Dayanne Rodea

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Dayanne Rodea

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Dayanne Rodea

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Pasta La Vista

Pasta La Vista

A playful UI design for a restaurant app.

A playful UI design for a restaurant app.

UI Case Study

UI Case Study

Overview 🤓

Overview 🤓

In this school project, we were tasked with selecting a category and designing a solution from scratch, but from a design perspective, without UX research. Our team chose to focus on restaurants, and we all had to learn Figma to bring our ideas to life—especially me, as I was completely new to the tool. While the project was a collaborative effort, I took the initiative to practice further, and what I'm presenting here is the design work I created independently.

In this school project, we were tasked with selecting a category and designing a solution from scratch, but from a design perspective, without UX research. Our team chose to focus on restaurants, and we all had to learn Figma to bring our ideas to life—especially me, as I was completely new to the tool. While the project was a collaborative effort, I took the initiative to practice further, and what I'm presenting here is the design work I created independently.

My role:

My role:

Visual Designer

Visual Designer

The team:

The team:

4 UX Designers

4 UX Designers

Duration:

Duration:

15 Jan - 8 Feb 2024 (3 weeks)

15 Jan - 8 Feb 2024 (3 weeks)

Tools:

Tools:

Figma, Figjam.

Figma, Figjam.

Client:

Client:

NA

NA

Pasta la vista

Pasta la vista

We chose the name 'Pasta la Vista' as a fun play on words, aiming to create a memorable and catchy brand from the start. Overall, we wanted to keep this playful approach with the names of the dishes and their descriptions.

We chose the name 'Pasta la Vista' as a fun play on words, aiming to create a memorable and catchy brand from the start. Overall, we wanted to keep this playful approach with the names of the dishes and their descriptions.

Color Palette 🎨

Color Palette 🎨

I decided to move away from conventional colors and kept only the dark green as a nod to Italian roots.

I chose a retro and playful color palette to convey a sense of freshness and modernity.


This selection aims to make the restaurant app visually appealing and memorable at first glance, standing out with its vibrant uniqueness.

I decided to move away from conventional colors and kept only the dark green as a nod to Italian roots.

I chose a retro and playful color palette to convey a sense of freshness and modernity.


This selection aims to make the restaurant app visually appealing and memorable at first glance, standing out with its vibrant uniqueness.

#014921

#D9C952

#F48722

#FF5500

#FFBBA6

#FFEAD9

#000000

#504F4E

#A8A8A8

#DBDBDB

#FFFFFF

Typography 🖊️

Typography 🖊️

Primary

Primary

I chose the Art Deco-based logotype typography, characterized by its elegant lines and geometric shapes, to create an interesting combination with the retro color palette.

I chose the Art Deco-based logotype typography, characterized by its elegant lines and geometric shapes, to create an interesting combination with the retro color palette.

regular

MARKET DECO 25

MARKET DECO 35

MARKET DECO 40

MARKET DECO 60

MARKET DECO 60

Secondary

Secondary

The combination of Market Deco with Nunito Sans strikes a perfect balance between elegance and functionality, ensuring that all design elements are coherent and attractive, while facilitating a clear reading experience.

The combination of Market Deco with Nunito Sans strikes a perfect balance between elegance and functionality, ensuring that all design elements are coherent and attractive, while facilitating a clear reading experience.

Regular

Nunito Sans Regular 12

Nunito Sans Regular 14

Semi Bold

Nunito Sans Semi Bold 16

Nunito Sans Semi Bold 18

Bold

Nunito Sans Bold 14

Nunito Sans Bold 20

Extra Bold

Nunito Sans Extra Bold 14

Nunito Sans Extra Bold 18

Nunito Sans Extra Bold 20

Graphic Elements 🍥

Graphic Elements 🍥

My fascination with patterns led me to be inspired by the various shapes of pasta to create unique textures that reflect the style of the famous Italian tiles. This choice adds depth and character to the restaurant's design, fusing traditional elements with a modern and creative approach.


My fascination with patterns led me to be inspired by the various shapes of pasta to create unique textures that reflect the style of the famous Italian tiles. This choice adds depth and character to the restaurant's design, fusing traditional elements with a modern and creative approach.


Penne

Conchiglie

Farfalle

Ravioli

Photographic style 📷

Photographic style 📷

Photographic style 📷

I opted for a photographic style featuring

cut-out images of drinks and dishes. Overhead shots of pasta on white plates were used to emphasize the pasta's appearance and make it the focal point.

I opted for a photographic style featuring cut-out images of drinks and dishes. Overhead shots of pasta on white plates were used to emphasize the pasta's appearance and make it the focal point.

I opted for a photographic style featuring cut-out images of drinks and dishes. Overhead shots of pasta on white plates were used to emphasize the pasta's appearance and make it the focal point.

SENSUAL SPAGHETTI SERENADE

Seductive spaghetti, bathed in tomato allure and a hint of basil, creating a melody of flavors.

Gluten

230 kr

Playful Copywriting ✏️

Playful Copywriting ✏️

Playful Copywriting ✏️

We decided to play with words in our dish and drink names and descriptions to showcase the passion behind each one. This playful copywriting style captures the enthusiasm and creativity that define the restaurant´s offerings, making the menu both engaging and reflective of the brand's lively spirit.

We decided to play with words in our dish and drink names and descriptions to showcase the passion behind each one. This playful copywriting style captures the enthusiasm and creativity that define the restaurant´s offerings, making the menu both engaging and reflective of the brand's lively spirit.

Check The Prototype (link) 😀

Check The Prototype (link) 😀

Here you can find our
complete process ⬇️

Here you can find our complete
process ⬇️

1

Defining our Point Of Departure (POD) ✅

Defining our Point Of Departure (POD) ✅

Defining our Point Of Departure (POD) ✅

We began the project by defining our point of departure as a team, where we clarified the purpose, the desired outcome, how to achieve it, as well as the success and failure scenarios. This aligned us around clear objectives and a path to approach the project.

We began the project by defining our point of departure as a team, where we clarified the purpose, the desired outcome, how to achieve it, as well as the success and failure scenarios. This aligned us around clear objectives and a path to approach the project.

2

Desk Research 🔎

Desk Research 🔎

Desk research focused on reviewing existing platforms to analyze menu structures and functionalities, helping us identify best practices and design patterns. Also, we explored collaborative platforms to determine whether to design an app for a restaurant or a tool for local restaurants, which was crucial for defining our approach and ensuring our design met user needs.

Desk research focused on reviewing existing platforms to analyze menu structures and functionalities, helping us identify best practices and design patterns. Also, we explored collaborative platforms to determine whether to design an app for a restaurant or a tool for local restaurants, which was crucial for defining our approach and ensuring our design met user needs.

Desk research focused on reviewing existing platforms to analyze menu structures and functionalities, helping us identify best practices and design patterns. Also, we explored collaborative platforms to determine whether to design an app for a restaurant or a tool for local restaurants, which was crucial for defining our approach and ensuring our design met user needs.

3

Brainstorming 🧠

Brainstorming 🧠

During our brainstorming sessions, we generated a variety of creative ideas aimed at enhancing the dining experience. The following concepts emerged as potential features for our app:

  • Storytelling journey for menu items.

  • Sexy wording' to enhance menu appeal.

  • Incorporation of NFC chips for a more interactive digital menu.

  • Use of GIFs and moving imagery in the menu.

  • Diners can join a 'room' to see highlighted dishes and friends' preferences for the evening.


During our brainstorming sessions, we generated a variety of creative ideas aimed at enhancing the dining experience. The following concepts emerged as potential features for our app:

  • Storytelling journey for menu items.

  • Sexy wording' to enhance menu appeal.

  • Incorporation of NFC chips for a more interactive digital menu.

  • Use of GIFs and moving imagery in the menu.

  • Diners can join a 'room' to see highlighted dishes and friends' preferences for the evening.


4

Sketching & Ideation 📓

Sketching & Ideation 📓

Each team member created personal sketches to visualize their individual visions for the app, allowing for the expression of unique ideas and perspectives.


"Our biggest ideas were having a “table hub”, where you could see and interact with the other people at the table in some way."


Also reoccurring idea were the recommendation within the food pages, for more selling points.


"Another feature that we liked a lot was to be able to know your waiter in a more personal way and be able to change the tip for him."

Each team member created personal sketches to visualize their individual visions for the app, allowing for the expression of unique ideas and perspectives.


"Our biggest ideas were having a “table hub”, where you could see and interact with the other people at the table in some way."


Also reoccurring idea were the recommendation within the food pages, for more selling points.


"Another feature that we liked a lot was to be able to know your waiter in a more personal way and be able to change the tip for him."

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Option for paying my bill and/or others on the same table

Status of order indication

Allergies, vegan, gluten

Showing others order

Be playful with the symbols

Like button (social media feeling)

Most liked dishes

Use of animations

Group table: see your whole table

Play with words

Tip your waiter

Call for the waiter

Illustrations or really nice pictures

Recommended wines

5

Defining our style as a group 💃🏻

Defining our style
as a group 💃🏻

Defining our style as a group 💃🏻

With the Hi-Fi process ahead we decided to make our separate designs, one for each of us based on the features we decided in the sketching process. We made a basic structure to follow and then let each person do their own interpretation of it.


After this we went through each design, and decided how the features should look like, also adding and taking away a few features based on what we saw was needed and not.

With the Hi-Fi process ahead we decided to make our separate designs, one for each of us based on the features we decided in the sketching process. We made a basic structure to follow and then let each person do their own interpretation of it.


After this we went through each design, and decided how the features should look like, also adding and taking away a few features based on what we saw was needed and not.

Anna

design

Anna

design

Dayanne

design

Dayanne

design

Mia

design

Mia

design

6

User Flows 👤

User Flows 👤

Once we identified the key features, we collaboratively developed the user flows to define how these features would work together. We developed these ones:

  1. Menu List

  2. Help Service

  3. My Table

  4. Payment

Once we identified the key features, we collaboratively developed the user flows to define how these features would work together. We developed these ones:

  1. Menu List

  2. Help Service

  3. My Table

  4. Payment

7

Lo-Fi Design 💻

Lo-Fi Design 💻

With the user flows in place, we moved on to designing low-fidelity wireframes. Each team member was responsible for creating a user flow, and once all designs were completed, we combined and refined them to ensure consistency and cohesion across the app.

With the user flows in place, we moved on to designing low-fidelity wireframes. Each team member was responsible for creating a user flow, and once all designs were completed, we combined and refined them to ensure consistency and cohesion across the app.

8

Team design & My personal design 😊

Team design & My personal design 😊

The final design successfully emphasized consistency, which was one of our main goals. However, in doing so, we felt that some of the app's personality was lost, and the green color scheme may have become too dominant. Despite these challenges, for our first project in Framer, it was a valuable learning experience, and we gained a lot of insight into both the tool and the design process.

The final design successfully emphasized consistency, which was one of our main goals. However, in doing so, we felt that some of the app's personality was lost, and the green color scheme may have become too dominant. Despite these challenges, for our first project in Framer, it was a valuable learning experience, and we gained a lot of insight into both the tool and the design process.

Team´s Final Design

Team´s Final Design

  1. Loading

  1. Menu List

  1. Select a dish

  1. Select a dish

  1. Order saved

  1. Add extra ingredients or modify your dish.

  1. Order saved

Personal Final Design

Personal Final Design

After completing the project as a team, I decided to put my design skills to the test by creating a version of the app in my own style. I redesigned the same user flows we had previously defined, applying my personal design preferences to showcase an alternative approach. This allowed me to explore my creativity while still staying true to the core functionality we had established as a team.


After completing the project as a team, I decided to put my design skills to the test by creating a version of the app in my own style. I redesigned the same user flows we had previously defined, applying my personal design preferences to showcase an alternative approach. This allowed me to explore my creativity while still staying true to the core functionality we had established as a team.


  1. Loading

  1. Menu List

  1. Select a dish

  1. Add extra ingredients or modify your dish.

4.1 Change the dish previous

4.1 Change the dish next

  1. Order saved

  1. Loading

  1. Menu List

  1. Select a dish

  1. Add extra ingredients or modify your dish.

4.1 Change the dish previous

4.1 Change the dish next

  1. Order saved

My final reflection 📝

Important

This project was an invaluable opportunity to not only learn Figma and improve my technical skills but also to face the challenge of combining different graphic design styles within the team. Each of us had our own preferences: some leaned towards a more minimalistic and functional approach, while others preferred a more vibrant and visually rich style.


While mixing these tastes was a challenge, we managed to create a design that represented the team's collaboration. However, I decided to apply my own style and design it according to my preferences, which allowed me to not only put my graphic design skills to the test but also explore my creativity to the fullest. I’m presenting both versions: the team's collaborative design and my individual design, of which I’m very proud.

This project was an invaluable opportunity to not only learn Figma and improve my technical skills but also to face the challenge of combining different graphic design styles within the team. Each of us had our own preferences: some leaned towards a more minimalistic and functional approach, while others preferred a more vibrant and visually rich style.


While mixing these tastes was a challenge, we managed to create a design that represented the team's collaboration. However, I decided to apply my own style and design it according to my preferences, which allowed me to not only put my graphic design skills to the test but also explore my creativity to the fullest. I’m presenting both versions: the team's collaborative design and my individual design, of which I’m very proud.

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