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Ishyamba

Tourism · Eco-lodges

Three lodges beside Rwanda's national parks, sold through the animals guests come to meet rather than the rooms.

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The brief

Most safari sites lead with rooms and rates. Ishyamba starts with the wildlife: pick an animal, read its story, then find the lodge closest to it.

Approach

Twelve species float in a 3D gallery you can drift through, drag and filter by park or habitat.

Each card opens into a short story: where to find the animal, the best time to go and how a visit works, ending at the nearest lodge.

What we built

  • A 3D gallery with depth scrolling, drag and zoom
  • Hover and keyboard focus lift a card and dim the rest
  • Each card flips open into its own story, with a link you can share
  • Park and habitat filters that bring matching animals forward
  • A swipeable card stack and full-screen stories on phones
  • A calm grid for people who turn off motion

Colour

Forest #0B1611
Cream #F3E9D6
Gold #E0A546
Moss #8E9A8F

Type

Instrument Serif and Inter

Ishyamba gallery filtered to the seven Akagera species
Ishyamba species story opened from the gallery
Ishyamba swipeable card stack on a phone
Ishyamba species story on a phone

Ishyamba is a fictional brand created by VAIG as a design study. It is not a real business and not client work. Imagery is AI-generated.