ShineOn

Building a merchant-first brand and digital experience for a print-on-demand platform

A print-on-demand platform helping e-commerce entrepreneurs launch and scale personalized gift brands on Shopify and Etsy

ShineOn print-on-demand platform website and merchant app

About the project

ShineOn is a US-based print-on-demand and dropshipping platform focused on personalized jewelry, watches, accessories, apparel, and gift products sold through Shopify and Etsy stores.

By integrating fulfillment infrastructure with product personalization tools, analytics, educational resources, and community support, it helps e-commerce entrepreneurs launch and scale personalized gift brands.

Industry
Consumer products & services
Services
Branding
Website Design
Website Development
Web App Design
  • Trusted by entrepreneurs worldwide 70,000+
  • Merchants using the platform 100,000+
  • Rating in Shopify App Store based on 400+ reviews 4.6
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ShineOn branding applied to personalized products
ShineOn branding and visual identity

Challenge

ShineOn had strong market traction but a brand that didn’t reflect its people-first mission. Competing against billion-dollar competitors, it needed a unified identity, a redesigned merchant app, and a landing page that made entrepreneurs feel the opportunity from the first visit.

ShineOn merchant app UX/UI design

Our process

From brand foundations to product design and live web pages, we built a cohesive system enabling ShineOn to look, feel, and perform like a market leader.

Branding & pitch deck

We built the full brand identity that set ShineOn apart from corporate competitors and resonated with the entrepreneurial community it serves, then extended it into a cohesive pitch deck.

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ShineOn logo and brand identity design

App design

For the merchant web app, we took the process from research to high-fidelity design, grounding design decisions in real user needs and translating them into a clear interface.

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ShineOn visual identity across branded merchandise

Web design

To promote and communicate the product more effectively, our team designed a promotional landing page focused on clarity and trust building.

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ShineOn website design for a print-on-demand platform

Web development & support

With the design in place, we moved into development and long-term support, building the site in Webflow and staying on as a design partner to keep the product evolving.

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ShineOn Webflow development and product support

Results

  • Distinctive visual identity designed to differentiate ShineOn in the competitive e-commerce market
  • Production-ready design system with an easy-to-use UI toolkit for consistent expression across all channels
  • Research-backed web app interface with intuitive structure and clear navigation logic
  • Conversion-focused landing page communicating ShineOn’s platform advantages
  • CMS-backed Webflow build enabling ShineOn’s team to update page content independently

Our approach

While shaping ShineOn’s brand and digital presence, we balanced commercial credibility for new merchants with personal resonance for entrepreneurs building real businesses.

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01 · Discovery and research

Through structured research, we analyzed key competitors, focusing on how their brand identity is expressed through visual language across digital touchpoints. This helped define the platform’s positioning and clarify core user needs.

ShineOn brand discovery and research

Deliverables:

  • 3 competitors analyzed
  • Customer profiling
  • 2 brand concepts

02 · Logo design

When working on the logo, we aimed to move away from a typical corporate aesthetic toward warmth and personality. We built a full logo system around an orange star element, which embodies the brand’s core promise — helping entrepreneurs shine.

ShineOn logo design and wordmark

Deliverables:

  • Logo concept directions
  • Refined wordmark
  • Brandmark for compact use

03 · Brand identity

A palette featuring crayola, purple, and green accents reflected the brand’s vibrant personality and creative energy. Alongside this, we designed custom doodle illustrations and an icon set to make the identity feel more dynamic and memorable.

ShineOn brand identity and visual design

Deliverables:

  • 2 brand identity concepts
  • Color & typography system
  • Brand guidelines

04 · Pitch deck

The established brand system was applied to a pitch deck, communicating performance metrics and growth roadmap to potential strategic partners. Layouts were structured to balance data-driven content with the brand's approachable visual character.

ShineOn branded pitch deck design

Deliverables:

  • Presentation template
  • Pitch deck

01 · UX research

To inform future product direction, our team analyzed the functionality and merchant journeys of competitor apps. The insights revealed where platform experiences created friction and highlighted opportunities for improving usability.

ShineOn merchant app UX research

Deliverables:

  • 3 competitor apps analyzed
  • Usability & UX insights

02 · UX design

Driven by research, we mapped user flows around real merchant needs, prioritizing the most frequent actions. Low-fidelity wireframes allowed the client’s team to validate information architecture and content hierarchy before visual design began.

Merchant app user flow design

Deliverables:

  • Wireframes & user flow
  • Clear information architecture

03 · UI design

We designed screens for the main app pages, covering onboarding, catalog, settings, and more. One of the key screens was the dashboard, combining metric cards, a revenue chart, and a progress stepper to give merchants at-a-glance clarity.

Merchant app UI design for a print-on-demand platform

Deliverables:

  • High-fidelity screen designs
  • UI component library

01 · UX design

Our team designed the landing page around a conversion-focused structure, incorporating trust-building elements and clear value proposition messaging. The hierarchy supported a natural progression from discovery to understanding and action.

Landing page UX design and user flow

Deliverables:

  • Sitemap & page flows
  • Wireframes & hierarchy

02 · UI design

Visual designs translated wireframes into high-fidelity pages built on the ShineOn brand system. Imagery of smiling people reinforces the human, approachable tone, while embedded platform mockups help users understand how the product works.

ShineOn landing page website design

Deliverables:

  • Landing page design
  • Desktop & mobile layouts

01 · Webflow development

Our developers built landing and affiliate pages in Webflow, delivering responsive layouts and custom interactions aligned with the design system. The website used modular sections and scroll animations to support content-driven storytelling.

Webflow development with scalable CMS structure

Deliverables:

  • Scalable Webflow structure
  • Component-based CMS

02 · Support

Beyond the core delivery, we continued supporting the product with UI improvements and marketing-driven updates. Throughout the engagement, we handled the design of app pop-ups, banners, and screen updates, enabling the product to scale flexibly.

Ongoing product design and development support

Deliverables:

  • App UI updates
  • New page builds

Team

  • 1 PM
  • 3 Brand Designers
  • 5 UX/UI Designers
  • 1 Developer

Technologies

Figma
Webflow