Orient Bazar’s website had been operating with a design dating back to 2011. Although the platform had evolved over the years — including the integration of a custom Laravel system in 2020 — the customer-facing website no longer reflected the brand or the quality and character of its products.
The client wanted a complete makeover that would give the store a stronger oriental identity while also improving the way customers navigate, discover products and shop online.
The project was more than a visual redesign. The existing Laravel system handled important operational processes, including invoicing and delivery labelling, so these workflows had to be carefully reintegrated into the updated WooCommerce website. The invoicing system also needed to be adapted to support Romania’s ANAF e-Factura requirements.
I redesigned the Orient Bazar website from the ground up, updating the site structure, page layouts, colours, typography and overall UI/UX to create a more distinctive online store that better represents the brand.
The new design places greater emphasis on the products and makes browsing and purchasing clearer for customers, while retaining the functionality the business depends on behind the scenes.
As part of the redevelopment, I reintegrated the existing custom Laravel system with WooCommerce so the client’s invoicing and delivery-labelling workflows could continue within the new website. The integration was also updated to accommodate ANAF e-Factura requirements.
The result is a modernised e-commerce platform that combines a much stronger customer-facing experience with the custom operational systems required to run the business.
