Jessar · Collection page · design review

Sub-category nav — two cleaner directions

Replacing the current bordered image-card-with-count. Both options shown on a lighter, near-white base (the “scheme 5” idea — see note), with and without a header image. Pills and tiles both render dynamically from the jessar.sub_collections metafield, so they stay per-collection and auto-update.

Base: near-white #fcfbf7 — warmth becomes accent Ink: heading + active pill Terracotta: eyebrow accent
A1

Pills — text-only header

≈ Caraway “Shop Clean Cookware”
jessar.com / collections / kitchen-dining
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Family-run in Quebec since 1996

Kitchen & Dining

Cookware, drinkware, serveware and small appliances — supplied to Canadian retailers nationwide.

All Cookware & Bakeware Drinkware Serveware Kitchen Tools Food Storage Small Appliances
Filter640 productsSort: Most relevant ▾

Cleanest + scalable. No imagery dependency, reads premium with zero images, strong for SEO. Heritage eyebrow + serif does the brand work. Best when sub-cats are functional groupings.

A2

Pills — with header image

≈ Our Place “Bakeware”
jessar.com / collections / cookware-bakeware
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Cookware & Bakeware

Enameled cast-iron, non-stick bakeware and everyday cookware built for Canadian retail shelves.

Filter All Cookware Dutch Ovens Bakeware Cookware Sets Accessories
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Pills + a hero. Filter chip lives inline with the pills. Needs one strong lifestyle image per collection; falls back gracefully to A1 where there isn’t one.

B1

Clean image tiles — text-only header

≈ Sur La Table
jessar.com / collections / kitchen-dining
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Shop by category

Kitchen & Dining

Drinkware
Serveware
Kitchen Tools
Food Storage
Small Appliances
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Cleaner than today: no border, no white panel, no count — just image + label. More shoppable, but only as good as the imagery (needs a consistent shot per sub-category; today’s packshots vary).

B2

Clean image tiles — with header image

emphasized Hyper
jessar.com / collections / cookware-bakeware
Home  /  Kitchen & Dining  /  Cookware & Bakeware

Cookware & Bakeware

Enameled cast-iron, non-stick bakeware and everyday cookware built for Canadian retail shelves.

Shop by category
Dutch Ovens
Bakeware
Cookware Sets
Accessories
Filter45 productsSort: Most relevant ▾

Hero + tiles. The richest/most visual, but the heaviest imagery commitment (banner + a clean shot per sub-category). Strong once the imagery program lands.

Recommendation

Lead with pills (A1 / A2), revisit tiles once imagery is consistent

Pills are the cleanest, most scalable, and imagery-independent — they sidestep the packshot/background problem entirely and read premium today. Tiles (B) are more shoppable but depend on a curated image per sub-category, which the catalog isn’t ready for yet.

Header image stays a per-collection toggle either way: text-only by default (works everywhere), hero where a strong lifestyle shot exists.

On the base: you picked “something else.” scheme-5 is actually the warm beige #f0e9dc (darker). The PDP-upper white is scheme-3 #fff; I rendered this on #fcfbf7 as a middle. Tell me the exact feel — pure white, warm near-white, or a custom tone — and I’ll set the live base to match before building the cards.