Restaurant management
I’m exploring the connection between discovering a restaurant and running one, through a hospitality platform with a dedicated venue workspace.
Self-directed exploration, not commissioned work.
The problem or opportunity
A restaurant has two very different audiences: people choosing somewhere to eat, and the team managing the day. I wanted to explore how one product could support both without making either experience feel overloaded.
The concept & intended users
Cuisinto is an independent hospitality demonstration. The customer-facing side presents places to visit; the venue-facing side brings reservations and day-to-day information into a shared workspace. The restaurants, bookings and guests in the demonstration are fictional.
Design & development
I work from the workflow towards the interface: what does a guest need to find, and what does a venue need to act on? My focus combines information architecture, interface design and AI-assisted application development. I use AI coding tools to build incrementally while I direct the experience and review the result.
Key functionality
The demonstration screens show venue discovery with search and filters, an operational overview and a reservations view. Date, status and customer search controls sit above the bookings, while confirmed and pending states help distinguish what needs attention.
Design decisions
The public discovery view and operational workspace use different layouts while keeping the same warm visual identity. In the workspace, the daily overview comes first, with a persistent sidebar for moving between operational areas. The reservations screen gives filtering its own space above the records, keeping the list easier to scan.
The result & next questions
The result is an interactive demonstration of a connected hospitality experience. It gives me a concrete way to communicate workflow and interface ideas, from a customer-facing discovery journey to the venue workspace. It remains a self-directed exploration.
Questions to explore
- How quickly can a venue spot reservations that need attention?
- How well does the structure support moving between guest and venue perspectives?