( By Munawar Khel / Big Drop Inc / 2013–15 / 1 min read )
HeyPillow
A property marketplace covering the full transaction spectrum rather than a single mode: buying, selling, renting, and new-build projects, plus adjacent services in mortgages, agents, and commercial property.
Pitch, not delivered
Generated schematic, not a screenshot. Real imagery to follow.
( The pitch )
The proposition
A property marketplace covering the full transaction spectrum rather than a single mode: buying, selling, renting, and new-build projects, plus adjacent services in mortgages, agents, and commercial property. The headline "Find a Pillow in Singapore" gives an otherwise dry category a warm, human hook. Discovery is designed to run by neighbourhood rather than by filter, so a user who does not yet know their budget can still start exploring.
Design direction
A dark navy header and hero over a night skyline of the city, which gives the brand a premium, aspirational register uncommon in property listings. Green is used as the action colour against the navy. Below the hero the page opens up into a bright, photo-led neighbourhood grid where each district is a large image tile, so the page reads as a city guide before it reads as a database.
What was designed
- Header with primary navigation across homes, rentals, mortgages, agents, and commercial, plus app download, list-your-property, login, and an overflow menu
- Hero search with mode tabs for buy, sell, rent, and projects, and a combined search across city, locality, developer, or project, with configuration and budget selectors
- Neighbourhood explorer introduced with a coverage statement, presented as photographic district tiles with an explore-nearby action on hover or focus, and a show-more expansion
- App promotion section with device mockup, positioned after the user has browsed rather than interrupting them
What it demonstrates
Marketplace design for a high-consideration purchase, where the interface has to serve both a decisive buyer with search criteria and an early-stage browser with none. The neighbourhood-first discovery pattern and the listing-plus-services navigation are the notable structural choices, alongside a visual register that lifts a utility category.
The full record
- Timeline
- October 2013 – October 2015
- Platform
- Responsive website, with a companion mobile app promoted
- Category
- PropTech, real estate marketplace
- Status
- Pitch, not delivered