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Dougie's Discs
An independent vinyl record store catalog and discography platform — high-contrast editorial design with audio previews and collection archiving.
Key Features & Outcomes
- High-contrast magazine aesthetic tailored for music collectors
- Dynamic release catalog indexing rare pressings and curated playlists
- Fast search with instant genre and decade filtering
The Brief
Dougie's Discs is built for vinyl enthusiasts who value the tangible culture of physical music. Rather than feeling like a bland generic webshop, the site is designed as an intimate, editorial crate-digging experience.
The Architecture
- Discogs & Release Sync — Structured metadata schema bringing album artwork, tracklists, matrix numbers, and release variants directly into the browsing experience.
- Audio Previews — Ambient embedded snippet player allowing visitors to listen to selected cuts while reading album essays.
- Collector Wishlists — Fast client-side bookmarking and want-list tracking for local stock notifications.