Water Me Right™ — Homepage Redesign & Shopify Migration
The Brand
Water Me Right™ is a luxury alkaline hydration brand built at the intersection of elevated science, emotional clarity, and intentional living. Their philosophy — "Be Delusional Until You Bloom™" — is woven into every bottle, every label, every word.
The brand also extends into a book series and a wider creative movement founded by Ashley Frank. When they came looking for a digital upgrade, the challenge wasn't just visual — it was architectural.
The Challenge
The existing site had two major problems.
First, it wasn't built on Shopify — meaning no native cart, no product management, and no proper order flow. Every wholesale inquiry was manual friction.
Second, the homepage design wasn't doing the brand justice. Visual hierarchy was scattered, wholesale CTAs were buried, and there was no unified rhythm tying the experience together across the scroll.
The brief was clear: redesign the homepage, migrate everything into Shopify, and do both simultaneously — in under a week.
The original homepage — outside Shopify, inconsistent layout, scattered hierarchy.
My Process
Step 1 — Brand Immersion
Before touching any design tool, I studied the brand deeply: its philosophy, tone of voice, and visual language. Water Me Right™ isn't just a water brand — it's a mindset. The design had to reflect that.
Step 2 — Homepage Design
I designed a high-fidelity layout focused on bold typographic hierarchy, a consistent section rhythm, and strategic placement of both retail and wholesale CTAs. The client approved the design on the very first presentation — no revisions needed.
Step 3 — Shopify Architecture
I mapped the approved design to Shopify's theme structure — identifying which sections to build from scratch versus which to adapt, and how to keep everything flexible for future edits.
Step 4 — Development & Migration
I built the homepage section by section using Shopify's Liquid templating language, matching the design pixel-accurately. Every block was made fully editable through the theme customizer — no code needed for future content updates.
Step 5 — Review & Launch
Final cross-device testing, performance checks, and content adjustments. The full project — from first conversation to live Shopify site — was delivered in under 7 days.
Design approved on the first presentation — zero revisions
Full custom Shopify theme live in under 7 days
Every section is modular and editable via Shopify's theme customizer
Wholesale inquiry flow and Reserve Now CTA are properly integrated
The brand now has a scalable e-commerce foundation to grow into
Water Me Right™ is a brand with real conviction. The best thing I could do as a designer was get out of its way — and build a stage worthy of what it's saying.