VladMarchenko
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Case · Priority Tire

Tire shopping for people who aren't tire experts

Priority Tire is a US online tire store. The redesign covered search, the catalog, the product page and checkout.

prioritytire.com
The new home page

Tires are chosen by numbers, not looks. I redesigned the store so anyone can find the right set and buy it with confidence.

Problem. The site worked, but it felt dated and slow to use.

Targets
25%

more conversions expected from product pages, upsells and checkout

20%

more product discovery projected from search, navigation and filters

Set at handoff, not measured yet
My part
Did the design end to end. Started with competitive analysis and a few interviews on how people choose tires, then designed vehicle-first search, catalogue filters, comparison, and checkout with installer and delivery options, for mobile and desktop.
Team
Me, a design lead, a project manager and the client’s development team
Year
2025
The old Priority Tire home page: a search bar, a menu row and a Find Tires panel under the hero
The new home page: the size search sits in the hero, with deals right below
Before / after

Same brand, a faster start

Finding a tire now takes one row in the hero instead of a separate panel.

01 · Visual overview

A fresh look that still feels like Priority Tire

I modernised the UI and kept the yellow, black and racing look that loyal customers trust.

Priority Tire has a strong brand and a loyal audience. A full visual reset would have cost that trust, so I kept what people recognise and cleaned up everything around it.

New type, spacing and components make the store feel current. The yellow, the dark hero and the NASCAR sponsorship stay, so returning customers feel at home and new ones get a clean, modern store.

The size search on a phone
A brand catalog on a tablet
Product cards and a promo banner
The product page on a laptop
03 · Catalog

A catalog that helps you choose

A useful top of page, cards that lead with season, warranty and purpose, and filters based on real use.

The top of the catalog was cluttered and didn't help. I turned it into horizontal navigation with related categories and suggestions that narrow the list fast.

Product cards keep every essential detail but lead with what decides a tire: season, warranty and purpose. The photo got smaller, since tires look alike.

I reordered the filters using usage data. The most used come first, the overly technical ones are gone, and new ones like customer rating were added.

A brand catalog with fitment and usage picks
A compact product card
A full product card in the list
Filters next to the list on a laptop
04 · Product page

A product page for experts and first-timers

Key facts ranked by how much they affect the purchase, plus upsells and a comparison table.

The old page showed a lot, but everything had the same weight. I ranked the content by how much it affects the purchase, so non-experts find the key facts fast and experts still reach the deep specs.

The old page had almost no upsell. I added recommended accessories and a comparison table with similar tires, so people can check alternatives without leaving the page.

The product page on a phone
Compare with similar products
Frequently bought together
05 · Cart & checkout

Checkout built around delivery

Delivery comes first: ship to an installer, a mobile installer or home delivery.

For tires, delivery decides the purchase, so it was the main checkout problem. I designed one flow with three options: ship to an installer, a mobile installer or home delivery. It asks only for what each option needs, in a logical order.

Delivery is one of the first things you see in checkout. Promo codes show up right in the cart, especially for first-time buyers, to cut drop-off.

Payment covers the usual methods plus three express options for returning customers.

Checkout with three shipping methods and the order summary
The cart with undo, suggestions and a discount goal
Choosing an installer by distance
Payment on a phone, after a mobile installer is booked
06 · More e-com features

No dead ends

Every empty state offers a next step, and promo banners show the actual products on sale.

I treated conversion as part of every page, not just the key flows. Empty states never leave people stuck: they offer current deals or a tool like the tire size selector.

Promo banners do more than announce a discount. Some use 3D, others preview the products in the offer, so people see real items first. If those don't fit, a filtered catalog is one click away.

A promo banner that previews the tires in the offer
First-order and everyday-heroes discounts
More ways to save, with live countdowns
Looking back
  1. 01
    Adapt to how the client builds

    Their developers built parts of the design while it was still in progress. We were used to a finished handoff and adjusted too slowly. Shorter loops with their team would have kept what shipped in step with the design.

  2. 02
    Check my own assumptions

    I assumed people buy tires on desktop and read mobile-first as a wish, not a fact. Mobile was already their main platform. Asking for their numbers on day one would have fixed my focus.

  3. 03
    Spend effort where the client invests

    I designed a richer desktop navigation and still think it was better. But the client wanted speed and a mobile-first store, so they reused the mobile menu. That effort belonged on mobile.

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The decisions behind each flow, how the filters were chosen and what the targets are based on. Happy to walk you through it on a short call.

01Visual overview
the story