Variant 01
Editorial curated grid
Hand-picked · Rich chrome · Featured moment

Editor-picked photos, considered composition, rich per-cell chrome. Each cell carries the creator's @handle + platform, a short caption in ARTSABERS voice, and a product tag linking back to the hilt in the photo. One cell in each grid gets an ★ EDITOR'S PICK chip. Feels like a curated photo essay.

Grid: 3-column, mixed sizes (wide + tall + regular cells)  ·  Chrome: full attribution + product link + caption  ·  Use for: Creator Takeover, campaign hero bands, homepage featured moments
Featured this month

What the community is building.

Hand-picked from what we've seen this month across Instagram, TikTok, and the Discord. Tap through to the hilt in each shot.

★ Editor's pick
@ember_riggs Instagram

"First night out with the Xenopixel V3. Every bit as clean in the flesh as it looks in the listing."

Anakin EP3 · Xenopixel V3
@duel_club_bristol Instagram
Three hilts, three cores
@blades_and_glass TikTok
Neopixel blade detail
@stormfront_choreo Instagram

"Sparring night — both hilts held up through 90 minutes of contact."

Duelling grade builds
@dusk_grafton Instagram
Custom red build
Variant 02
Community feed grid
Auto-pulled · Dense · Minimal chrome

Uniform 1:1 tiles pulled live from an Instagram / TikTok hashtag feed (or curated set). Minimal per-cell chrome — @handle + platform icon only, revealed on hover. High density (6-12 tiles), scannable at a glance, feels like a social feed embedded in the page. Bottom row anchors on a hashtag CTA + community link.

Grid: 6-column uniform 1:1 tiles  ·  Chrome: hover-only overlay, @handle + platform icon  ·  Use for: homepage community strip, product page "customers using it"
From the community

#ARTSABERSFAMILY

Real customers, real hilts. Tap any photo for the product. Tagged your own? We might feature it.

@sith_lord_theo
@hand_and_hilt
@blades_and_glass
@duel_club_bristol
@ember_riggs
@bench_and_saber
@stormfront_choreo
@dusk_grafton
@saber_r_us
@cosplay_karolina
@three_of_us
@night_sabers
Variant 03
Featured testimonial
Narrative moment · Big photo + quote

Single hero photo alongside a quote from the community member, with attribution and a direct product-link CTA. Editorial narrative — one moment, told fully — rather than a wall of thumbnails. Best where you want the reader to slow down and read (product page, homepage story band, cross-linking to a specific hilt).

Layout: 55/45 split — photo left, quote panel right  ·  Chrome: quote + attribution + product CTA button  ·  Use for: product page testimonial band, homepage story moment
Community story
One year on
"

Bought the Vader EP3 a year ago after months of comparing. Still ignites every time. Still sounds every bit as good. The Xenopixel V3 board earned its keep — and the customer service the one time I needed it was a real person, in a day.

Marcus Dusk @dusk_grafton
Grafton, MA · Buyer since June 2025
Darth Vader EP3 · Xenopixel V3

Where each variant lives.

Variant 01 · Editorial grid

Creator Takeover (MAS80) mid-page community band · Homepage featured moment · Campaign hero bands (Workshop Takeover, Weekend campaign templates) · The Holocron guide article inline gallery when a piece walks through a specific build.

Variant 02 · Community feed

Homepage community strip near the footer · Product page (MAS44) "customers using it" section · Category landing pages when tagged content exists · Search results empty state as an alternative to a pure "no results" screen.

Variant 03 · Featured testimonial

Product page (MAS44) mid-page testimonial band · Homepage occasional narrative moment · The Holocron as an intro quote to a technical guide · Bundles page (MAS92) when a bundle has a strong customer story attached.