Mobile app · Art marketplace
CANVASLY
A mobile-first digital art marketplace designed for immersive artwork browsing and artist interaction.
Editorial typographySoft neutral paletteMobile-first
Timeline
5 weeks
Figma
Available
Format
Responsive web
Case Study
A gallery-like mobile marketplace
A mobile-first art marketplace built to feel curated, calm, and easy to browse.
Focus
Discovery
Artwork feels easier to find and save.
Tone
Minimal luxury
Quiet surfaces keep attention on the art.
Problem statement
Art marketplaces can feel transactional
Online art marketplaces often feel crowded instead of immersive.
- Keep the gallery feel intact.
- Make artist interaction feel immediate.
Research insights
What mobile users needed
Users preferred gallery-like layouts with fewer distractions.
- Faster access to artwork details mattered.
- Favorites needed to be easy to reach.
Wireframes
Mobile-first layout studies
Wireframes explored thumb-friendly navigation and large artwork cards.
Frame
Gallery feed
Tall cards create an immersive scroll rhythm.
Frame
Artist sheet
Artist details stay close to the work.
High-fidelity
Refined visual direction
The final UI used editorial typography, soft neutrals, and restrained luxury details.
- Typography gives the experience character.
- The palette keeps the work feeling premium.
Prototype
Clickable gallery flow
Prototype covered artwork browsing, saving, and artist interaction.
Flow
Browse
Card-led discovery uses large imagery and concise labels.
Flow
Save
Favorites stay easy to reach from any view.
Iterations & rationale
What changed
The strongest iteration simplified navigation and made artwork feel more present.
- Kept interactions thumb-friendly.
- Removed excess clutter from browsing.
- Added clearer saves and quick details.
Reflections
A calmer art marketplace
The final experience feels more curated, less transactional, and easier to browse on mobile.