About project

About project

About project

Role

Role

Role

UX Designer

UX Designer

UX Designer

Duration

Duration

Duration

1 Month

1 Month

1 Month

Product focus

Product focus

Product focus

B2C

B2C

B2C

Redesigning POND’S

E-commerce Experience

Redesigning POND’S

E-commerce Experience

Redesigning POND’S

E-commerce Experience

Optimizing the beauty shopping journey for clarity, speed and conversion.

Optimizing the beauty shopping journey for clarity, speed and conversion.

Optimizing the beauty shopping journey for clarity, speed and conversion.

About

the Brand

About the Brand

About

the Brand

POND’S is a global skincare and beauty brand with a wide audience across demographics.


As a trusted name in personal care, the brand’s digital presence plays a critical role in shaping customer engagement and driving product sales.

POND’S is a global skincare and beauty brand with a wide audience across demographics.


As a trusted name in personal care, the brand’s digital presence plays a critical role in shaping customer engagement and driving product sales.

POND’S is a global skincare and beauty brand with a wide audience across demographics.


As a trusted name in personal care, the brand’s digital presence plays a critical role in shaping customer engagement and driving product sales.

Designed For

Designed For

Designed For

Business:

Business:

Business:

POND'S – a global personal care brand aiming to improve digital experience and conversion rates on purchase.

POND'S – a global personal care brand aiming to improve digital experience and conversion rates on purchase.

POND'S – a global personal care brand aiming to improve digital experience and conversion rates on purchase.

Users:

Users:

Users:

Beauty and skincare shoppers - primarily female audience, aged 18–45, browsing on mobile and desktop.

Beauty and skincare shoppers - primarily female audience, aged 18–45, browsing on mobile and desktop.

Beauty and skincare shoppers - primarily female audience, aged 18–45, browsing on mobile and desktop.

Design Opportunity

Design Opportunity

POND’S website had friction in core shopping flows product discovery, product detail clarity and checkout leading to higher drop-offs.

POND’S website had friction in core shopping flows product discovery, product detail clarity and checkout leading to higher drop-offs.

The opportunity was to redesign the shopping journey across desktop and mobile to make it faster, more intuitive, and optimized for conversion.

The opportunity was to redesign the shopping journey across desktop and mobile to make it faster, more intuitive, and optimized for conversion.

Design Opportunity

POND’S website had friction in core shopping flows product discovery, product detail clarity and checkout leading to higher drop-offs.

The opportunity was to redesign the shopping journey across desktop and mobile to make it faster, more intuitive, and optimized for conversion.

Approach

Approach

Approach

We combined heuristic evaluation and competitor analysis to identify friction points in the shopping flow.

We combined heuristic evaluation and competitor analysis to identify friction points in the shopping flow.

We combined heuristic evaluation and competitor analysis to identify friction points in the shopping flow.

These insights informed the new..

These insights informed the new..

These insights informed the new..

User flows

User flows

User flows

Information architecture

Information architecture

Information architecture

Wireframes

Wireframes

Wireframes

..laying the foundation for a seamless e-commerce experience.

..laying the foundation for a seamless e-commerce experience.

..laying the foundation for a seamless e-commerce experience.

Heuristic Evaluation

Heuristic Evaluation

Heuristic Evaluation

Auditing key pages to uncover usability gaps.

Auditing key pages to uncover usability gaps.

Auditing key pages to uncover usability gaps.

Homepage

Homepage

Homepage

Identified lack of brand storytelling and overwhelming entry-point content, making first impressions weaker.

Identified lack of brand storytelling and overwhelming entry-point content, making first impressions weaker.

Identified lack of brand storytelling and overwhelming entry-point content, making first impressions weaker.

Product Listing

Product Listing

Product Listing

Limited filtering and unclear hierarchy slowed down product discovery.

Limited filtering and unclear hierarchy slowed down product discovery.

Limited filtering and unclear hierarchy slowed down product discovery.

Product Details

Product Details

Product Details

Overloaded with information without progressive disclosure, creating cognitive strain.

Overloaded with information without progressive disclosure, creating cognitive strain.

Overloaded with information without progressive disclosure, creating cognitive strain.

Competitor Analysis

Competitor Analysis

Competitor Analysis

Benchmarking against leading e-commerce experiences to spot strengths and gaps.

Benchmarking against leading e-commerce experiences to spot strengths and gaps.

Benchmarking against leading e-commerce experiences to spot strengths and gaps.

Homepage

Homepage

Homepage

Product Listing

Product Listing

Product Listing

Product Details

Product Details

Product Details

Key Insights

Key Insights

Key Insights

What we uncovered from heuristic analysis and competitor benchmarking.

What we uncovered from heuristic analysis and competitor benchmarking.

What we uncovered from heuristic analysis and competitor benchmarking.

Homepage impact

Homepage impact

Homepage impact

– Redesign to optimize browsing and bring POND’S story forward.

– Redesign to optimize browsing and bring POND’S story forward.

– Redesign to optimize browsing and bring POND’S story forward.

Information hierarchy

Information hierarchy

Information hierarchy

– Clearer navigation, breadcrumbs, and functional flow.

– Clearer navigation, breadcrumbs, and functional flow.

– Clearer navigation, breadcrumbs, and functional flow.

Content balance

Content balance

Content balance

– Avoid overload; let users explore details at their pace.

– Avoid overload; let users explore details at their pace.

– Avoid overload; let users explore details at their pace.

Consistency & usability

Consistency & usability

Consistency & usability

– Uniform product cards, navigation, and touch targets.

– Uniform product cards, navigation, and touch targets.

– Uniform product cards, navigation, and touch targets.

Visual optimization

Visual optimization

Visual optimization

– High-quality, responsive images across devices.

– High-quality, responsive images across devices.

– High-quality, responsive images across devices.

User Flow

User Flow

User Flow

Mapping the journey from discovery to checkout.

Mapping the journey from discovery to checkout.

Mapping the journey from discovery to checkout.

Information Architecture

Information Architecture

Information Architecture

Structuring content for clarity and effortless navigation.

Structuring content for clarity and effortless navigation.

Structuring content for clarity and effortless navigation.

From Ideas to Structure

From Ideas to Structure

From Ideas to Structure

Crafting page structures that balance clarity, consistency, and usability.

Crafting page structures that balance clarity, consistency, and usability.

Crafting page structures that balance clarity, consistency, and usability.

Homepage

Homepage

Homepage

A reimagined entry point - clearer hierarchy, brand-first storytelling, and effortless navigation.

A reimagined entry point - clearer hierarchy, brand-first storytelling, and effortless navigation.

A reimagined entry point - clearer hierarchy, brand-first storytelling, and effortless navigation.

Product Listing

Product Listing

Product Listing

Optimized for speed - intuitive filters, structured grids, and smoother product discovery.

Optimized for speed - intuitive filters, structured grids, and smoother product discovery.

Optimized for speed - intuitive filters, structured grids, and smoother product discovery.

Product Details

Product Details

Product Details

Designed for clarity - progressive disclosure, engaging visuals, and confident decision-making.

Designed for clarity - progressive disclosure, engaging visuals, and confident decision-making.

Designed for clarity - progressive disclosure, engaging visuals, and confident decision-making.

Crafted for Shoppers and the Brand

Crafted for Shoppers and the Brand

Crafted for Shoppers and the Brand

A cleaner journey, built to convert.

A cleaner journey, built to convert.

A cleaner journey, built to convert.

25–30%

25–30%

25–30%

Improved product discoverability by simplifying homepage and listing flows.

Improved product discoverability by simplifying homepage and listing flows.

Improved product discoverability by simplifying homepage and listing flows.

Simplified homepage

and product flows

Simplified homepage

and product flows

Simplified homepage

and product flows

20%

20%

20%

Reduced user drop-offs through clearer hierarchy and guided navigation.

Reduced user drop-offs through clearer hierarchy and guided navigation.

Reduced user drop-offs through clearer hierarchy and guided navigation.

Clearer information hierarchy and navigation

Clearer information hierarchy and navigation

Clearer information hierarchy and navigation

15-20%

15-20%

15-20%

Faster checkout by streamlining cart and payment steps.

Faster checkout by streamlining cart and payment steps.

Faster checkout by streamlining cart and payment steps.

Optimized

checkout flow

Optimized

checkout flow

Optimized

checkout flow

mandarghayalkar@gmail.com

+91 91567 49895

© Mandar Ghayalkar | 2025

mandarghayalkar@gmail.com

+91 91567 49895

© Mandar Ghayalkar | 2025

mandarghayalkar@gmail.com

+91 91567 49895

© Mandar Ghayalkar | 2025