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Round Start Gear

Brand and storefront for Oceania's leverless controller supply — HautePad controllers and accessories, stocked in New Zealand.

Role
Founder, designer & developer
Year
2026
Services
Brand identityStorefront buildShopify integration
Stack
AstroReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSShopify

The challenge

A niche fighting-game hardware brand needed to feel established from day one: distinct identity, real stock, local delivery, and a storefront that could scale across NZ and AU.

The approach

Created the arcade-flavoured brand system and built an Astro/React storefront on the Shopify Storefront API — catalogue, cart, checkout, currency markets, and merchant feeds.

Evidence & outcomes

  • Live storefront at roundstartgear.co.nz
  • NZD/AUD currency markets with local shipping
  • Full brand system: logo package, illustration, storefront chrome

Logo marks

Primary mark

Round Start Gear full-colour logo

Dark-ground mark

Round Start Gear full-colour logo on Cabinet Charcoal

Colour system

  • Arcade Orange #F15822
  • Cabinet Purple #7155A4
  • Arcade White #EBEBEF
  • Cabinet Charcoal #21252A

Logo marks

Primary mark

Round Start Gear full-colour logo

Dark-ground mark

Round Start Gear full-colour logo on Cabinet Charcoal

Colour system

  • Arcade Orange #F15822
  • Cabinet Purple #7155A4
  • Arcade White #EBEBEF
  • Cabinet Charcoal #21252A
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