Foodie App
Version 0.1 — September 2025 Calm is not empty. Less suggestion. More intention.
All visuals shown are from the prototype stage and are not representative of the final product
A Calmer Way to Discover Restaurants
A restaurant discovery and booking experience designed to reduce noise, remove bias, and help users decide with confidence.
HomePage
This homepage uses contrast—quiet backgrounds and vivid color—to guide attention inward.
Floating spheres represent food preferences, inviting appetite without advertising.
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By removing commercial signals, the interface helps users focus on what they want to eat, not what is being promoted.
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In short
1. Color draws desire.
2. Silence removes persuasion.
3. The interface leaves space for appetite, not ads.
A calm interface where color highlights desire, not promotion.
Human-Centered Design. Like List Feature. A Space to Compare, Not Compete.
All visuals shown are from the prototype stage and are not representative of the final product
Supporting Decision, Not Speed
To support thoughtful decision-making, the app allows users to save restaurants into a Like List, where selected options can be viewed and compared side by side.
Instead of pushing immediate choices, this space encourages users to pause, reflect, and evaluate their preferences at their own pace.
By shifting comparison from rankings to personal selection, the feature reinforces a user-driven decision process.
Comparison happens within the user’s choices, not across promoted rankings.
Standard Functions, Reduced Emphasis. Book and Reservations. Essential, Not Central.
All visuals shown are from the prototype stage and are not representative of the final product
More Interactions
In addition to its core interaction concepts, the app includes standard functionalities such as browsing, search, and booking.
These features are intentionally designed to remain secondary, supporting the user journey without competing for attention or shaping decisions.
All supporting functions are designed to be present without becoming the focus.
Choice Pause Bias Reduced. Commercial Signals Removed. Focus Intent
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Preferences are not static.
They move, shift, and respond.
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Like these spheres, desire is elastic—
shaped by mood, moment, and context.
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The interface does not fix them in place.
It lets them move.
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What This Project Explores
This project explores how interface design can shape decision-making without persuasion.
By prioritizing calm, clarity, and user autonomy, it questions the role of commercial influence in everyday choices.
Rather than offering faster decisions, the project proposes a quieter space—one that trusts users to decide for themselves.
Designing not to persuade, but to step back.
I am a UX design student in the Master of Information program at the University of Toronto iSchool, with a background in multidisciplinary art and media studies. I approach UX design as both a visual and critical practice. his restaurant app project reflects my interest in designing calm interfaces that respect users’ attention, reduce persuasion, and allow preferences to remain fluid and personal.
------- By Me (Roxy :)
When design steps back, intention becomes visible