How to create an app like Old Navy

On the dashboard, click on "Layouts" in the left menu.

Click on "Create Layout" to create a new layout.

Clicking on “Create Layout” will open a popup. Name the layout "Old Navy". Click on "Create".

Further, you'll have the option to select from ready-to-use layout templates or a blank layout. We select "Blank Layout" since we have to create an app like Old Navy and click on "Create Layout".

A blank layout with the name Old Navy is formed. For more details about creating layouts on Swipecart, click here.

You'll be taken to the layout dashboard with the default tab as "Theme Settings" and the sub-tab as "App Bar Settings". Basically, the theme settings allow you to set the theme and customize it for your brand.

App Bar Settings: Set your branding element on the app bar or the action bar because it stays on the top throughout all pages of your app. Here, we upload the Old Navy logo to customize the app bar. For more details on app bar settings, click here.

We then go to Side Menu Settings, Bottom Bar Settings, Profile Page Settings, and Input Style Settings. Here, we select our choice from the style variants and save it to the app.

Theme Style Settings: In this, we can change some of the styling parameters for the app's theme such as app background color and font style & color. Click here to know more about theme style settings on Swipecart.

Here's the mobile preview of the Old Navy draft app with customizations done in the theme.

Next, we move on to designing the Old Navy app's home screen. Click on the "Home" tab. A blank home screen is displayed with only the app bar and bottom bar.

We add content to the home screen by dragging and dropping style variants of widgets. These are accessible in the right section of your screen.

Click here for more information about widgets on Swipecart.

Search Bar: We start with the search bar. Select "Search" from the drop-down widget list. Drag and drop the search bar displayed below the box inside the home screen.

Hover over the search bar and click on the "Edit Style" option. In the popup that opens, customize the styling parameters for the search bar.

Click here for information on the search bar widget.

Here's the app preview with the search bar added below the app bar.

Single Banner: Let's highlight important information at the top of the app's home screen with a single banner.

Select "Single Banner" from the widget list. From among the different style variants offered by Swipecart, select one and place it under the search bar on the app's home screen.

Click here for detailed information on single banners.

To add an image to the single banner, hover the mouse pointer over it and click on "Add/Edit Content". In the popup that opens, add an image and link it to the relevant product, collection category, any other app page, or an external website link.

Click here for details on adding and editing content in widgets.

To customize the single banner, hover again and click on "Edit Style" to open a popup. In it, set the styling parameters for the single banner.

Click here for details on styling widgets on Swipecart.

Here's the look of the Old Navy app with a single banner added to it.

Carousel Banner: These are banners in rotating or slideshow format. You can add diverse information in them ranging from offers, product-specific discounts, new launches, collection categories, and many more.

Select "Carousel Banner" from the widget list. Place one among the style variants inside the home screen layout.

For more details on carousel banners, click here.

Add collection categories to the banner from the collection list through the "Add/Edit Content" option. Set the styling elements for the banner through the "Edit Style" option.

Click on "Save" before you exit any popup. Click on "Update" on the dashboard after you save to update the changes to the app.

Here's the mobile preview of the Old Navy app with the carousel banner on it.

We repeat adding the single banner and carousel banner widgets to the app.

Product Slider: To display specific products on the home screen, select "Product Slider" from the widget list. Place one among the style variants inside the home screen. Click here for information about product sliders on Swipecart.

Add products to the slider from the product list through the "Add/Edit Content" option. Set the styling elements for the slider through the "Edit Style" option.

Design your app on Swipecart. You can easily create apps like Old Navy to increase customer engagement.

Have a look at the mobile preview with the product slider added to the Old Navy app.

We continue to add product sliders and single banners to the app. You can also explore other widgets such as banner grid, banner slider, collection grid, collection slider, product list, timer, and product slider to add to the app. Let's have a look at the final app here.