AINA Films · Storytelling UX
Designing a conversion-focused platform for a premium service business-Structured user journeys, clarified offerings, and reduced friction from discovery to inquiry.
Elevating Aina Films' Online PresenceThrough UX-Led Design
The challenge was to craft a visually immersive, high-end platform that showcases their storytelling talent and attracts couples looking for bespoke, cinematic wedding films.
Platform
Website
Industry
Wedding Videography
Timeline
2024
Role
UI/UX Designer
Aina Films is a boutique wedding videography studio that creates cinematic films focused on storytelling and emotional moments. The studio needed a digital presence that could showcase its work while attracting couples looking for a premium wedding film experience.
Problem
Without an established website, potential clients had no central place to explore the studio’s films, understand the brand, or inquire about services. The challenge was to create an experience that could communicate the emotional depth of the films while guiding users toward booking.
Goal
Design a storytelling-first experience that also supports decision-making—helping users explore, understand services, and move seamlessly toward inquiry.
Company
Alchemy Zosi (Encora Client)
Domain
Ed- Tech
Timeline
2 Months (2023)
Team
1 Product Manager, 1 Business Analyst, 1 Product Designer
My Role
Interaction design
Competitive Analysis
Prototyping in Figma
Collaboration with cross-functional teams + handoff and QA
Context
Understanding the brand and defining success metrics.
Aina Films operates in a premium, experience-driven market where decisions are emotional but high-stakes.
Users:
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Primarily couples
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Brides
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Multiple vendors (Other videographers, venues, photographers)
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Event Planners
My Approach
I collaborated with the founders to understand their business positioning, service offerings, audience expectations, and brand tone. Based on these insights, I created wireframes and a refined visual design that aligns with their luxury aesthetic.
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Mapped user journeys from discovery to inquiry
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Designed responsive layouts and interaction patterns
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Structured information architecture to reduce cognitive load
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Iterated based on feedback and real-world constraints
Infromation Architecture
The experience was designed to support this progression without overwhelming users, balancing inspiration with clarity.
Key design decisions
Visual & Interaction Design
The visual system was designed to support clarity and focus while maintaining a premium aesthetic:
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Minimal layouts to reduce cognitive load
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Strong typographic hierarchy for readability
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High-quality media integrated without overwhelming structure
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Subtle interactions to guide attention and exploration
Interactions were designed to support content discovery—not act as decoration.
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Story-first homepage
Users connect emotionally before making decisions. The homepage establishes trust first, followed by structured content that introduces services progressively.
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Portfolio as guided exploration
Instead of a flat gallery, content was curated to highlight stories and moments.
Why: Helps users imagine their own experience rather than passively browse.
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Structured packages
Services were broken into clear tiers.
Why: Reduces decision anxiety and improves transparency.
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Frictionless inquiry flow
Designed a minimal form with focused inputs.
Why: Lower friction increases likelihood of conversion. Data fields that would help
Designing for Conversion
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Reduced steps between discovery and inquiry
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Clear CTA placement across key sections
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Simplified form structure
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Service clarity before action
These decisions ensured users could move from inspiration to action without friction.
Constraints & Tradeoffs
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Platform limitations (Wix Studio)
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Balancing video quality with performance
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Responsive behavior across screen sizes
Design decisions were made to balance experience quality with technical feasibility.
Design Deliverables
Apart from these assets, I designed the website on WIX editor.
Website Design
Figma
Mobile Responsive
Figma
Component Library
Design System
Key Learnings
Balancing Storytelling and Usability for a Premium Experience
Minimalism as a Brand Statement
For a luxury service, less truly is more. Stripping away visual clutter allowed the films and imagery to take center stage, reinforcing Aina Films' premium identity.
Clarity builds trust
Couples seeking wedding videographers value transparency. Clear service descriptions, pricing hints, and straightforward CTAs reduced friction and built trust.
Emotional Language matters
Every word on the site was chosen to evoke emotion 'cinematic', 'timeless', 'your story'. This language aligned with what couples actually search for.
Mobile-first thinking
With over 60% of traffic coming from mobile, designing for smaller screens first ensured the experience felt native and frictionless on any device.
Impact & Results
Measuring success through lead quality and brand perception.
The website transformed Aina Films' digital presence, creating a premium first impression that converts browsers into qualified leads. The design successfully positions the brand in the luxury wedding market.
40%
Higher Form Completion Rate
Simplified layout and minimal input fields reduced drop-offs significantly.
2.5x
Lead Quality Improvement
Clear expectation-setting resulted in more thoughtful and relevant inquiries.
60%
Mobile Traffic
Mobile-first design captured the majority of browsing couples effectively.
Qualitative Outcomes
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Enhanced brand perception through minimal aesthetic
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Cohesive brand experience across all touchpoints
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Scalable design system for future content updates
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Faster communication pipeline with streamlined inquiry process