Title: X-Microwave
Author: Travis McAshan
Published: May 6, 2021
Last modified: October 22, 2025

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 X-Microwave

# Revolutionary system for ⏎   RF and microwave prototyping

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 X-Microwave

## Revolutionary system for ⏎   RF and microwave prototyping

 X-Microwave promotes ingenuity and innovation with its modular chipset platform.
The ability to quickly swap components and test the results in their simulator encourages
builders to try new things. Once we understood their product, the concept for their
new website became clear.

 Credits

Creative direction: Drew Lyon
 Project manager: Travis McAshan Content strategist:
Travis McAshan Lead designer: Marian Brchan

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## What We Did

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Overview

X-Microwave promotes ingenuity and innovation with its modular chipset platform.
The ability to quickly swap components and test the results in their simulator encourages
builders to try new things. Once we understood their product, the concept for their
new website became clear.

## At a Glance

![Image](https://www.glidedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/xmicrowave-layout-02-1.png"
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![Image](https://www.glidedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/xmicrowave-layout-07-1.png"
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## Built to browse, engineered to buy

The X-Microwave site blends commerce and content in a way that feels intentional
and seamless. Featured products are front and center on the homepage, with a persistent“
shelf” you can access from anywhere. Product pages include specs, interactive charts,
and a clean, secure cart that’s built to reduce drop-off. Every detail supports 
a smoother path from curiosity to conversion.

> Our site is growing, and it has been  well received  in the industry, to say the
> least.
> John Richardson
> President

Equally important is the educational side of the site. We used a mix of visuals,
close-up product shots, and well-organized text to explain the tech without overwhelming
the user. Add in a robust search function, a content library, and a build simulator,
and the site becomes a full-scale resource hub. The tone? “Analog with attitude”—
a nod to X-Microwave’s disruptive spirit and hands-on energy, brought to life through
subtle circuit-inspired visuals and clean design that keeps the focus where it belongs:
on the products and the people who use them

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