Romantic Dinings

AI-powered date planning and restaurant discovery platform

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Role

  • UX/Product Designer
  • Product Manager
  • Brand & Marketing

Design Focus

  • • Human Interface Design
  • • iOS & macOS Design
  • • Motion & Animation
  • • Typography & Color
  • • Accessibility

Team

  • Jei Park (Head of Product Design)
  • Clement Ou (ML Engineer)
  • Kevin Tong (Full-Stack Engineer Intern)
  • Claire (UX Design/Marketing Intern)

Tools & Technologies

Design & Prototyping

  • • Figma
  • • iOS Design Guidelines
  • • Material Design
  • • Adobe Creative Suite

Development

  • • React Native
  • • Django
  • • PostgreSQL
  • • iOS Development

AI & APIs

  • • OpenAI API
  • • Google Places API
  • • Google Gemini
  • • DeepSeek

Product Management

  • • Notion
  • • GitHub
  • • Slack

Timeline

Phase 1: Discovery & Validation

Feb 2024 - May 2024

  • • Project Olympus Startup Incubator
  • • Customer Discovery 2024 Cohort
  • • CMU Venture Challenge Pitch Competition
  • • Pivot 1

Phase 2: Development & Launch

Jan 2025 - April 2025

  • • Building MVP
  • • Launch Party
  • • Receiving Funds

Problem

Dating apps have mastered the match but failed the moment. While platforms like Tinder and Bumble excel at connecting people, they abandon users at the critical transition from match to meaningful connection. This design oversight leaves users stranded in a cycle of endless swiping, with no clear path to creating memorable experiences together.

Design Opportunity

Our research revealed a powerful insight: people crave intentional, thoughtfully designed date experiences, but lack the tools to create them. The gap between matching and meaningful connection presents a unique opportunity to reimagine how digital products can enhance real-world relationships through thoughtful experience design.

Design Solution

Romantic Dinings reimagines the post-match experience through a carefully crafted journey that transforms digital connections into meaningful real-world moments. By focusing on the emotional and experiential aspects of dating, we've created a platform that feels both intuitive and delightful.

Romantic Dinings Discovery Experience

1. Intuitive Discovery

Romantic Dinings Itinerary Creation

2. Seamless Planning

Romantic Dinings Memory Features

3. Memory Building

Experience Design

  • Curated discovery of romantic venues based on mood, occasion, and personal preferences
  • Seamless itinerary creation with thoughtful transitions between locations

Interaction Design

  • AI-powered, personalized invitations that feel authentic and meaningful
  • Memory-driven features that help couples build and revisit their story

By focusing on the quality of real-world experiences rather than digital interactions, Romantic Dinings demonstrates how thoughtful design can strengthen relationships and create lasting memories.