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84 places. 111 Zostels.

India · Nepal · Thailand. Every place has its own icon, colour and story, drawn the way the Brand Manual draws the Taj Mahal, Charminar and India Gate — and its own quiet loop.

Every place Make a poster

The symbol becomes every place

The Zostel symbol turns into each of the 84 icons in three beats — fill, flow, carve. It travels the whole journey while it's on screen; pick a place to go straight to it.

Zostel
The symbol becomes every place

Fill. The symbol's outline fills in behind it.

Flow. That shape flows into the place's outline, turning 60°.

Carve. The place lands on top and the fill falls away, opening its arches, windows and gaps.

Every place ships the move as a Lottie — zostel-to-<place>.json — for stories, the app and the web.

Every place

84 icons: the landmark people travel for, or the thing they do, eat or see there. Filter by landscape, switch the style — Loop brings every one of them to life — search by name, region or icon, and pick a place to open its own page: its cover, its story and its kit. 43 have a map we made for travellers so far: look for the City map chip.

Taj MahalAgraTaj MahalUttar PradeshCity mapHouseboatAlleppeyHouseboatKeralaCity mapFilter CoffeeBangaloreFilter CoffeeKarnatakaDainkund PeakBanikhetDainkund PeakHimachal PradeshCity mapBhatghar DamBhorBhatghar DamMaharashtraParagliderBirParagliderHimachal PradeshCity mapParagliding Take-offBillingParagliding Take-offHimachal PradeshCity mapStepwellBundiStepwellRajasthanCity mapKapaleeshwarar GopuramChennaiKapaleeshwarar GopuramTamil NaduCity mapApple CrateCheogApple CrateHimachal PradeshAjanta CavesChhatrapati SambhajinagarAjanta CavesMaharashtraLast VillageChitkulLast VillageHimachal PradeshCoffee BranchCoorgCoffee BranchKarnatakaCity mapIndia GateDelhiIndia GateDelhiCity mapTriund CampDharamkotTriund CampHimachal PradeshCity mapValley of MilkDoodhpathriValley of MilkJammu & KashmirKath-Kuni HouseGadagushainiKath-Kuni HouseHimachal PradeshPrayer FlagsGangtokPrayer FlagsSikkimCity mapBeach ShackGoaBeach ShackGoaCity mapBeach TrekGokarnaBeach TrekKarnatakaCity mapGlass TowersGurgaonGlass TowersHaryanaOne-horned RhinoGuwahatiOne-horned RhinoAssamCity mapStone ChariotHampiStone ChariotKarnatakaCity mapRice PaddiesHarabhagRice PaddiesHimachal PradeshCharminarHyderabadCharminarTelanganaCity mapPoha JalebiIndorePoha JalebiMadhya PradeshHawa MahalJaipurHawa MahalRajasthanCity mapGolden FortJaisalmerGolden FortRajasthanCity mapMehrangarhJodhpurMehrangarhRajasthanCity mapKinner KailashKalpaKinner KailashHimachal PradeshKareri LakeKareriKareri LakeHimachal PradeshParvati RiverKasolParvati RiverHimachal PradeshCity mapSaucer MeadowKhajjiarSaucer MeadowHimachal PradeshCity mapChinese Fishing NetsKochiChinese Fishing NetsKeralaCity mapPillar RocksKodaikanalPillar RocksTamil NaduWhite-Water RaftingKoladWhite-Water RaftingMaharashtraHowrah BridgeKolkataHowrah BridgeWest BengalCity mapApple TreeKotgarhApple TreeHimachal PradeshKotkhai PalaceKotkhaiKotkhai PalaceHimachal PradeshYak RideKufriYak RideHimachal PradeshYana RocksKumtaYana RocksKarnatakaShanti StupaLehShanti StupaLadakhChikkiLonavalaChikkiMaharashtraCity mapHadimba TempleManaliHadimba TempleHimachal PradeshCity mapThe RetreatMashobraThe RetreatHimachal PradeshMomosMcLeodganjMomosHimachal PradeshCity mapGateway of IndiaMumbaiGateway of IndiaMaharashtraCity mapTea HillsMunnarTea HillsKeralaCity mapGun Hill RopewayMussoorieGun Hill RopewayUttarakhandMysore PalaceMysoreMysore PalaceKarnatakaCity mapNaini Lake YachtNainitalNaini Lake YachtUttarakhandGrapesNashikGrapesMaharashtraOkhla Bird SanctuaryNoidaOkhla Bird SanctuaryUttar PradeshBactrian CamelNubraBactrian CamelLadakhToy TrainOotyToy TrainTamil NaduCity mapVillage of ShepherdsPahalgamVillage of ShepherdsJammu & KashmirStrawberriesPanchganiStrawberriesMaharashtraSilk Route MulePedongSilk Route MuleWest BengalLongtail BoatPhuketLongtail BoatThailandFishtail PeakPokharaFishtail PeakNepalMatrimandirPondicherryMatrimandirPuducherryHill GarlicPoombaraiHill GarlicTamil NaduSea TurtlePort BlairSea TurtleAndaman & NicobarFairy ForestPulgaFairy ForestHimachal PradeshCity mapShaniwar WadaPuneShaniwar WadaMaharashtraCity mapCamel FairPushkarCamel FairRajasthanCity mapStarry MeadowRajgundhaStarry MeadowHimachal PradeshKanchenjunga SunriseRinchenpongKanchenjunga SunriseSikkimCity mapLakshman JhulaRishikeshLakshman JhulaUttarakhandCity mapKamru FortSanglaKamru FortHimachal PradeshShangarh MeadowShangarhShangarh MeadowHimachal PradeshCity mapLiving Root BridgeShillongLiving Root BridgeMeghalayaCity mapChrist ChurchShimlaChrist ChurchHimachal PradeshSerolsar LakeShojaSerolsar LakeHimachal PradeshSissu WaterfallSissuSissu WaterfallHimachal PradeshCity mapShikaraSrinagarShikaraJammu & KashmirTabo MonasteryTaboTabo MonasteryHimachal PradeshHill PeasTheogHill PeasHimachal PradeshBrown TroutTirthanBrown TroutHimachal PradeshCity mapCity PalaceUdaipurCity PalaceRajasthanCity mapGanga GhatsVaranasiGanga GhatsUttar PradeshCity mapVarkala CliffVarkalaVarkala CliffKeralaCity mapINS KursuraVisakhapatnamINS KursuraAndhra PradeshHeart LakeWayanadHeart LakeKeralaCity map

Youth-hostel towns

Towns with a Government of India youth hostel; Zostel isn't here yet. 62 icons, drawn by the same rules as the places above: the landmark people travel for, or the thing they do, eat or see there. Filter by landscape, switch the style, search by name, state or icon, and download the files.

  • Ujjayanta PalaceAgartalaUjjayanta PalaceTripura
  • Houses On The RidgeAizawlHouses On The RidgeMizoram
  • Ana Sagar BaradariAjmerAna Sagar BaradariRajasthan
  • Town HallAmritsarTown HallPunjab
  • Badrinath TempleBadrinathBadrinath TempleUttarakhand
  • Boxing GloveBhiwaniBoxing GloveHaryana
  • Bhimbetka Rock SheltersBhopalBhimbetka Rock SheltersMadhya Pradesh
  • Old Bilaspur TemplesBilaspurOld Bilaspur TemplesHimachal Pradesh
  • Lonar CraterBuldhanaLonar CraterMaharashtra
  • Sitabhog MihidanaBurdwanSitabhog MihidanaWest Bengal
  • Ngaloi FallsChurachandpurNgaloi FallsManipur
  • Nazrul AcademyChuruliaNazrul AcademyWest Bengal
  • Red PandaDarjeelingRed PandaWest Bengal
  • Kachari RuinsDimapurKachari RuinsNagaland
  • Adalaj StepwellGandhinagarAdalaj StepwellGujarat
  • Wild Water BuffaloGolaghatWild Water BuffaloAssam
  • LighthouseGopalpur-on-SeaLighthouseOdisha
  • Chennakeshava Temple, BelurHassanChennakeshava Temple, BelurKarnataka
  • Polo PonyImphalPolo PonyManipur
  • Marble RocksJabalpurMarble RocksMadhya Pradesh
  • Hockey SticksJalandharHockey SticksPunjab
  • Similipal TigerJashipurSimilipal TigerOdisha
  • Gandikota GorgeKadapaGandikota GorgeAndhra Pradesh
  • Kandariya Mahadeva TempleKhajurahoKandariya Mahadeva TempleMadhya Pradesh
  • Duduma FallsKoraputDuduma FallsOdisha
  • Chambal GharialKotaChambal GharialRajasthan
  • Beypore UruKozhikodeBeypore UruKerala
  • Brahma SarovarKurukshetraBrahma SarovarHaryana
  • Rumi DarwazaLucknowRumi DarwazaUttar Pradesh
  • Thirumalai Nayakkar MahalMaduraiThirumalai Nayakkar MahalTamil Nadu
  • MorungMokokchungMorungNagaland
  • Hog DeerNagaonHog DeerAssam
  • Nagarjuna Sagar DamNagarjunasagarNagarjuna Sagar DamTelangana
  • Chenab Rail BridgeNagrotaChenab Rail BridgeJammu & Kashmir
  • Ita FortNaharlagunIta FortArunachal Pradesh
  • Temi Tea GardenNamchiTemi Tea GardenSikkim
  • Pinjore GardensPanchkulaPinjore GardensHaryana
  • Qila MubarakPatialaQila MubarakPunjab
  • GolgharPatnaGolgharBihar
  • Skis In The SnowPatnitopSkis In The SnowJammu & Kashmir
  • Jagannath TemplePuriJagannath TempleOdisha
  • Steam LocomotiveRewariSteam LocomotiveHaryana
  • Mishmi TakinRoingMishmi TakinArunachal Pradesh
  • Harappan JarRoparHarappan JarPunjab
  • Banasar BaradariSangrurBanasar BaradariPunjab
  • KinnowSirsaKinnowHaryana
  • Sogal FallsSogaluSogal FallsKarnataka
  • Harike Tufted DucksTarn TaranHarike Tufted DucksPunjab
  • Kolia Bhomora SetuTezpurKolia Bhomora SetuAssam
  • Brihadisvara VimanaThanjavurBrihadisvara VimanaTamil Nadu
  • Veli Floating BridgeThiruvananthapuramVeli Floating BridgeKerala
  • Waithou LakeThoubalWaithou LakeManipur
  • Tirtharameshwara Spring TankTirtharameshwarTirtharameshwara Spring TankKarnataka
  • SilathoranamTirupatiSilathoranamAndhra Pradesh
  • RockfortTrichyRockfortTamil Nadu
  • Dama DrumTuraDama DrumMeghalaya
  • Shirui LilyUkhrulShirui LilyManipur
  • Ice Axe And RopeUttarkashiIce Axe And RopeUttarakhand
  • Undavalli CavesVijayawadaUndavalli CavesAndhra Pradesh
  • Bobbili VeenaVizianagaramBobbili VeenaAndhra Pradesh
  • Kakatiya Kala ThoranamWarangalKakatiya Kala ThoranamTelangana
  • Red JunglefowlYamuna NagarRed JunglefowlHaryana

The kit

Everything a place needs: its tile, icon, display picture and lockup, its colour, its words, its loop and the symbol becoming it — every file ready to download. Every place also has a page of its own, like /destinations/pushkar.

Camel Fair on Tangerine — the Pushkar tile
TileSVGPNG
Zostel

Pushkar

Camel Fair · Rajasthan · India
Open the Pushkar page →

Bells and bright cloth. The camels dress up for the fair.

MEET · DANCE · RIDE
Colour

Pushkar takes Tangerine #F15A22 (sunny-2), one of the three Sunny Days colours — with its icon in white on it.

Why this icon

Camels in their finery at the Pushkar fair. Source: incredibleindia.gov.in

Camel Fair — the Pushkar icon
Icon

An object: flat landscape colours. Transparent; the mono takes any one colour.

SVGPNGMono SVG
Camel Fair, Pushkar — the icon, alive
Loop

The sun stands behind it; its rays turn a 60° step each loop. 7.2 s, seamless.

Animated SVGLottie JSON
Motion

The symbol becomes Pushkar and turns back — a Lottie loop for stories, the app and the web.

Lottie JSON
The Pushkar display picture, as a circleThe Pushkar display picture, square
Display picture

Circle-safe: the colour, the icon and the name — for chats, socials and the app.

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Zostel Pushkar lockup
Lockup

The horizontal lockup, with Pushkar under the wordmark — for signage, email and merch.

SVG

A poster for every place

Pick a place. Its profile opens first: its cover above, its tile standing on the cover’s edge, its name, its line and its verbs, LIVE IT. NOW at the foot, the way its page reads on a phone. Or its scene with the words in its sky, its icon, its verbs. On brand by construction, ready for a story, a feed or a wall. Every Zostel can have its own, and every new one gets it on day one.

Poster
Format
Camel Fair · Sunny Days
Bells and bright cloth. The camels dress up for the fair.
MEET · DANCE · RIDE
An event here →

How a place icon is drawn

Every place where Zostel is live has its own icon — the landmark people travel there for, or the thing they do there — drawn in the Brand Manual's city language, and a kit: its colour, a DP, a lockup, its words and the symbol becoming it.

The rules

  • One icon per place: the landmark people travel for, or the thing they do, eat or see there.
  • Monuments: #636466 city grey, detail cut out of the silhouette (arches, windows, bands) — never drawn on top.
  • Objects: flat landscape colours, no outlines, no gradients.
  • Stand everything on a ground line; about 110 units tall, like the Brand Manual's Taj, Charminar and India Gate.
  • Tiles and DPs: the icon in one colour on the place's colour — white on dark shades, Steel Grey on light ones.
  • Lockup: the Brand Manual's horizontal lockup; the place's name under the wordmark, in its spacing, in Warm Orange.

Adding a place

  1. Add it to brand/tools/places/destinations.py: its name, region, landscape, where it is and which Zostels are there.
  2. Draw its icon in brand/tools/places/icons/ with the kit, add it to that module's ICONS, and look before you ship: python3 brand/tools/places/preview.py icons.<module>
  3. Write its line, its three verbs and why its icon is what it is (with a source) in brand/tools/places/stories.py.
  4. Run python3 brand/tools/build_places.py. It writes the icon, tile, mono, DP, lockup, PNGs, the Lottie and the place's loop (its landscape's move), and this page picks the place up on the next build.
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Places
111
Zostels
3
Countries
5
Landscapes
924
Kit files