TheFine PrintMarket

Website plan · Draft 6

Round six

Four little letters.

The request form is still a letter to you, now in four versions: Banners + Signs, Envelopes, Place Cards and Custom Work. Each asks only its own questions and ends with "Love, [name]." The rooms of color from last round are all still here. Working through it with an AI assistant? Copy this plan for it at the bottom.

Parisian, with the other two for reference.

Every page now opens in Parisian. Market and Riviera stay here and in the Mood control in the corner (or press 1, 2, 3), in case you want to borrow a detail. The new rooms are Parisian only.

Compare
MarketCollected and playful: gingham, rubber stamps, a typewriter, handwriting.Open full size ↗
ParisianRefined and classic: engraved serif, calligraphy, gold hairlines, fine pinstripes.Open full size ↗
RivieraBright and graphic: bold cabana stripes, a retro serif, sign-painter script, clean labels.Open full size ↗

The moods at a glance

MarketParisianRiviera
FeelCollected and playful, a market stallRefined and classical, a French papeterieBright and graphic, a seaside cabana
TypeSoft serif, loose script, typewriter labelsHigh-contrast serif, formal script, spaced capitalsSoft retro serif, bold script, clean sans labels
PatternGingham, ticking, stripes, dotsToile de Jouy, wallpaper stripes, rooms of dusty colorWide cabana stripes
TrimWashi tape, stamps, sparkles, sprigsGold hairlines, gilt photo corners, an engraved portrait frame, gold stars onlyA big butter awning, pill-shaped labels, striped door frames, no sparkles
Color leanThe full paletteDenim, gold and burgundy on linenButter and denim

Parisian is the base. If a detail from the other two would help, name it, like "Parisian, with Market's stamps."

What's new

Draft 6

  • Four request letters, filed behind index tabs in the room colors. Each asks exactly the questions you listed, and a follow-up blank appears only when an answer calls for it, like an upload when someone has a logo.
  • "Love, [name]" closes every letter, with a P.S. for the email address so you can reply.
  • Envelopes and wax seals: choose an addressing service and add wax seals, or choose wax sealing only for envelopes already addressed.
  • Pickup or shipping is one blank in each paper-goods letter. Shipping is U.S. only.
  • Files: up to five per letter, guest lists included (PDF, Word, Excel). Big phone photos shrink before they're sent.
  • Paper Goods lines that no longer matched were updated: the three sign formats with "pricing soon," the final price confirmed with your mockup, and local pickup. Nothing else changed.

Draft 5

  • Rooms of color. Sections take turns: the textured linen, tinted card stock in a dusty palette color, a two-tone wallpaper stripe, or the toile. Never two patterns in a row, and the linen always comes back.
  • Two patterns that don't blend. The toile stays delicate, now on a pale blue ground. The new wallpaper stripe is wide and geometric, so the two read as different rooms.
  • Gilt doorways. A fine double gold rule marks where one room ends and the next begins.
  • A deep denim footer, the one dark room, so every page ends clearly.
  • Parisian opens by default on every page.
  • A fix for Safari, which was showing the new illustrations at full size.

Outside the request letters and those few Paper Goods lines, every word and layout is where it was.

Who decides what

Yours

Taste and words

  • Which mood, and what feels right or off
  • Prices, product names and the About story
  • Photos, scans and your lettering
  • The final yes before anything goes live
Mine

The build

  • Page structure and how things work
  • Platform, checkout, downloads, hosting, the domain
  • Making request forms land in your inbox
  • Fixes and polish between rounds: I go ahead and show you

TogetherAnything that changes the scope, like a new page or selling paper goods online. When there are two good options, I build both and you pick.

What's settled

These are decided. Reopening one costs a round, so leave them be unless something is truly wrong.

  • The pages and their order. Home, Paper Goods, Custom Work, Digital Goods, the product page, About and the request form. No new sections, no cuts.
  • The north star: collected, not decorated. Restrained, a little expensive, with small surprises.
  • Parisian is the mood, with the textured linen as its foundation.
  • The copy stays as written. Headlines, little phrases and supporting text are all keepers, footnotes included.
  • The build is on me. Instant downloads through Payhip, request-based paper goods, and a front end that feels editorial, not like a template. You'll see everything before it goes live.
  • Fonts stay stand-ins. Parisian's fonts show the flavor; judge the feel, not the exact letters. Real licensed fonts go in before launch.
  • Only decoration gets illustrated. Stamps, seals, ribbons, sprigs, frames. Anything you sell, your lettering and the logo come from real photos, scans and your own hand, never AI.
  • The launch lineup. Digital goods from your Etsy shop, bought and downloaded right away. Banners, and signs in three formats: 18″ round, 15″ round, and a 17″ × 11″ wood pallet plaque. Envelopes: guest addressing, return addressing and wax sealing, as an add-on or on its own. Place cards: flat or folded. Anything else is Custom Work.
  • All paper goods are by request. Banner prices are shown so nobody has to guess; the final price is confirmed with the mockup. Signs show "pricing soon" until the samples are made.
  • Request forms are letters, four versions of the same one. Nobody picks fonts, lettering or colors; those details are worked out with you in the mockup.
  • Physical goods ship within the U.S., or can be picked up locally. Digital goods never ship.
  • Custom Work payment: a quote once we've talked it through, a 50% deposit to start, and the balance before it ships or is picked up.
  • No Journal at launch.
  • Your Etsy digital products move over as one collection, no subcategories.
  • Your Custom Work copy is in, word for word.
  • Photography is a mix: clean product shots and in-context images, never a wall of cutouts.
  • About leads with "Why Fine Print?" and the copy follows the layout.

Pages to look at

Click through in any order. On each page, tap Show notes in the corner to see what it's doing and why. Each card has the one thing I most want your eye on.

Homepage · start here The Little World The fullest walk through the rooms: toile, rose wallpaper behind the market, the seal pressed into butter, and the denim footer. Look forDoes scrolling feel like moving through a little shop, and does the linen feel special when it comes back? Paper Goods Made by hand. Banners + signs, envelopes and place cards, each a small room with a product shot, a context shot and a request button. Look forIs the starting-price list the right amount of pricing? Request form Tell me about it. Four versions of the same letter behind index tabs. Try each one as if you were a customer, including the dropdowns that reveal more questions. Look forDoes each letter ask just enough, and still feel like correspondence? Custom Work Let's make it. Opens on the cutting mat, then a pinboard of process shots and how a custom project works. Look forDoes it feel like walking into the studio? Digital Goods Instantly yours. One collection with cards of different sizes, like a drawer of specimens. Sample products until your Etsy listings move over. Look forIs it still easy to shop? Product page The Little List Every field from your brief: previews, price, the instant-download badge, what you get, and printing info. Look forAnything a customer would still wonder before buying? About Why fine print? The headline's footnote is the answer. Painted vignettes, a wax seal by the signature, and a portrait frame that changes with each mood. Draft copy from your brief. Look forIs the draft copy close to your voice?

What I need from you

This is the whole list, in order. Start at the top.

Now, so I can keep building

5 things
  1. Your reaction to the roomsWalk each page top to bottom. Which rooms feel right, which colors feel off, and does the rhythm feel like moving through a shop or like too much? A few words each (see "How to give feedback" below).
  2. Try the four lettersFill each one out as a customer would. Tell me anything that reads oddly or asks too much.
  3. Your Etsy digital listingsThe shop link is enough. I'll pull names, prices and descriptions from there.
  4. Banner starting pricesTwo or three sizes with a "starting at" price, plus a photo or two of banners you've already made.
  5. Where requests should goThe email address you want requests to land in.

As you make samples

3 things
  1. Photos from the shot listBelow. Phone photos are fine for now; they just need to show the idea.
  2. About notesBullet points are plenty: how it started, what you love making, why people can trust you. I'll shape them.
  3. Sign pricesOnce the samples tell you material cost and time. Until then the site says "pricing soon."

Before launch, not yet

Later
  1. Shipping rates and pickup detailsU.S. shipping costs, and where and when pickup happens.
  2. FontsFinal picks and web licenses.
  3. Terms for digital filesFor example, personal use only.

How to give feedback

For each page, three short lists. Tell me what feels off, not how to fix it; solving it is my job. "This feels busy" helps more than "make it blue," because it leaves room for the right fix. Bigger ideas go on a "later" list so we keep moving.

Keep · for examplelove the letter form
Change · for examplethe doors feel crowded on my phone
Cut · for examplethe airmail edge at the top

One round, one message: collect your notes, then send them together, page by page. Anything you don't mention, I'll read as a keep.

Rooms that feel right: …
Rooms that feel off (and what feels off): …

Home
Keep: …
Change: … (what feels off)
Cut: …

Paper Goods
Keep: …
Change: …
Cut: …

Answers: Etsy link … / banner prices … / request email …

Room by room

Each page, top to bottom. Linen is the textured paper; everything else is a room. Name a room here if its color feels off.

  • HomeLinen hero · toile on pale blue · linen with the two doors · rose wallpaper stripe for the market · linen with the cutting mat · butter, where the seal presses in · denim footer
  • Paper GoodsLinen · rose stripe for banners · blue for envelopes · butter for place cards · linen · denim footer
  • Custom WorkLinen with the cutting mat · sage wallpaper stripe behind the pinboard · linen · lavender to close · denim footer
  • Digital GoodsLinen · a blue band for how downloads work · linen collection · lavender to close · denim footer
  • Product pageLinen · blue for "You might also like" · denim footer
  • AboutLinen · toile on pale blue · linen · rose for the maker · linen · denim footer
  • Request formThe letter stays on linen · denim footer

Art direction rules

These keep every addition consistent, whoever makes it.

  • Collected, not decorated. Every ornament should look like something tucked in a drawer or pinned to a studio wall, never filler.
  • One signature moment per page. Everything else stays quiet, with plenty of bare paper showing.
  • The illustration style matches the original stamp sheet: gouache and fine ink, classical French papeterie, refined first with a hint of whimsy. Nothing cute, cartoony or crafty, and no words inside images; real text is set on the site.
  • Never generated: anything you sell, your lettering, or the logo.
  • Photos: soft window light, straight overhead or at a slight angle, on plain paper or linen. Scans of your pieces become the homepage collage.
  • Paper
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  • Ink
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  • Dusty blue
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  • Sage
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  • Dusty rose
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  • Butter
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  • Lavender
    #B7AEC3
  • Burgundy
    #783F47
  • Denim
    #3F4C5C
  • Marigold
    #C69A54

Need a new illustrated piece? I have the prompt pack and the style reference, so new pieces go through me and match the set.

Shot list

Every photo slot on the pages says what goes there. Here they all are in one place, for your sample library.

Homepage collage

  • Scan / cutoutOne each, flat and straight-on: a banner, an addressed envelope, a place card, a printed digital piece, and a few stamps or labels.

Paper Goods

  • ProductA banner laid flat on a plain background.
  • ContextA banner hung over a dessert table or doorway at a real party.
  • ProductTwo or three addressed envelopes, fanned.
  • ContextA stack of envelopes on a table with stamps and a pen, from above.
  • ProductTwo or three place cards, straight-on.
  • ContextA place card on a set table: napkin, glass, candlelight.

Custom Work

  • Behind the scenesPencil sketches spread on the worktable.
  • DetailPaint swatches and a brush, close up.
  • In progressMeasuring a banner, hands in frame.
  • Flat layPaper scraps, pens, and a half-lettered piece.
  • FinishedA one-off piece where it lives: on a door, a wall, a table.

Digital Goods

  • ProductA clean preview of each file. Your Etsy images are fine to start.
  • ContextTwo or three printed and in use, like a list on a clipboard or thank-you cards on a desk.

About

  • PortraitAt the worktable, hands in frame, natural light. Doesn't have to be posed.

From your briefWindow light, no flash, warm cream surfaces, and one product with a few supporting details. Older photos can be cropped and reused.

What happens next

  1. I tune the roomsColors and patterns, from your keep / change / cut notes.
  2. I build the shop behind the scenesCheckout, instant downloads, and request forms that land in your inbox.
  3. Your Etsy products move overAs one collection.
  4. Photos go in as they comeThe drawn stand-ins get replaced one by one.
  5. Launch checklistShipping, fonts, final copy, a test purchase and a test request.
  6. Open the doorsThen the "refine later" list from your brief.

For your AI assistant

If you're thinking this through with an AI assistant, give it the whole plan so it knows what's decided and what's open. The button copies this page as plain text with a short brief on top. Paste it at the start of the chat.

You're helping me review the website for my stationery business, The Fine Print Market. Cody is building it with Claude; I decide taste, words and photos. Below is our plan. Treat everything under "What's settled" as decided: don't suggest new pages, new platforms or a redesign. Walk me through "What I need from you" in order, one at a time. Help me turn my reactions into keep / change / cut notes that say what feels off, not how to fix it. If I start drifting toward a bigger change, flag it as something to raise with Cody.

Pick a mood first, then the rest of the "Now" list. That's all for this round.

— Cody Start with the homepage