# Redesign Summary — Princess Maria Diner

## Design Direction
Inspired by Haven Annecy's premium hospitality pacing: image-led composition, restrained warm palette, and strong vertical section rhythm. Adapted for a family-owned NJ diner — upscale but approachable.

## Typography
- **Headings:** Playfair Display (editorial, elegant weight contrast)
- **Body:** Inter (clean, highly readable at small sizes)
- Chosen for warm editorial feel without sacrificing legibility on menus and contact details.

## Color Palette
- Background: `#fcf8f5` (warm cream)
- Text: `#2c2420` (deep espresso brown)
- Accent: `#b2623d` (terracotta — borrowed from the Haven reference)
- Secondary accent: `#c99a7a` (warm gold-beige)
- Dark sections: `#2c2420` with `#d9cdc0` text for contrast rhythm

## Page Structure (narrative flow)
1. **Top bar** — hours, phone, social links (utility strip)
2. **Sticky header** — logo, nav with CTA button
3. **Cinematic hero** — full-viewport background image, bold headline, dual CTAs (menu + directions)
4. **Story / About** — image-led left/right layout with trust stats (30+ years, family-owned, fresh)
5. **Menu highlights** — two curated columns (kitchen + breakfast) with dotted leader pricing; avoids full-menu dump
6. **CTA divider** — dark full-width band reinforcing hours and invitation
7. **Gallery** — 4-column grid with hover zoom, hero food, team, and atmosphere shots
8. **Contact** — two-column (info + map) with address, phone, hours, social links, directions
9. **Footer** — minimal brand, address, copyright

## What Was Improved
- **Hierarchy:** Clear visual entry points, section rhythm with alternating light/warm/dark backgrounds
- **CTA clarity:** "View Our Menu" appears in hero, nav, menu section, and final CTA divider — never more than one scroll away
- **Trust signals:** "Family-owned, 30+ years" badge + stats block in the about section
- **Food imagery:** Hero uses the source's pork-roll-egg-cheese image at full-bleed cinematic scale; gallery uses all source photos
- **Mobile:** Sticky nav collapses to hamburger, grids reflow to single column, hero height adapts

## Assets
- All images are sourced from the original site's live URLs (logo, hero, gallery)
- Google Fonts loaded via CDN (Playfair Display + Inter) — no build step needed
- Embedded SVG icons for social, clock, phone, map pin — zero external icon dependencies
- Google Maps embed for location

## Notes
- The embedded map uses approximate coordinates; the client may want to replace with exact pin placement
- External fonts require internet — fully self-contained preview would need self-hosted fonts
- No framework, no build step — open `index.html` directly in any browser

## Impeccable Refinement
- **`:focus-visible` outlines** added (2px terracotta with 2px offset) — ensures keyboard navigation is visible and meets WCAG 2.4.7
- **`<main>` landmark** wraps hero-through-contact content — improves screen reader semantics and document structure
- **Low-contrast text elevated** — `.stat-label`, `.menu-item-desc`, and `.contact-detail-label` moved from `#8a7b6f` to `#6b5d53`; contrast ratio improves from ~3.87:1 to ~5.77:1 on light backgrounds, passing WCAG AA
- **Hero overlay refined** — gradient stops adjusted to `(0.78 @ 0%, 0.28 @ 55%, 0.06 @ 100%)` for deeper text legibility at the top-left while revealing more image detail at the bottom-right