Meet
Réka

aka paperreka.

aka Hungarian-born, American-trained designer in search of beauty, freedom, and whole-hearted clients.

As a triple Aries, 1/3 sacral generator, I’m full of fire and I like to get shit done. But in the age of digital, 24-hour, and on-demand, I also find it deeply refreshing to create long conversations and work with fat hours—aka my slow-approach that results in brands full of poetry, precision, and stunning visuals.

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my journey

A true north: strategy before design, always.

Brand alchemy is my slow-craft, intimate, and precise approach to branding. It’s where we distill the living essence from your vision, mission, values and transform into a fully fleshed brand identity. When we root into your visceral why the brand visuals unfold effortlessly.

I’ve spent years honing my offerings. The confidence and clarity in my work comes from a lot of trials and errors as well as dissecting my own paperreka brand. It is with intention and joy that I offer 3 pathways to work with me: a brand audit call, a brand strategy + design container, or my brand intensive VIP days. 


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A new direction requires a new orientation.

So let's stop chasing the trends—let’s talk about your visceral why. Stop looking at your competition—let’s discuss what makes you different. Stop saying yes to everyone—let’s find your ideal clients.

I’m interested in unfolding your whole-hearted and mindful brand story rooted in intention and purpose and I’m eager to create a beautiful visual ecosystem that matches it all.

i'm in

I believe in

working with intention // soul-feeding rituals // movement as medicine // mindful brand stories // the sacred feminine changing the world

2007

Graduating with honors + eureka moment in shower naming my business paperreka (print + Hungarian spice pun)

Eyeing Real Art, the best agency in town where I land a print design position in 2010

2009

Officially file for the paperreka trade name 

2017

Move to New York to pursue a typeface design program at Cooper Union

this is when it all started to change

2018

Leave the world of agency life to pursue paperreka full-time in Ohio

2018-present

15+ years of award-winning badass branding projects, beautiful clients turning into friends, and pursuing beauty and freedom along the way

2011

Back to college for graphic design and immediately working in the field as a design intern at the Boonshoft Museum

time flies

2018

Your own wild success story heart-centered rule-breaker, the space between where you are and where you’re going.

2019

Freedom slow mornings build a life you can’t wait to wake up to.

2020

Achieve your wildest dreams location freedom intentional living slow mornings. What a time to be alive.

what a year!

2021

Stand out and look good online you’re not ‘most’ people.

2022

Freedom slow mornings build a life you can’t wait to wake up to. What a time to be alive.

Go back

Diving into my akhasic records, learning to play my sound bowls, making lists of cool clients to reach out to.

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