- Scope
- Website & menu design
- Role
- UX/UI designer
- Client
- Turmeric
- Tools
- Figma, Framer
Overview
This was a design project for a local Indian restaurant in Prague, turmeric.cz. The project had two parts: a website, more standard UX/UI work, and a full restaurant menu, more of a graphic design task.
The client's requirements were simple: a single-page website presenting the restaurant, showcasing the menu, and offering a simple way to book tables.
Website design
One page, menu as a download
The brief was to keep the website to one page, so the full menu went in as a PDF download instead of adding extra pages just to display it.
Structure follows the goal
The page order follows the main goal directly — showcasing the menu and the option to reserve a table up top, with contacts and a map further down. Design was done in Figma, then transferred to Framer, where the site is deployed.
Menu design
Same process as the website: exploration, ideation, client discussion. The idea was to present special dishes on the first page or two, where they'd actually get seen.
The client was keen on adding food photography, but we dropped it after discussion — the menu was already 13 pages, and photos would have made it longer still.
Reservation system
First plan: a paid third-party tool
The initial decision was to use a paid third-party reservation system rather than building one as part of the website.
What shipped: a custom build in hours
That changed — I custom-built it from scratch using AI and linked it to the website, built with Lovable in only a few hours and connected to emailJS for full functionality.
Design system and colour scheme
The client already had a logo but no other visual identity. Since the logo was based on black and gold, I built the palette from there, keeping it subtle and elegant across both the website and the menu.
Typography followed the same idea: a serif for headings, sans serif for readability — matching the stylish look the client wanted.
Takeaways
A very smooth project with good client cooperation — regular meetings kept the designs on brief and caught issues early. It was also the first time I implemented and deployed a fully functioning app using AI, a simple one, but a fun project to build.
As this is a recent project, next steps include deploying analytics, monitoring the impact on reservations, and improving the website's SEO.