• (01)Portfolio — 2026
  • (02)Based in Aledo, TX
  • (03)7 years of practice
  • (04)Open to new roles
All work

Paper Social

A Shopify storefront for a family-owned invitation and stationery studio, built around one promise: beautiful invitations, made simple.

Client

Paper Social

Role

Lead Designer

Platform

Shopify

Scope

UI design, e-commerce UX

Tools

Figma, Adobe CC, Claude

Desktop screen: d home
Mobile screen: m hero

Live at papersocial.com

01 — Overview

Invitations for life’s biggest moments, ordered in a few clicks.

Paper Social is a family-owned studio celebrating 14 years of creating invitations and stationery. Every design is made in-house and professionally printed on premium paper in the USA.

Crafted With Care

Designed in-house and professionally printed on premium papers.

Quick Turnaround

Fast turnaround times and order updates.

Family-Owned Business

14 years creating invitations and stationery.

Made In The USA

Designed and printed locally.

02 — The challenge

A catalog of keepsakes that still feels personal.

01

Find it fast

Navigation and a homepage grid organized by occasion, not product type.

02

Make it yours

Every design leads to one action: Personalize.

03

Know the terms

Price per card, a 20-card minimum and free shipping over $100, stated up front.

04

Trust the shop

Family story, client reviews and familiar payment badges.

03 — Visual language

Soft, editorial and unmistakably paper.

A serif display face, a quiet sans and a palette pulled from the stationery itself: deep teal, blush rose and warm sand.

Teal

#315C5D

Logo, announcement bar, buttons

Blush Rose

#D98C91

Logo, eyebrows

Warm Sand

#E9CBA9

Newsletter panel (sampled)

Charcoal

#3D3D3D

Body text

Ink

#121212

Headings

Mist

#F3F3F3

Product backgrounds, footer

DM Serif Display · headings

Beautiful Invitations, Made Simple

Lato · body and interface

All our invitations are designed in-house and professionally printed on premium papers.

REAL PEOPLE. REAL PASSION. REAL PRETTY PAPER.

Hand-drawn line icons (bow, laptop, heart, envelope) carry the stationery feel into the interface.

Hand-drawn line icons (bow, laptop, heart, envelope) carry the stationery feel into the interface.

04 — The shopping journey

From occasion to personalized order.

Five steps, each with one obvious next action.

01

Home

Hero, promises and an occasion grid

02

Occasion

Six categories in the nav and on the homepage

03

Collection

Grid with availability and price filters

04

Product

Price, minimum and details in accordions

05

Personalize

One primary action to make it yours

Shop by Occasion: six photographed categories, each a direct path into a collection.

Shop by Occasion: six photographed categories, each a direct path into a collection.

Collection: a calm product grid with price, Quick Add and filters for availability and price.

Collection: a calm product grid with price, Quick Add and filters for availability and price.

05 — Product page

Everything needed to say yes, and nothing more.

Desktop screen: d product

01

Terms up front

“Orders starting at 20 quantity ($2.50 USD ea.)” sits right under the price.

02

Details on demand

What’s Included, Simple Process and The Paper Social Difference live in accordions.

03

One primary action

A single full-width Personalize button in the brand teal.

04

Trust at checkout

Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Apple Pay badges beneath the button.

06 — Homepage

A homepage that sells the feeling first.

Photography leads, then reassurance, then a gentle nudge to subscribe and a word from a happy client.

Shop by Occasion opens on styled flat-lays, so every card reads like a finished invitation suite.

Shop by Occasion opens on styled flat-lays, so every card reads like a finished invitation suite.

“Why Paper Social?” turns operations (in-house design, US printing, fast turnaround) into reasons to buy.

“Why Paper Social?” turns operations (in-house design, US printing, fast turnaround) into reasons to buy.

Newsletter capture in warm sand: “Pretty Emails Only – Promise!” plus 15% off a first order.

Newsletter capture in warm sand: “Pretty Emails Only – Promise!” plus 15% off a first order.

Testimonials in the brand teal, followed by a simple four-column footer.

Testimonials in the brand teal, followed by a simple four-column footer.

07 — Mobile

Built for the phone in their hand.

The same story, stacked: hero, promises, a two-up occasion grid, product detail and the newsletter.

Hero

Hero

Promises and occasions

Promises and occasions

Product detail

Product detail

Newsletter

Newsletter

08 — In their words

“We were absolutely blown away with the invitations… the team was extremely thoughtful and easy to work with… We’ve received many compliments on our invitations.”

Alex W., San Diego, CA · client review on papersocial.com

09 — Results & impact

What the storefront delivers.

Site facts are verified from papersocial.com.

6

Occasion categories in Shop by Occasion

Source: papersocial.com homepage

14

Years in business, as stated on the site

Source: papersocial.com homepage

5

Steps from occasion to personalized order

Source: papersocial.com

1

Primary action on every product page: Personalize

Source: papersocial.com product page

  • (01)Portfolio — 2026
  • (02)Based in Aledo, TX
  • (03)7 years of practice
  • (04)Open to new roles
All work

Paper Social

A Shopify storefront for a family-owned invitation studio: beautiful invitations, made simple.

Client

Paper Social

Role

Lead Designer

Platform

Shopify

Scope

UI design, e-commerce UX

Tools

Figma, Adobe CC, Claude

Mobile screen: m hero

01 — Overview

Invitations for life’s biggest moments, ordered in a few clicks.

Paper Social is a family-owned studio celebrating 14 years of invitations and stationery, designed in-house and printed in the USA.

Crafted With Care

Designed in-house, printed on premium papers.

Quick Turnaround

Fast turnaround and order updates.

Family-Owned Business

14 years of invitations and stationery.

Made In The USA

Designed and printed locally.

02 — The challenge

A catalog of keepsakes that still feels personal.

01

Find it fast

Navigation and a homepage grid organized by occasion.

02

Make it yours

Every design leads to one action: Personalize.

03

Know the terms

Price per card, a 20-card minimum and free shipping over $100.

04

Trust the shop

Family story, client reviews and payment badges.

03 — Visual language

Soft, editorial and unmistakably paper.

Teal

#315C5D

Blush Rose

#D98C91

Warm Sand

#E9CBA9

Charcoal

#3D3D3D

Ink

#121212

Mist

#F3F3F3

DM Serif Display · headings

Beautiful Invitations, Made Simple

Lato · body and interface

All our invitations are designed in-house and professionally printed on premium papers.

04 — The shopping journey

From occasion to personalized order.

01

Home

Hero, promises and an occasion grid

02

Occasion

Six categories in nav and on the homepage

03

Collection

Grid with availability and price filters

04

Product

Price, minimum and details in accordions

05

Personalize

One primary action to make it yours

Desktop screen: d grid

Shop by Occasion: six categories, each a path into a collection.

Desktop screen: d collection

Collection grid with filters and Quick Add.

05 — Product page

Everything needed to say yes.

Desktop screen: d product

01

Terms up front

20-card minimum and price per card under the price.

02

Details on demand

Three accordions hold the rest.

03

One primary action

A full-width Personalize button.

04

Trust at checkout

Card and Apple Pay badges.

06 — Homepage

A homepage that sells the feeling first.

Desktop screen: d occasion

Styled flat-lays lead Shop by Occasion.

Desktop screen: d newsletter

Newsletter in warm sand with 15% off a first order.

Desktop screen: d reviews

Testimonials in teal, then a simple footer.

07 — Mobile

Built for the phone in their hand.

Hero

Hero

Occasions

Occasions

Product

Product

Newsletter

Newsletter

08 — In their words

“We were absolutely blown away with the invitations… the team was extremely thoughtful and easy to work with.”

Alex W., San Diego, CA · review on papersocial.com

09 — Results

What the storefront delivers.

Site facts are verified from papersocial.com.

6

Occasion categories

papersocial.com

14

Years in business

papersocial.com

5

Steps to a personalized order

papersocial.com

1

Primary action per product page

papersocial.com