Student Work
La Cuisine de Chau
Willow Chau
Chester, NH
BFA (Web/Interactive Media Design)
Advisor: Christine Ballestrini
Website
Link to La Cuisine de Chau
My entire life, I’ve grown up in a family that is very passionate about cooking and baking. Still to this day, it’s uncommon in my house to find the kitchen empty. Throughout their lives, my parents have accumulated a multitude of physical recipe books, magazine cut outs, and more. It was noticeably frustrating for them to have to sort through boxes or books to find the right recipe they were looking for. To help make their lives easier, I am creating a website, La Cuisine de Chau that will act as a database and hold all my parents’ favorite recipes. This will allow them to quickly and easily access specific recipes, whether they use their phones or laptops. This will be a huge difference, since it will eliminate the process of searching for the physical sheet. My aim is to create a simple replacement that will lessen time and stress, while also freeing our house of unnecessary clutter.
My family and my interest in digital media are two things I value immensely. It was an easy decision for me to choose a project related to what I am passionate about while also creating that project for my parents. As it is my senior project, giving something back to them now is my way of thanking them for supporting me through the last four years of college. I hope to create something I am proud of, gain new experience and skills within the field I am interested in, and produce something that my parents can find useful in the long run.
Artist Bio
Willow Chau is a senior at the University of Connecticut receiving a BFA in Digital Media and Design with a concentration in Web and Interactive Media Design along with a business minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics. Ever since she was a kid, technology has been a prevalent interest in her life, whether it was using the family computer or playing around with her parents’ old Blackberrys. After picking up a camera at an arts summer camp and learning to take and edit photos, her passion for digital art and creation began.
Her interests and work revolve around UI/UX design, web design including front end coding languages, graphic design, digital design, video editing, and photography. Throughout her college years, she has become well versed in software such as the Adobe Suite and Visual Studio Code. She has worked as a digital design intern at the travel company Road Scholar, focusing on designing and coding email campaigns, as well as a yearbook and magazine designer at UConn’s Nutmeg Publishing. After graduation, she is looking for an opportunity in UI/UX design to further develop her skills and passions.
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