STOREFRONT · 2024

Surge — Built to Compete

Surge is a tech storefront operating in one of the fastest-moving retail verticals on the market. The redesign reset the visual language and the browsing-to-checkout flow so the catalogue could finally hold its full range, from office peripherals to bespoke PC build components and high-end competitive gaming gear.

Surge — home page hero
Home — desktop
Role
Product / UX / UI designer
Year
2024
Client
Surge
Timeline
4 – 8 weeks
Status
Closed

Built to compete. The existing site couldn’t hold the catalogue depth or the ambition; the redesign is a ground-up rethink, minimalist and modern, with the product always at the centre.

The problem

A tech storefront in one of the fastest-moving retail verticals — office peripherals, bespoke PC build components, high-end competitive gaming gear, and a content subscription layer on top — running on a site that couldn’t hold that range, or that ambition. The brief needed more than a refresh.

Process

The brief was clear: minimalist and modern, with the product always at the centre. A new visual language built around sharp layouts, purposeful gradients, and a browsing-to-checkout flow that actually moved. Responsive across devices, precise in hierarchy, and designed to convert.

Key screens

The polished work. Tab across the top to move between the finished screens — every surface in a single frame.

Surge — Home
Key screens

Mobile story

How the design holds up on a phone — home, browse, and a product page across a small set of mobile frames.

Home
Home
Browse
Browse
Product
Product

Highlights

A single screen with numbered call-outs over specific decisions. Each hotspot reveals a short note on hover or tap.

Surge home with annotated highlights
Annotated screen

Outcome

Shipped as a closed engagement — a minimalist visual system, a responsive layout from phone to ultrawide, and a browsing-to-checkout flow tuned to convert across the full catalogue.

4
Top-level catalogue surfaces
8 wk
Concept to closed engagement
Mob–UW
Responsive range

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