Handyfloor sells PVC floors with excellent quality. Customers can enjoy durable and easy to maintain floors with the look and feel of a wooden or stone floor.
Operating in several showrooms in the Netherlands and Germany, Handyfloor was ready for the next step. They came to me with the request for a brand new webshop that is dependable and fulfils customers’ needs.
The main purpose of the design of the webshop is to emphasise the quality of the floors. But at the same time it also needs to speak to the customer. With a focus on e-commerce, Magento was the logic platform choice, though it not the best CMS option for landing pages and additional content.
Inspiration and ambiance are the absolute focal points of this design, much like in a magazine for home interior design. The content is easily adaptable and very accessible. Whether they’re shopping on desktop or scanning the webshop on their mobile device, customers will always find the perfect floor for their home or office.
By using flexible blocks, Handyfloor can put a spotlight on some of their most successful and popular floors. And these blocks also have another great benefit. It’s the perfect way to sidestep the inflexible CMS that Magento provides. The flexible blocks make adding new content to the webshop a whole lot easier.
When you purchase a floor, you probably have a clear vision of the added value that floor has for your interior design.
That’s why the look and feel of the webshop reminds customers of an interior design magazine, easy to read and full of inspiration. You’ll have no problem imagining that floor in your own home or office.
The floors are the real stars of the webshop. By using subtle pastel colours, the design doesn’t take away from the inspirational images and content that Handyfloor provides.
Handyfloor doesn’t just want to sell floor, they want to inspire their customers. The images show the products on sale, but also give the viewer an idea of what the floor could look like in a homely setting. Much like you would find in a magazine for home interior.
— This is the standard font. It’s sleek, modern and has that magazine look and feel. But it’s also modest and very complementary to the images of the floors.
— This font is used for titles, but also to provide additional contrast to specific elements of the webshop.
— This font is used to emphasize certain elements and for the styling advice of the Handyfloor styling consultants.
The chosen fonts are a perfect match with the magazine theme that’s used throughout the whole webshop. By using sleek and subtle fonts and adding a handwritten typeface, the design is playful and still easy to read.
The homepage of the webshop needs to grab the customer’s attention. By using flexible blocks the customer has access to many different items and products at first glance.
The design of the homepage is in line with the magazine vibe that is used throughout the entire webhop. The block structure is easy to update and maintain.
Mobile customers can enjoy the same carefree shopping experience that desktop buyers have on the Handyfloor webshop. The flexible blocks give an excellent fit on mobile devices.
Every three months Handyfloor implements a different promotion, for example the spring sale. These promos are shown in banners on various pages in the webshop. Each page shows a different banner that fits the design of that page.
It should take customers no more than a second to recognize the banners. So even though different types of banners are used throughout the entire webshop, they all match in design. The perfect way for Handyfloor to surprise their customers with a great discount.
It even includes recommendations from interior consultants. Handyfloor also allows customers to apply for a sample of their desired floor. After all, before you buy a floor, you want to see the goods.
The webshop’s floor section doesn’t feel like your typical run-of-the-mill product page. It’s designed to inspire customers about the many ways in which their new floor can completely transform their home or office.
Handyfloor’s customers enjoy a complete shopping experience on the new website. The design includes landing pages, shopping sites, tips and valuable content. Every single page is consistent with the design, to keep that sleek and inspiring interior design magazine look and feel.
We value working with a web designer that understands our needs. This requires knowledge of web design, UX and front-end development. Marijn has all these qualities. He is very meticulous in his work and hits the mark for any concept, every time.
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