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Élane Hair & Beauty — Luxury Web App & Booking
Overview:
Designed and engineered a luxury web experience and digital booking platform for Élane Hair & Beauty Studio, an haute salon and bridal sanctuary in Chennai.
Key Highlights:
• Editorial Motion & Aesthetics: Choreographed GSAP scroll animations, smooth inertia scrolling, and interactive sound effects that reflect high-end salon artistry.
• Interactive Portfolio: Built a fullscreen lightbox gallery with curated looks, stylist breakdowns, and instant WhatsApp booking.
• Seamless Booking Concierge: Developed an interactive calendar with live time slot selection and automated email notifications via Web3Forms.
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A hungry customer decides in about 3 seconds.
Is your website making them hungrier, or sending them to the competitor down the street?
Marco's restaurant had great food, and empty tables every Friday night.
Not because the pasta was bad. Because the website was.
Last month, a couple searched "Italian restaurant near me" and found Marco's page. Blurry photos. A menu as a PDF that never loaded on the phone. No way to book a table. They closed the tab in 5 seconds and walked into the place next door.
Marco never knew. That's the dangerous part. You don't see the customers your website loses.
So I built a concept to show what that same restaurant could look like: Rosa italino Cafe, a rose-pink Italian restaurant website for London.
Here's what a website like this gives the owner:
🌹 A first impression that sells
People judge a restaurant in 3 seconds. A bold, beautiful design makes them hungry before they read a single word.
🍝 A menu that works like your best waiter
Dishes with photos, descriptions and prices, easy to scroll on a phone. Your signature dishes get the spotlight, so people order more of what you want to sell.
📱 Bookings from thumbs
Most people find a restaurant on their phone. A simple booking section means they reserve a table in a few taps instead of giving up.
⭐ Trust at a glance
Reviews, photos and your story in one place, so a stranger feels safe choosing you over the place next door.
📣 A place for your offers
Lunch sets, weekend specials, live music nights: update them and your regulars see them first.
🕛 A sales person that never sleeps
Your website is open at 2 AM, on Sundays and on holidays, showing your food to everyone who searches.
None of this needs a bigger budget. It needs a website designed like it cares about your food as much as you do.
That's what I do. I'm Swayam. I design and build websites for restaurants and small businesses, made to look stunning and turn visitors into customers.
Run a restaurant, cafe, salon or any small business?
Message me your business name and I'll send you a quick concept idea for your brand. No pressure, no boring sales pitch.
(Rosa italino Cafe is a concept project. Marco is a fictional character, but the problem is very real.)
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Hushdesk — AI Support SaaS Website | Next.js + GSAP
For an AI support flow, I’d make the handoff point part of the demo: show what happens when the answer is uncertain or the customer asks for a person. Is that transition covered in the interaction?
React Bits & Lovable. Just try this cool stuff! 👍
#prototyping #uiux #nocode
Love this stack Alona! React Bits + Lovable is such a powerful combo for rapid prototyping. No-code/low-code but still keeping that custom UIX feel - that's the sweet spot! Have to try this cool stuff indeed. Great share! 👍