4th Ave e-Commerce

Curated beauty & wellness e-commerce platform
I partnered with 4th Ave Market for over a year as a solo Product Designer, leading multiple initiatives from UX audits and feature improvements to full UI modernization and new concept sites under the same brand.
This case study focuses on the UX/UI redesign of their core shopping experience.

Role

UX/UI Designer

Scope

UX Audit · UI Redesign · Design System · Responsive Optimization

Impact

Improved navigation clarity, strengthened brand consistency, and established scalable design patterns supporting continued platform evolution.

Team

Founders · Engineering Team · Product Stakeholders

Case Summary

The Challenge

The platform had strong brand equity but lacked visual consistency, clear hierarchy, and optimized shopping flows. Product discovery and conversion pathways needed refinement to support growth.

Approach

• Conducted full UX assessment of the existing experience
• Identified friction across navigation, PDP, and browsing flows
• Ran user interviews and usability sessions
• Delivered prioritized redesign recommendations
• Modernized UI and created a lightweight design system
The goal was evolution, not a rebuild.

Deliverables

• Strengthened visual hierarchy
• Simplified navigation
• Improved product grid clarity
• Refined PDP structure
• Standardized components across pages
• Elevated brand expression
The updated experience feels more premium, cohesive, and conversion-focused.

Design Solution

The redesign strengthened hierarchy, simplified navigation, refined product listing and PDP structures, and clarified call-to-action behavior. The updated interface reduced visual noise and improved scannability across breakpoints while preserving the brand’s identity and community-driven tone.

Landing page
Landing page (Desktop)

Category Page

Product Page

Impact

The redesign improved overall experience consistency and strengthened the platform’s visual and structural foundation. The continued partnership across multiple initiatives reflects stakeholder trust and ongoing product evolution.

Visual Direction

The redesign strengthened hierarchy, simplified navigation, refined product listing and PDP structures, and clarified call-to-action behavior. The updated interface reduced visual noise and improved scannability across breakpoints while preserving the brand’s identity and community-driven tone.

Graphics

Color palette

Text Styles

Logo

Top product interaction

Specifications & Handoff

I collaborated closely with developers to ensure design fidelity, delivering clear interaction documentation and responsive behavior guidelines. Ongoing QA support helped maintain alignment during implementation.

Next Steps

Following the redesign, we continued refining additional features and exploring new concept initiatives under the same brand ecosystem, building on the improved UX and UI foundation.