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Cedar & Cross Shops

A unified Catholic gifting brand with a modern storefront

Crafted a warm, wood‑and‑gold identity and streamlined ecommerce site so Catholic shoppers can quickly discover meaningful gifts and sacramentals.

Role: Brand identity, UX, visual design, front-end development
Brand identityE‑commerceCatholic gift shop

Challenge

Cedar & Cross brought together multiple Catholic makers under one shop, but the brand felt pieced together and the website made it hard to browse by occasion or devotion. Visitors often landed on product pages from social media without understanding the bigger story of the shop, and the cluttered navigation made it difficult to find gifts for specific sacraments or seasons.

Solution

A coherent visual identity was developed around the imagery of carved wood and the cross, pairing a refined wordmark with a warm, restrained color palette and simple typographic system. The ecommerce experience was rebuilt to highlight curated collections such as sacrament gifts, home altars, and seasonal devotionals, with filters for price, recipient, and feast, plus storytelling blocks that explain the mission and feature Catholic makers.

Outcome

The new Cedar & Cross brand and website present the shop as a focused, mission‑driven destination for Catholic gifts rather than a generic marketplace. Shoppers can browse by occasion, devotion, or collection, understand the spiritual meaning behind products, and complete purchases more easily on mobile and desktop, supporting stronger repeat business and collaboration with featured makers.

Cedar & Cross Shops ecommerce homepage mockup on desktop
Homepage featuring curated collections for sacrament gifts, home altars, and seasonal devotionals.
Product collection grid for Catholic gifts
Collection grid organized by occasion and devotion so shoppers can quickly find the right gift.
Mobile product detail page for a Catholic gift
Mobile product page with clear materials, meaning, and related items to encourage browsing.