cover
- Cover, early-stage startup
2026 - Sole product designer
Tablet, mobile & desktop
Sole product designer for Cover, a startup building one operating system for restaurants. I merged the four tools restaurants run side by side (ordering, back office, staff scheduling and POS) into a single product across tablet, mobile and desktop, drawing on four years of waiting tables myself. Now live in its first restaurant, with pilots starting November 2026.
01One system, three devices
Each device does the job it's best at. The tablet is the waiter's workstation, the phone keeps the floor in their pocket, and the desktop is the manager's control room. One design language ties them together.
02Ordering
Built around the table: covers, table number and server on top, the menu and the live order side by side, and AI suggestions for what to add next.
03Payment
Every real-world case on one screen: tips, discounts, partial payments and seven payment methods. A discount above the limit asks for a manager's code without leaving the flow.
04On the floor
Tables, orders and shifts in the waiter's pocket. Clear status colors and swipe actions make what matters readable at a glance, even mid-shift.
05Back office
The manager's control room: live sales, food and labor costs, AI recommendations and the floor plan of today's reservations.
06Marketing website
I also designed and built coverpos.com, the site that explains Cover to restaurant owners and books intro meetings.