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Find My Shoes

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The Brief

Find My Shoes is a web application designed to help users discover and compare barefoot shoes through advanced search capabilities, community reviews, and detailed product information. The MVP focuses on delivering core functionality while establishing a solid foundation for future expansion.

Challenges

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Pixel-Perfect Design

Implementing the provided design with precise attention to detail while ensuring responsiveness across all devices.

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Complex Database Schema Design

Designing an efficient and flexible database schema to handle complex relationships between brands, shoes, variations, while maintaining data integrity and scalability.

3
Advanced Search Engine Implementation

Implementing a sophisticated search solution using Elasticsearch to enable weighted keyword matching and faceted filtering across multiple product attributes.

4
Dynamic Content Management

Creating a flexible system to handle product information, community reviews, ratings, and standalone articles through a headless CMS.

5
Search Performance

Ensuring fast and accurate search results while managing complex filtering and sorting operations across a large product database.

6
Community Features

Implementing user-friendly systems for community reviews, ratings.

Services

BYOD (Bring your own design)
Custom Web Development
Custom CMS Development
Advanced Search Engine Implementation
MVP Development
Cloud Hosting
Staff Training
Support

Solutions

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Precise Design Implementation
  • Working closely with the Barefoot Strength design team, we implemented their provided designs with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring pixel-perfect accuracy while maintaining full responsiveness across all device sizes.
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Custom Database Schema
  • We architected a sophisticated database structure from scratch that efficiently manages the complex relationships between brands, shoe models, and their variations.
  • The schema was designed to handle product relationships while optimizing query performance and maintaining data consistency.
3
Elasticsearch Integration
  • We implemented Elasticsearch to power the advanced search functionality, enabling weighted keyword matching and faceted search results similar to Amazon's filtering system.
4
Headless CMS Architecture
  • We developed a headless CMS solution that manages product information, community content, and blog posts.
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Optimized Search Experience
  • The search implementation features dynamic components that work seamlessly with Elasticsearch, providing real-time filtering and sorting capabilities while maintaining optimal performance.
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Community-Driven Features
  • We developed product ratings, reviews, all integrated within the CMS for easy management and moderation.

Technologies

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