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Brooks Glycerin Flex

Brooks Running

[ Brooks Running ][ Design / Development ][ 2026 ]

Glycerin Flex is Brooks' most flexible cushioned running shoe in the game. Targeted flex grooves and podular construction designed to move with the foot, not against it. We built the launch site to translate that engineering into a digital experience worth running through, with editorial-grade product storytelling and a buying flow built to convert on day one.

Brooks Glycerin Flex

[ The Challenge ]

Brooks needed a launch experience that could introduce a genuinely new category of cushioned running shoe with clarity and impact. The mandate centered on establishing a product-first narrative that proves the innovation through progressive disclosure, supported by motion, 3D, and interactive elements to make the shoe's flexibility tangible before a runner ever tries it on.

[ The Approach ]

Their existing stack split content from commerce, broke at peak traffic, and made every campaign a coordination problem. We replatformed onto Shopify Plus with a Hydrogen-powered storefront and Contentful for narrative content: one composable system, one deploy pipeline, one editorial workflow. Performance budgets, accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA), and design system tokens were defined day one, not retrofitted at QA.

[ Platform ]

SFCC Page Designer

[ Services ]

UX + UI Design

Development

[ Support ]

3D Product Scroll Experience

Localization Support

Page Designer Training

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The Glycerin Flex digital experience brings product innovation to life through immersive storytelling, dynamic motion, and interactive design. From scroll-driven animations that demonstrate the shoe’s flexibility to intuitive product discovery, every interaction translates technical performance into a compelling narrative, connecting the freedom of movement with a seamless path to purchase.

A runner mid-leap, the Glycerin outsole overhead against a blue sky
Introducing the freedom of Glycerin Flex — the notify-me page on mobile
Be the first to know — the Glycerin Flex sign-up on mobile
Glycerin Flex — available for preorder January 7th, 2026
Flex the rules — scroll to see it flex
An early tester's Glycerin Flex review on mobile
Innovation meets comfort — the Glycerin Series on mobile
The flexible one — Glycerin Flex product details on mobile

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Experience it first — the Glycerin Flex launch page on mobile
A runner in a sunlit car park
Reduced motion disabled