though; we quickly agreed on taking our initial two flows, and two of us took one extra they already had some insight for with consulting from the rest of us if necessary.
User Stories
We were provided with ten user stories from the client:
As a user, I want to be able to learn about Virch Merch from the landing page
As a fan user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an artist user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an admin user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an artist user, I want to be able to view my dashboard and see my tour stops
As an artist user, I want to see my archived tour stops.
7. As a fan user, I want to view the artist’s merch shop
8. As an admin user, I want to be able to view the artist’s merch shop
9. As an artist/ admin user, I want to be able to upload and edit merchandise in my shop
10. As an artist user, I want to be able to view reports and data on merch sales, user data, etc
With so many flows, we had planned to divide the work evenly, but we ended up hitting a roadblock. Initially, we were a team of five, but one of our designers could not move forward with the project. We had to accommodate for the extra work and the unflinching deadline. No worries, though; we quickly agreed on taking our initial two flows, and two of us took one extra they already had some insight for with consulting from the rest of us if necessary.
User Stories
We were provided with ten user stories from the client:
As a user, I want to be able to learn about Virch Merch from the landing page
As a fan user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an artist user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an admin user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an artist user, I want to be able to view my dashboard and see my tour stops
As an artist user, I want to see my archived tour stops.
7. As a fan user, I want to view the artist’s merch shop
8. As an admin user, I want to be able to view the artist’s merch shop
9. As an artist/ admin user, I want to be able to upload and edit merchandise in my shop
10. As an artist user, I want to be able to view reports and data on merch sales, user data, etc
With so many flows, we had planned to divide the work evenly, but we ended up hitting a roadblock. Initially, we were a team of five, but one of our designers could not move forward with the project. We had to accommodate for the extra work and the unflinching deadline. No worries, though; we quickly agreed on taking our initial two flows, and two of us took one extra they already had some insight for with consulting from the rest of us if necessary.
User Stories
We were provided with ten user stories from the client:
As a user, I want to be able to learn about Virch Merch from the landing page
As a fan user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an artist user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an admin user, I want to be able to create an account and log in
As an artist user, I want to be able to view my dashboard and see my tour stops
As an artist user, I want to see my archived tour stops.
7. As a fan user, I want to view the artist’s merch shop
8. As an admin user, I want to be able to view the artist’s merch shop
9. As an artist/ admin user, I want to be able to upload and edit merchandise in my shop
10. As an artist user, I want to be able to view reports and data on merch sales, user data, etc
With so many flows, we had planned to divide the work evenly, but we ended up hitting a roadblock. Initially, we were a team of five, but one of our designers could not move forward with the project. We had to accommodate for the extra work and the unflinching deadline. No worries, though; we quickly agreed on taking our initial two flows, and two of us took one extra they already had some insight for with consulting from the rest of us if necessary.


User Flows
We proceeded to develop ten detailed user flows from the stories provided. Each gave us a solid foundation for how we would structure our screens, and indicated where some screens would overlap-- such as the main landing page and fan landing page being used in other flows to get from point A to B.
Keeping track of this also meant we knew exactly how much we would need to build, and could collaborate more effectively moving forward.
User Flows
We proceeded to develop ten detailed user flows from the stories provided. Each gave us a solid foundation for how we would structure our screens, and indicated where some screens would overlap-- such as the main landing page and fan landing page being used in other flows to get from point A to B.
Keeping track of this also meant we knew exactly how much we would need to build, and could collaborate more effectively moving forward.
Site Map
To help guide our website structure, our team created an internal site map. It served as a helpful reference for putting our screens in place and keeping track of how we would branch into other screens without running into any confusion.
Site Map
To help guide our website structure, our team created an internal site map. It served as a helpful reference for putting our screens in place and keeping track of how we would branch into other screens without running into any confusion.
User Flows
We proceeded to develop ten detailed user flows from the stories provided. Each gave us a solid foundation for how we would structure our screens, and indicated where some screens would overlap-- such as the main landing page and fan landing page being used in other flows to get from point A to B.
Keeping track of this also meant we knew exactly how much we would need to build, and could collaborate more effectively moving forward.
2 - Ideation 💡
2 - Ideation
2 - Ideation
Site Map
To help guide our website structure, our team created an internal site map. It served as a helpful reference for putting our screens in place and keeping track of how we would branch into other screens without running into any confusion.

Wireframes
For our Mid-fidelity wireframes, I took responsibility for the artist shop pages, purchasing page, about page, and item previews, working closely with my team to eliminate inconsistency. Dividing the iterations amongst ourselves made it easier to work quickly, while still allowing time for reviewing our design decsions.
I designed the shop template and purchasing page to be very familiar to a standard e-commerce website user. This lessens the learning curve for new customers, allowing fans to start buying their favorite merchandise with ease.
I also pushed to add a preview mechanic to the purchasing page, which would let customers take a quick look at the merchandise they were interested in while still enjoying the show. Finally, the About Page was made to give users a quick look at the team behind Virch Merch and offer more insight into the service, hence the FAQ and contact section.
Exploring Different Sites With A Competitive Analysis
After getting additional context from our client, it was time to move on to competitive analysis to determine how Virch Merch compared to similar services. Many similar e-commerce websites would only be practical to browse at home, after or before the event. Virch Merch stands out as being an online platform built for fans to buy concert merchandise while at the event, so the same metrics for success competitors had would not entirely apply. Because of its unique concept, however, studying these platforms was crucial to ensure we designed while keeping in line with market familiarity. This would allow new users to easily jump in from another site and get to know Virch Merch's system.
Here's what we learned:
Competitors typically had a limited color palette, consisting of neutrals and a minimally used but bold accent color
Store items typically were presented in a digestible grid format, usually about 4 in a row with no fluff or clutter. Virch Merch needed to emulate this simplicity to increase artist merchandise sales
If an additional service was provided, it was clearly labeled. Virch Merch is a fan and artist tool, so it would be important that we highlight both
Exploring Different Sites With A Competitive Analysis
After getting additional context from our client, it was time to move on to competitive analysis to determine how Virch Merch compared to similar services. Many similar e-commerce websites would only be practical to browse at home, after or before the event. Virch Merch stands out as being an online platform built for fans to buy concert merchandise while at the event, so the same metrics for success competitors had would not entirely apply. Because of its unique concept, however, studying these platforms was crucial to ensure we designed while keeping in line with market familiarity. This would allow new users to easily jump in from another site and get to know Virch Merch's system.
Here's what we learned:
Competitors typically had a limited color palette, consisting of neutrals and a minimally used but bold accent color
Store items typically were presented in a digestible grid format, usually about 4 in a row with no fluff or clutter. Virch Merch needed to emulate this simplicity to increase artist merchandise sales
If an additional service was provided, it was clearly labeled. Virch Merch is a fan and artist tool, so it would be important that we highlight both
Wireframes
For our Mid-fidelity wireframes, I took responsibility for the artist shop pages, purchasing page, about page, and item previews, working closely with my team to eliminate inconsistency. Dividing the iterations amongst ourselves made it easier to work quickly, while still allowing time for reviewing our design decsions.
I designed the shop template and purchasing page to be very familiar to a standard e-commerce website user. This lessens the learning curve for new customers, allowing fans to start buying their favorite merchandise with ease.
I also pushed to add a preview mechanic to the purchasing page, which would let customers take a quick look at the merchandise they were interested in while still enjoying the show. Finally, the About Page was made to give users a quick look at the team behind Virch Merch and offer more insight into the service, hence the FAQ and contact section.
Wireframes
For our Mid-fidelity wireframes, I took responsibility for the artist shop pages, purchasing page, about page, and item previews, working closely with my team to eliminate inconsistency. Dividing the iterations amongst ourselves made it easier to work quickly, while still allowing time for reviewing our design decsions.
I designed the shop template and purchasing page to be very familiar to a standard e-commerce website user. This lessens the learning curve for new customers, allowing fans to start buying their favorite merchandise with ease.
I also pushed to add a preview mechanic to the purchasing page, which would let customers take a quick look at the merchandise they were interested in while still enjoying the show. Finally, the About Page was made to give users a quick look at the team behind Virch Merch and offer more insight into the service, hence the FAQ and contact section.
Style guide
The Virch Merch team emphasized that we could take liberties with their branding, so we created a detailed style guide to illustrate our choices. We took inspiration from their competitors and other modern, gen-z/millenial centric music websites like Spotify when creating our components, choosing colors, and building typography.
Some of the components I created include the dropdown menu and controls sections, working alongside my team to ensure consistency. The sorting dropdown menu has square buttons, so that it doesn't look out of place with the straight sides of the menu itself, and keeping on model with the rounded squares that were our primary information containers.
I also created the Product Card variants, to give the client a better idea of what an artist's built-out store would look like on their platform, as well as collaborating with my fellow designers on crafting buttons, navigation, input fields, and wherever else I was needed.
Style guide
The Virch Merch team emphasized that we could take liberties with their branding, so we created a detailed style guide to illustrate our choices. We took inspiration from their competitors and other modern, gen-z/millenial centric music websites like Spotify when creating our components, choosing colors, and building typography.
Some of the components I created include the dropdown menu and controls sections, working alongside my team to ensure consistency. The sorting dropdown menu has square buttons, so that it doesn't look out of place with the straight sides of the menu itself, and keeping on model with the rounded squares that were our primary information containers.
I also created the Product Card variants, to give the client a better idea of what an artist's built-out store would look like on their platform, as well as collaborating with my fellow designers on crafting buttons, navigation, input fields, and wherever else I was needed.
High Fidelity Wireframes
At this stage, we used the finalized landing page iteration as a reference for the visuals our hi-fi wireframes would have. My team and I focused primarily on building out the mid-fi wireframes we worked on previously, as we were familiar with them at that point, and lent support when needed. On the Artist Shop page, I designed product mockups to make the screen more faithful to a fully built-out shop. Since concerts are unlikely to sell a huge variety of merchandise to be on par with traditional retail e-commerce, I opted to allow users to scroll down and load sixteen items at a time instead of paginating the shops. Then they could come back to the top instantly with a "back to top" button. I also added a dropdown menu and tags to allow for simple sorting, with valuable insights from my team members to make sorting clear and remain consistent with the Artist Shop backend pages.
When designing the preview page, I wanted to make it a quick and unintrusive way to add an item to your cart. There would be a default color selected, along with the image of the color shown, so someone in a hurry to order it would get exactly what they see and be able to change it if they wanted to. The only obstacle to adding the item to their cart would be if they didn't select a size; the color won't matter if the item doesn't fit.
I designed another dropdown menu for the About page's FAQ, and the individual product page's size guide. It can be tricky to create a dropdown because you have to be mindful of if and how it should affect the contents around it-- while the About page was fairly simple, many size guides are built as pop-ups in similar product page layouts. I opted to make it a dropdown though, because a pop-up could frustrate users trying to make an on-the-spot purchase, and the size dropdown is not very long or obtrusive.
High Fidelity Wireframes
At this stage, we used the finalized landing page iteration as a reference for the visuals our hi-fi wireframes would have. My team and I focused primarily on building out the mid-fi wireframes we worked on previously, as we were familiar with them at that point, and lent support when needed. On the Artist Shop page, I designed product mockups to make the screen more faithful to a fully built-out shop. Since concerts are unlikely to sell a huge variety of merchandise to be on par with traditional retail e-commerce, I opted to allow users to scroll down and load sixteen items at a time instead of paginating the shops. Then they could come back to the top instantly with a "back to top" button. I also added a dropdown menu and tags to allow for simple sorting, with valuable insights from my team members to make sorting clear and remain consistent with the Artist Shop backend pages.
When designing the preview page, I wanted to make it a quick and unintrusive way to add an item to your cart. There would be a default color selected, along with the image of the color shown, so someone in a hurry to order it would get exactly what they see and be able to change it if they wanted to. The only obstacle to adding the item to their cart would be if they didn't select a size; the color won't matter if the item doesn't fit.
I designed another dropdown menu for the About page's FAQ, and the individual product page's size guide. It can be tricky to create a dropdown because you have to be mindful of if and how it should affect the contents around it-- while the About page was fairly simple, many size guides are built as pop-ups in similar product page layouts. I opted to make it a dropdown though, because a pop-up could frustrate users trying to make an on-the-spot purchase, and the size dropdown is not very long or obtrusive.
UI Iterations
With a solid structure planned out, we now needed to push the boundaries of what the client described in their initial interview. We worked on several unique landing page based on the landing page wireframes, moving forward with 3 iterations to gauge the client's interest, with iteration 4 being our final design.
Iteration one was where I took the lead, looking to bring the "disruptive", "modern" and "seamless" energy they discussed in the questionnaire into my design. I wanted to play with loose, functional shapes and added a wavy texture to the header gradient to simulate sound waves.
For our final iteration, we decided to keep pink as the primary color and sole color, and replaced the textures with the soft glowing pinks with the idea of a sound 'mood lamp'. The soft rounded cards were also effective in outlining Virch Merch's services in an easy to digest way. We also wanted our final design to have clearer CTAs, so that any user - artist or fan - could get started from the same place rather than having to determine the right button.
UI Iterations
With a solid structure planned out, we now needed to push the boundaries of what the client described in their initial interview. We worked on several unique landing page based on the landing page wireframes, moving forward with 3 iterations to gauge the client's interest, with iteration 4 being our final design.
Iteration one was where I took the lead, looking to bring the "disruptive", "modern" and "seamless" energy they discussed in the questionnaire into my design. I wanted to play with loose, functional shapes and added a wavy texture to the header gradient to simulate sound waves.
For our final iteration, we decided to keep pink as the primary color and sole color, and replaced the textures with the soft glowing pinks with the idea of a sound 'mood lamp'. The soft rounded cards were also effective in outlining Virch Merch's services in an easy to digest way. We also wanted our final design to have clearer CTAs, so that any user - artist or fan - could get started from the same place rather than having to determine the right button.
3 - Design 💻
3 - Design
UI Iterations
With a solid structure planned out, we now needed to push the boundaries of what the client described in their initial interview. We worked on several unique landing page based on the landing page wireframes, moving forward with 3 iterations to gauge the client's interest, with iteration 4 being our final design.
Iteration one was where I took the lead, looking to bring the "disruptive", "modern" and "seamless" energy they discussed in the questionnaire into my design. I wanted to play with loose, functional shapes and added a wavy texture to the header gradient to simulate sound waves.
For our final iteration, we decided to keep pink as the primary color and sole color, and replaced the textures with the soft glowing pinks with the idea of a sound 'mood lamp'. The soft rounded cards were also effective in outlining Virch Merch's services in an easy to digest way. We also wanted our final design to have clearer CTAs, so that any user - artist or fan - could get started from the same place rather than having to determine the right button.

High Fidelity Wireframes
At this stage, we used the finalized landing page iteration as a reference for the visuals our hi-fi wireframes would have. My team and I focused primarily on building out the mid-fi wireframes we worked on previously, as we were familiar with them at that point, and lent support when needed. On the Artist Shop page, I designed product mockups to make the screen more faithful to a fully built-out shop. Since concerts are unlikely to sell a huge variety of merchandise to be on par with traditional retail e-commerce, I opted to allow users to scroll down and load sixteen items at a time instead of paginating the shops. Then they could come back to the top instantly with a "back to top" button. I also added a dropdown menu and tags to allow for simple sorting, with valuable insights from my team members to make sorting clear and remain consistent with the Artist Shop backend pages.
When designing the preview page, I wanted to make it a quick and unintrusive way to add an item to your cart. There would be a default color selected, along with the image of the color shown, so someone in a hurry to order it would get exactly what they see and be able to change it if they wanted to. The only obstacle to adding the item to their cart would be if they didn't select a size; the color won't matter if the item doesn't fit.
I designed another dropdown menu for the About page's FAQ, and the individual product page's size guide. It can be tricky to create a dropdown because you have to be mindful of if and how it should affect the contents around it-- while the About page was fairly simple, many size guides are built as pop-ups in similar product page layouts. I opted to make it a dropdown though, because a pop-up could frustrate users trying to make an on-the-spot purchase, and the size dropdown is not very long or obtrusive.
In The Past
On this project, my team and I each owned a particular section in the interest of saving time, then coordinated in meetings to ensure consistency. While our flow had to adjust quickly with the loss of one of our designers, I was able to be flexible and step into any part of the rest of the team’s work as needed. This solidified for me how necessary it is to be familiar with all parts of a project, allowing me to implement specific best practices for any pages— including how best to display data, indicate an editable section, etc. Understanding the whole of the product also helps a designer make better decisions that consider not only how one portion of the website works, but how that portion can tie seamlessly with the rest of the site.
In The Past
On this project, my team and I each owned a particular section in the interest of saving time, then coordinated in meetings to ensure consistency. While our flow had to adjust quickly with the loss of one of our designers, I was able to be flexible and step into any part of the rest of the team’s work as needed. This solidified for me how necessary it is to be familiar with all parts of a project, allowing me to implement specific best practices for any pages— including how best to display data, indicate an editable section, etc. Understanding the whole of the product also helps a designer make better decisions that consider not only how one portion of the website works, but how that portion can tie seamlessly with the rest of the site.
Style guide
The Virch Merch team emphasized that we could take liberties with their branding, so we created a detailed style guide to illustrate our choices. We took inspiration from their competitors and other modern, gen-z/millenial centric music websites like Spotify when creating our components, choosing colors, and building typography.
Some of the components I created include the dropdown menu and controls sections, working alongside my team to ensure consistency. The sorting dropdown menu has square buttons, so that it doesn't look out of place with the straight sides of the menu itself, and keeping on model with the rounded squares that were our primary information containers.
I also created the Product Card variants, to give the client a better idea of what an artist's built-out store would look like on their platform, as well as collaborating with my fellow designers on crafting buttons, navigation, input fields, and wherever else I was needed.
Style guide
The Virch Merch team emphasized that we could take liberties with their branding, so we created a detailed style guide to illustrate our choices. We took inspiration from their competitors and other modern, gen-z/millenial centric music websites like Spotify when creating our components, choosing colors, and building typography.
Some of the components I created include the dropdown menu and controls sections, working alongside my team to ensure consistency. The sorting dropdown menu has square buttons, so that it doesn't look out of place with the straight sides of the menu itself, and keeping on model with the rounded squares that were our primary information containers.
I also created the Product Card variants, to give the client a better idea of what an artist's built-out store would look like on their platform, as well as collaborating with my fellow designers on crafting buttons, navigation, input fields, and wherever else I was needed.
4 - Developer Handoff 🧑💻
5 - Reflection 🪞
Developer Handoff
In a bit of a crunch for time, we needed to quickly but effectively annotate our files for the development team so they could bring Virch Merch to life. We illustrated the flow of movement from screen to screen with manual notes, as well as utilizing a Figma plugin called Measurements to get a detailed snapshot of the spacing, colors, padding, etc of our pages. Of course, we made sure to triple-check it so that any spare (or extraneous) details were ironed out.
Developer Handoff
In a bit of a crunch for time, we needed to quickly but effectively annotate our files for the development team so they could bring Virch Merch to life. We illustrated the flow of movement from screen to screen with manual notes, as well as utilizing a Figma plugin called Measurements to get a detailed snapshot of the spacing, colors, padding, etc of our pages. Of course, we made sure to triple-check it so that any spare (or extraneous) details were ironed out.


5 - Reflection 🪞
4 - Developer Handoff 🧑💻
In The Future
Had the client had time for us to go to the next phase, I’d have liked to build a purchasing user flow to illustrate how Virch Merch got items into the customer's hands. Virch Merch's internal team was still fleshing out its idea at this time, so having a developed MVP was their priority to show stakeholders in the short window we had. I'm excited to see where they go from here! While they made some changes to the website outside of our final designs and added the purchasing flow themselves - c’est la vie - I believe we created a solid foundation for them to build on.
In The Future
Had the client had time for us to go to the next phase, I’d have liked to build a purchasing user flow to illustrate how Virch Merch got items into the customer's hands. Virch Merch's internal team was still fleshing out its idea at this time, so having a developed MVP was their priority to show stakeholders in the short window we had. I'm excited to see where they go from here! While they made some changes to the website outside of our final designs and added the purchasing flow themselves - c’est la vie - I believe we created a solid foundation for them to build on.
In The Past
On this project, my team and I each owned a particular section in the interest of saving time, then coordinated in meetings to ensure consistency. While our flow had to adjust quickly with the loss of one of our designers, I was able to be flexible and step into any part of the rest of the team’s work as needed. This solidified for me how necessary it is to be familiar with all parts of a project, allowing me to implement specific best practices for any pages— including how best to display data, indicate an editable section, etc. Understanding the whole of the product also helps a designer make better decisions that consider not only how one portion of the website works, but how that portion can tie seamlessly with the rest of the site.
In The Future
Had the client had time for us to go to the next phase, I’d have liked to build a purchasing user flow to illustrate how Virch Merch got items into the customer's hands. Virch Merch's internal team was still fleshing out its idea at this time, so having a developed MVP was their priority to show stakeholders in the short window we had. I'm excited to see where they go from here! While they made some changes to the website outside of our final designs and added the purchasing flow themselves - c’est la vie - I believe we created a solid foundation for them to build on.
Lizzy Olubisi Olu-Talabi
Lizzy Olubisi Olu-Talabi