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02Web Development

EMBER & SALT

A moody, type-led website for a fictional fine-dining restaurant: menu, atmosphere and reservations in one quiet scroll.

Speculative design
Atmospheric interior of the Ember and Salt restaurant
Category
Web Development
Project type
Luxury restaurant website
Status
Speculative design
Related service
Web

01Objective

Create a site that sells an atmosphere before it sells a table — and still makes booking effortless.

02Concept & approach

  • Large dark compositions with a single focal image per section.
  • Menu typography designed for slow reading, not scanning.
  • A persistent reservation action that never obscures the content.

03Deliverables

  • Home, menu and reservation page designs
  • Responsive layout system
  • Motion direction for section transitions

04Technical details

  • Static-first rendering with lightweight enhancement
  • Accessible reservation form pattern
  • Motion that respects reduced-motion preferences

05What it demonstrates

Atmospheric brand storytelling on the web with a clear conversion path.

This is a speculative design created by Zen-C. It does not represent a client engagement or commercial results.

—Selected visuals

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