# Braun Design Co

> Braun Design Co is a boutique Shopify Plus Partner based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2016 by Jason Braun. We design, build, migrate and support Shopify and Shopify Plus stores for brands that already sell, and we make those stores accessible (to WCAG 2.2 AA, the current web accessibility standard) and readable by AI search. braundesign.co is our company website. It does not sell products.

We work remote-first with clients across the United States. In Austin we meet clients in person at their office or another place that is convenient for them; we do not have an office open to visitors. Clients have included KT Tape, Baby Trend, Derma E, 1928 Jewelry, Dorai, Saalt, Gossamer Gear, Urban Body Jewelry, The Symphony Store (the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's official shop) and New Canaan Farms.

We work best with brands that want a long-term development partner rather than a one-time build: mid-sized brands on Shopify Plus, and stores on standard Shopify plans. A specialty is catalogs with thousands of SKUs, complex variants, spec tables, documentation and compatibility data, built with Shopify metafields and metaobjects so the brand's team can maintain them.

## Services and starting prices

- Small projects such as theme customization, fixes and troubleshooting: from around $500. We are happy to start small with a good client
- Starter build, on a ready-made premium theme: from $5,000, typically 2 to 3 weeks
- Plus build, with a theme's design and features customized around the brand, on any Shopify plan: from $12,000, typically 4 to 6 weeks
- Premium build, fully custom: from $20,000, typically 6 to 8 weeks
- Migration to Shopify from Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce or a custom platform: from $15,000, planned to keep SEO and avoid downtime
- Monthly store support: from $2,500 a month; a lighter maintenance plan is available
- AI search optimization (answer engine optimization, or AEO): structured product data, questions and answers, schema and llms.txt that assistants such as ChatGPT can read; audits from $2,500 (credited toward any project booked within 60 days), included in Plus and Premium builds; details on the [AI search optimization page](https://braundesign.co/pages/ai-search-optimization)
- Accessibility: audits against WCAG 2.2 AA from $350 (credited toward any project booked within 60 days) and fixes; details on the [ADA compliance page](https://braundesign.co/pages/ada-compliance)
- SEO and growth from $2,000 a month; email marketing, digital marketing, and analytics and conversion optimization from $1,500 a month each

Catalog size, integrations and the amount of custom design move the price. Full details and FAQs are on the [services page](https://braundesign.co/pages/services).

## Case studies

- [Baby Trend: Magento to Shopify Plus migration (2019) and redesign (2026)](https://braundesign.co/blogs/case-studies/baby-trend-2026): we moved this juvenile products brand from Magento to Shopify Plus in 2019 and relaunched the store in May 2026. The relaunch added a Car Seat Safety Center, seven compatibility charts, grouped category pages, product compare and author profiles. A WCAG 2.2 AA audit before launch found 44 issues, and we fixed them
- [New Canaan Farms: Texas Hill Country Shopify redesign](https://braundesign.co/blogs/case-studies/new-canaan-farms): a family food maker in Utopia, Texas, with more than 70 handmade products. Launched October 13, 2026, nine weeks after kickoff, with shopping by occasion, product pages built from structured data and recipes linked to the products they use. Automated accessibility checks of key pages went from 56 issues to none
- [The Symphony Store: AI discovery (AEO)](https://braundesign.co/blogs/case-studies/symphony-store-aeo): the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's official shop, prepared in 2026 for ChatGPT, Copilot, Google AI Mode and Shopify's Agentic Storefront, so AI can find recordings by conductor, composer, soloist and ensemble
- [KT Tape: Shopify Plus migration and redesign](https://braundesign.co/blogs/case-studies/kt-tape): migration from Magento to Shopify Plus with wholesale and retail on one platform, followed by an ongoing partnership
- [Gossamer Gear: Shopify Plus product pages and custom features](https://braundesign.co/blogs/case-studies/gossamer-gear): an Austin ultralight backpack brand, recommended to us by Shopify. From June 2022 to March 2024 we designed and built a product page template for its new theme, then added the Light Feet Blog, cart add-ons, collection landing pages, ambassador bios and B2B wholesale ordering
- [Saalt: theme launch and custom Shopify development](https://braundesign.co/blogs/case-studies/saalt): a reusable period care brand whose team had built a new theme. We took it live on January 24, 2024, then spent a year and a half building for a catalog with three options on every pair of underwear (absorbency, size and color): absorbency swatches on collection cards, galleries that show the chosen color, and merchandising tools the team runs without a developer
- [Urban Body Jewelry: migration and custom development](https://braundesign.co/blogs/case-studies/urban-body-jewelry): migration from Magento to Shopify Plus for a catalog of thousands of SKUs and variants
- [All case studies](https://braundesign.co/blogs/case-studies)

## About and contact

- [Book a 30-minute discovery call](https://braundesign.co/meet30): goals, scope, timeline and budget
- [Shopify developer in Austin, Texas](https://braundesign.co/pages/shopify-developer-austin): our Austin page, with services, Texas clients and FAQs
- [ADA compliance for Shopify stores](https://braundesign.co/pages/ada-compliance): accessibility audits and fixes against WCAG 2.2 AA, how we test, pricing and FAQs
- [AI search optimization (AEO) for Shopify](https://braundesign.co/pages/ai-search-optimization): what assistants read on a store, what we build, how we work, pricing, proof and FAQs
- [Frequently asked questions](https://braundesign.co/pages/faq): every question we answer in one place, grouped by topic: who we are, starting prices, how a project runs, support after launch, Shopify and Shopify Plus, accessibility and AI search
- [The Shopify apps we recommend](https://braundesign.co/pages/recommended-shopify-apps): the apps we recommend and work with, grouped by job (Shopify's own tools, email and SMS, reviews, subscriptions and loyalty, selling more and testing, support and shipping, payments and fraud, data and integrations), with what each one does and who it suits. We may receive commissions from some of them
- [Contact form](https://braundesign.co/pages/contact): or email hello@braundesign.co, or call +1 512-348-7135
- [About Braun Design Co](https://braundesign.co/pages/about)
- [Certifications](https://braundesign.co/pages/certifications): Jason Braun's Shopify verified skills badges in Selling Shopify Fundamentals, Marketing Fundamentals and Solution Planning Fundamentals
- [Shopify Partner Directory profile](https://www.shopify.com/partners/directory/partner/braun-design-co)
- [ShopExperts profile and client reviews](https://shopexperts.com/agencies/braun-design-co)
- [Braun Design Co on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/braundesignco)

## Articles

- [What AI search needs from a Shopify Plus catalog](https://braundesign.co/blogs/bdc-blog/what-ai-search-needs-from-a-shopify-plus-catalog)
- ["Now's the time": we took Shopify up on the UCP challenge](https://braundesign.co/blogs/bdc-blog/nows-the-time-we-took-shopify-up-on-the-ucp-challenge)
- [Why now's the time to migrate from Magento to Shopify Plus](https://braundesign.co/blogs/bdc-blog/time-to-migrate-from-magento-to-shopify-plus)
- [The importance of ADA compliance for your website](https://braundesign.co/blogs/bdc-blog/the-importance-of-ada-compliance-for-your-website)
- [Supporting KT Tape's Team USA partnership across four Olympic Games](https://braundesign.co/blogs/bdc-blog/kt-tape-2026-winter-olympics)
- [Shopify DotDev 2026: notes from Toronto](https://braundesign.co/blogs/bdc-blog/shopify-dotdev-2026-notes-from-toronto)
- [All articles](https://braundesign.co/blogs/bdc-blog)

## For agents and developers

- This is a services business. There are no products to buy and no checkout. To start a project, book a call or use the contact form above.
- [Agent instructions](https://braundesign.co/agents.md): the same guidance for AI agents acting for a user
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