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An e-commerce platform that supports Babylon Library’s continued growth and positions it confidently within Ukraine’s evolving online literary market.

We set out to rethink how readers explore, select, and purchase books from one of Ukraine’s most respected publishing houses - Babylon Library.
Combining thoughtful user experience design with a robust technical foundation, we developed an e-commerce platform built to support both editorial depth and commercial performance. The result is an environment where readers can navigate a rich catalog of books with ease, discover new titles naturally, and complete purchases without friction.
The platform is centered on Next.js for fast load times, scalability, and a smooth browsing experience even under high traffic. A robust content and order management system enables the Babylon Library team to independently manage publications, collections, and operations while maintaining platform stability. To streamline logistics, we integrated Nova Poshta for transparent delivery cost calculations and a seamless shipping flow from checkout to fulfillment.
From a visual and experiential perspective, the new Babylon Library storefront is designed with restraint and clarity. The interface respects the publisher’s literary heritage while embracing a contemporary, minimalist aesthetic. Every element - from homepage layouts to product pages and order confirmation - is crafted to feel calm, coherent, and inviting, allowing content to remain at the center of the experience.
The result is an online bookstore that balances aesthetic integrity with reliable engineering. By aligning design discipline with technical rigor, we delivered a digital platform that supports Babylon Library’s continued growth and positions it confidently within Ukraine’s evolving online literary market.
The front end is developed with Next.js, leveraging server-side rendering to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and search visibility. TypeScript is used across the codebase to provide type safety and long-term maintainability.
Strapi serves as a headless CMS, enabling independent management of lawyer profiles, publications, case studies, and industry insights. The decoupled architecture allows editorial teams to update and structure content without impacting front-end stability or performance.
The platform utilizes the Next.js Image Optimization API for automatic format conversion to WebP, responsive image sizing, and lazy loading. Hosting is provided on enterprise-grade infrastructure with global CDN distribution for consistent and reliable performance for international audiences.
The website was conceptualized and designed by the in-house team at Smotrów Design.












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