Mainstreethost design blog entry #1 – Bambino Bar & Kitchen

Working on the new Bambino Bar & Kitchen website at Mainstreethost was great.  First of all, I really had no idea the place existed before I started this project and it’s always great to discover another quality restaurant in Buffalo.   Trying new restaurants as a vegetarian can be a bit tricky so when they sent over their menus I was happy to discover at least 3 things I can actually order. (that’s really all you can ask for sometimes) Combine that with their excellent beer & wine selection and I can’t wait to get a posse together to finally try this place out.

Design
Web design is 3000% easier when your client already has a decent logo & high quality pics.  Luckily Bambino had almost 100 great photos and great branding.   The site design had to reflect their dark, stylish but rough around the edges style.   I used stained wood textures and a simple, dark palette to try to match their physical decor.

Development
I’m starting to use the google-font Oswald a little too much, but in this case it really made sense because it matched their logo so well.  I developed the site in WordPress because I wanted easy access to misc plugins including Nexten Gallery for their  Gallery page & All-in-one-Event-Calendar.   This was also the first site I’ve developed at Mainstreethost where I had to integrate an OpenTable reservations system and I’m really happy with how it came out.   I may actually use it when we make our way over there for dinner one of these days.

>> Check it out at www.bambinobar.com and click here to leave a comment. I appreciate the feedback. (Except from jerks.  I hate feedback from jerks)