E-shop
Ekdoseis Stigmi Publishing House
A full Shopify e-shop with the catalog structured around the publisher's book series, and a custom system that links books to the people behind them and their roles.
Project Overview & My Role
Ekdoseis Stigmi is one of the most historic literary publishers in Greece, with over 40 years of operation and around 500 titles. They needed an e-shop worthy of that tradition. One that presents the catalog properly, highlights the work of authors and translators, and works flawlessly on every device.
I handled the full design and development of the e-shop on Shopify. From the catalog structure and content architecture, to building the pages, connecting the shipping channels, and solving the technical issues of the theme.
The challenge
The catalog had to be organized the way the publisher itself thinks, by book series, not by generic categories.
A book does not have only an author. It has a translator, an editor, a commentator, an introducer. All of these roles had to be visible and linked to one another.
A large share of a publisher's traffic comes from social. The site had to stay fast and stable everywhere, including when it opens inside the Instagram or Facebook in-app browser, where many e-shops break.
The solution
I organized the catalog by book series. Each series has its own page, while the homepage presents the series with selected books and an easy path to the full catalog.
I built a people system that connects books and contributors. Every author, translator, or editor has their own page with a biography and their books, while each book shows the person's role beneath it. The links are bidirectional, so the visitor moves freely from the book to the person and back.
Each book page shows all the publishing details: contributors, series and series number, pages, dimensions, year of publication, and ISBN. Many of these are clickable and lead to the relevant pages.
I connected the store with Box Now and courier for shipping, and added customer accounts and search. Where the off-the-shelf theme hit its limits, I wrote custom code so that navigation and opening from social stay stable on every device.
The result
A complete, functional e-shop that honors the publisher's identity. The catalog is structured with a publisher's logic, the people and their roles are properly highlighted, and the experience is stable on every device and channel.
An excellent professional! Collaborative, consistent, and always willing to help and find solutions. He created the Ekdoseis Stigmi website with aesthetics, functionality, and attention to detail. Our collaboration was flawless and I wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone who needs a reliable person for the design and development of websites.
