Theme Selection
How the new shop will come together – and why the first step is choosing a theme
What's happening:
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We’re moving Sunni to Shopify.
Shopify handles payments, security and hosting for us, so you won’t need to wrestle with servers or strange dashboards. It also gives us a tidy visual editor for day-to-day tweaks (text, images, prices). -
A “theme” is Shopify’s starter house.
Think of a theme as the walls, rooms and plumbing already in place. We’ll repaint, move some furniture, hang your pictures—but the wiring is done. Picking the right house now saves a lot of later messing about. -
Once a theme is picked, I’ll re-skin it.
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Swap in the Sunni logo and brown accent colour.
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Recreate your homepage sections (hero image, benefits grid, “How it works”, ocean-cleanup note).
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Keep all backgrounds white so the art pops.
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Build the header (logo + menu) and the neat three-column footer.
All the heavy coding happens here, but it’s on my side. You’ll just review and say “yes, that looks right”.
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One-time product import.
All your frames, sizes, prices and images live in Supabase now. I’ll export them to a single CSV file, drop that into Shopify, and—bang—the whole catalogue appears, images included, no manual uploads. After launch you’ll add new products straight in Shopify’s friendly admin. -
Go live.
I’ll switch on payments, shipping and the custom domain. The shop is open. Later we’ll bolt on the subscription idea via a simple “Subscribe” button that points to your wait-list app.
Themes to preview (click each link)
| Theme | Quick note | Preview link |
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| Icon | Bold visuals, parallax scrolling | https://themes.shopify.com/themes/icon/styles/icon/preview (opens in a new tab) |
| Align | Very clean, minimalist grid | https://themes.shopify.com/themes/align/styles/clean/preview (opens in a new tab) |
| Highlight | Story-telling layout with quirky blocks | https://themes.shopify.com/themes/highlight/styles/highlight/preview (opens in a new tab) |
| Exhibit | Feels like a gallery wall | https://themes.shopify.com/themes/exhibit/styles/art/preview (opens in a new tab) |
| Dawn (free) | Shopify’s default—simple but flexible | https://themes.shopify.com/themes/dawn/styles/default/preview?surface_detail=free-themes&surface_inter_position=1&surface_intra_position=23&surface_type=collection (opens in a new tab) |
| Studio (free) | Built for artists and creators | https://themes.shopify.com/themes/studio/styles/default/preview (opens in a new tab) |
What to do now:
Open the six previews, scroll the homepage and a product page, and note which one feels closest to how you want Sunni to look. Don’t worry about colours or wording—we’ll change those. Focus on layout: image sizes, menu style, how product pages feel on mobile. Drop me your favourite and we’ll start tailoring it.