Connecting Travelers and Brands Through a Seamless Dining Rewards Experience
My Role: Interactive Designer & UI Designer
Overview
Transforming dated dining portals into engaging, on-brand digital experiences
INTERACTIVE DESIGN UI DESIGN
Rewards Network drives dining rewards programs for major travel and hospitality brands, offering members a seamless way to earn points while dining out. In this project, I served as the Interactive and UI Designer, studying each brand’s visual language to design refreshed partner portals that unified aesthetics, improved usability, and reinforced brand trust.
The Challenge
Each partner portal under Rewards Network had evolved independently over time, resulting in outdated designs that no longer reflected the visual standards of Hilton, IHG, and Orbitz. The challenge was to bring brand consistency to each platform—delivering unique yet cohesive designs that satisfied partner guidelines and elevated the overall user experience.
The Goals
Increase Membership Sign-Ups
Design an intuitive, conversion-focused experience that simplifies the sign-up flow and encourages new users to join the dining rewards program. Clear calls-to-action, visual hierarchy, and trust-building design elements were key to driving enrollment across each partner portal.
Improve the Loyalty Dining Member Experience
Enhance usability and engagement for existing members by streamlining navigation, refining content structure, and ensuring seamless access to account details and dining offers. The goal was to create a rewarding, user-friendly journey that encouraged continued participation.
Align Loyalty Dining Websites with Partner Branding
Bring each partner portal—Hilton HHonors, IHG Hotels, and Orbitz—into visual harmony with its parent brand. This required translating distinct brand guidelines into cohesive digital designs that maintained consistency while preserving each brand’s unique identity.
Brand Guidelines: Hilton HHonors
The HHonors Logo
All communication materials should feature the Hilton HHonors logo. Use the horizontal beveled logo whenever possible. On light backgrounds, use the black Hilton HHonors logo; on dark backgrounds, use the reversed version.
Typography
Large word or words of the main headline are in Benton Sans Bold; all other copy is set in the Fedra Sans Alt Pro typeface.
Color Palette
Hilton HHonors communications use a warm, sophisticated palette of tans and blues. Gradients should be applied to add depth and warmth, using the provided color values as a guide to achieve the desired tonal range.
Hilton HHonors Dining
Homepage (Logged Out)
Homepage (Logged In)
Advanced Search
Search Results
Restaurant Detail Page
Brand Guidelines: IHG Rewards Club
The IHG Brand Mark
The brand mark is the signature of IHG’s visual identity, combining strong, modern typography with overlapping forms and warm color to express confidence, connection, and humanity.
Typography
IHG uses Chronicle Display for headlines, DIN for subheads and body text, and FS Clerkenwell for highlighted elements such as pull quotes.
Color Palette
IHG’s color palette is simple, bold, and distinctive, defined by three primary colors: Cherry, Grey, and Orange.