Designing a Digital Home for a Jazz Bar
challenge
The venue had outgrown its old site. It needed a redesign that captured what the space actually feels like.
approach
Rebuilt from scratch — cinematic intro, warm palette, serif typography, and a custom reservation system with real-time capacity and admin controls.
impact
A website that feels like the bar itself. Fully responsive, fast, and backed by a system handling 200+ events without a single third-party dependency.
Honey Lou had evolved — new interior, new energy, a growing community — but the website still felt like version one. I redesigned and rebuilt everything from scratch to match what the space actually feels like.
Warm orange on black, elegant serif type, and a photo-driven layout that mirrors the venue. Under the hood: a custom reservation system with real-time capacity, automated confirmations, and a full admin dashboard — no plugins, no templates.
