ARTSABERS — Cart Build Brief · Variant B · The Manifest

Purpose

The ARTSABERS shopping cart — Variant B: “The Manifest”. One of three variants. This one reframes the cart as a vertical delivery manifest / timeline — the split-shipping model shown as a chronological schedule of arrivals rather than as side-by-side shipment groups. Items sit against their arrival date on the timeline.

Question this variant asks: does reframing split shipping as a delivery-manifest timeline build more confidence than shipment groups do?

Direction

Kyber Hull — apply the direction from SAS1. Reuse the CSS gradient + panel-joint hairline background pattern from MAS51/MAS52. Real ARTSABERS product photography. Zero border-radius sitewide.

Sections (top to bottom)

1. Compact page header

• ~280–320px. Panel-joint background matching MAS51.
• Breadcrumb: Home / Cart.
• Title in ember accent: Your Delivery Manifest.
• Sub-line: dynamic — “3 items · 2 dispatches · Arriving 12 Aug – 2 Sep”.
• Base trust chip strip: 24-hour UK dispatch · Factory-direct workshop · 1-year duelling warranty · 2,400+ five-star reviews.

2. Free gift band — unlocked state

• Full-width ember gradient band directly below the header.
• Left: gift icon + You’ve unlocked a free gift. · sub-line “Choose one below. Ships with Dispatch 1.”
• Right: 3 gift-option tiles, one SELECTED. Real accessory URLs:
  • Silver Lightsaber Coupler ($19.99) — https://nerdworks.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Silver-coupler-2-1-768x768.jpg — SELECTED
  • Grey Lightsaber Coupler ($19.99) — https://nerdworks.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Grey-coupler-2-1-768x768.jpg
  • Black Covertec Wheel Adapter ($19.99) — https://nerdworks.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Black-Covertec-Wheel-Adapter-for-S-RGB-SNV4-PRO-and-Proffie-2.2-Lightsabers-768x768.jpg

3. Options chip row

Above the manifest, a compact horizontal row of chip-buttons for the options — coupon / gift wrap / loyalty. This is a signature difference from Variant A: options live ABOVE the cart, not below the total.

• Chip 1: Have a discount code? — click to expand inline below the chip row. Show this chip in the EXPANDED state with input + Apply button + one line showing “SAVE10 applied · -$92.50 · Remove”.
• Chip 2: Add gift wrap + message · $4.99 — chip in ON state (ember-filled), inline expanded textarea below with sample message + counter.
• Chip 3: Apply 2,400 loyalty points · $24 off — chip in OFF state (ghost).

4. Delivery manifest — vertical timeline (main content)

The core of this variant. A vertical timeline down the LEFT side of a main content column that spans most of the page width. Timeline markers are dispatch dates; items sit horizontally against their marker.

Structure:

• Section heading + right-aligned link: Your delivery manifest · ← Continue browsing sabers.
• Small intro body copy: “Your order ships direct from our workshop in two dispatches. Every hilt is assembled, tuned, and hand-tested before it leaves the factory floor. Here’s the schedule.”

Timeline layout:

• A vertical ember hairline runs down the left edge of the main content column (say ~120px from the left).
• Each dispatch is marked by a small ember dot on the timeline + a large heading beside it.
• Items for that dispatch sit as horizontal cards to the right of the timeline, indented from the marker.

Dispatch 1 marker + items:

• Marker: ember dot on timeline + heading right of it: Dispatch 1 · in ember display type · sub-line body: Arriving 12–14 August · small tag right-aligned FREE.
• Below the marker heading, small explainer: “Ships direct from our workshop after hand-testing.”
• Line items (2 items, indented from timeline):
  1. Carbon Strike Lightsaber – Xenopixel V3 · qty 1 · $459.99 · https://artsabers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Carbon_Strike_1-768x768.jpg · Blade: Ember-orange · Neopixel · 36″ Duelling
  2. Starkiller SE Lightsaber – Proffie 2.2 · qty 1 · $299.99 · https://artsabers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Starkiller1_SE_1-768x768.jpg · Blade: Red · Neopixel · 32″ Duelling
• Delivery options row below the items (radio group): Standard (FREE, selected) / Express ($14.99) / Weekend ($19.99).

Dispatch 2 marker + item:

• Marker: ember dot + heading Dispatch 2 · sub-line Arriving 25 August – 2 September · FREE tag.
• Small explainer: “Assembly begins on payment confirmation.”
• Line item:
  1. Mace Windu SE Duelling Lightsaber – S-RGB · qty 1 · $164.99 · https://artsabers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Mace_Windu_SE_1-768x768.jpg · Blade: Purple · Baselit · 32″
• Delivery options row.

Timeline terminus: below Dispatch 2’s items, the ember hairline fades to nothing with a small “END OF MANIFEST” muted-body tag. Feels intentional.

Integrated trust reassurance: below the manifest terminus, a single-line reassurance strip: Both dispatches include 30-day money-back guarantee · 1-year duelling warranty · Free returns worldwide.

5. Order summary — right column, minimal

Since options live in the chip row above the manifest, the right-column summary can be minimal — just cost + CTA.

• Legend heading: Order Total (not “Order Summary” — reinforce the minimal shape).
• Subtotal · $924.97
• Discount (SAVE10) · -$92.50
• Gift wrap · $4.99
• Shipping · FREE
• Tax · shown at checkout
• Hairline
• Total (big ember) · $837.46
• BNPL preview: Or 4 × $210 with Klarna · ember COMING SOON tag · Currently under review with our shipping partners.
• Loyalty earned (small): +240 points on this order
• Primary CTA: Proceed to Checkout → ember gradient full-width
• Trust badges: SSL · 30-day returns · payment icons
• Footer note: “Free returns within 30 days · Duty and taxes at checkout.”

6. Cross-sell strip — “Complete your setup”

Below the main content. Same 4 accessories as Variant A:

1. RGB Triple Lightsaber Tiered Stand · $99.99 · https://artsabers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GD_7767-拷贝-768x768.jpg
2. Type-C S-RGB Charging Kit · $84.99 · https://artsabers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Type-C-S-RGB-Kit-768x768.jpg
3. Type-C Proffie 2.2 Charging Kit · $109.99 · https://artsabers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Type-C-Proffie-2.2-PRO-Kit-768x768.jpg
4. Silver Covertec Wheel Adapter · $19.99 · https://nerdworks.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Silver-Covertec-Wheel-Adapter-for-S-RGB-SNV4-PRO-and-Proffie-2.2-Lightsabers-768x768.jpg

7. Post-cart reinforcement band

Same as MAS51.

8. Site footer

Composite line-item display — Variant B treatment

Only the blade needs displaying. Blade info line sits directly under the product name. Same format as Variant A:

• Colour swatch + Blade colour · Blade type · Blade length · duelling suffix if applicable.
• Example: [○ ember-orange] Ember-orange · Neopixel · 36" · Duelling

Reuse from prior mockups

• Compact page header + trust chip strip — MAS51
• Panel-joint hairline background — MAS51
• Form primitives (radio group, quantity stepper, primary/secondary CTA, textarea, character counter) — MAS52
• Post-cart reinforcement band + site footer — MAS51

Kyber Hull styling

• Timeline ember hairline is the visual signature — same ember tone as accents, ~2px wide, with a subtle glow.
• Ember accent on prices, “FREE” labels, timeline markers, primary CTA
• Zero border-radius sitewide
• MAS52 --forge-red: #E63929 inherited for errors

Copy locks (verbatim)

• Title: Your Delivery Manifest
• Sub-line format: “3 items · 2 dispatches · Arriving 12 Aug – 2 Sep”
• Trust chip strip: 24-hour UK dispatch · Factory-direct workshop · 1-year duelling warranty · 2,400+ five-star reviews
• Free gift band: You’ve unlocked a free gift. · sub Choose one below. Ships with Dispatch 1.
• Manifest intro: “Your order ships direct from our workshop in two dispatches. Every hilt is assembled, tuned, and hand-tested before it leaves the factory floor. Here’s the schedule.”
• Dispatch 1 explainer: “Ships direct from our workshop after hand-testing.”
• Dispatch 2 explainer: “Assembly begins on payment confirmation.”
• Timeline terminus: END OF MANIFEST
• Integrated trust: Both dispatches include 30-day money-back guarantee · 1-year duelling warranty · Free returns worldwide.
• BNPL: Or 4 × $210 with Klarna · COMING SOON · Currently under review with our shipping partners.
• Primary CTA: Proceed to Checkout →