The Grand Budapest Hotel Website

Intern Project | Isobar In the last month of my internship as a visual designer at Isobar, I had the opportunity to develop a "passion project." There were no parameters, other than that the final product be something intended to exist in the digital realm. Those close to me—and let's face it, even those not close to me—know that I am obsessed with Wes Anderson, most especially with The Grand Budapest Hotel. Though I came up with a number of ideas for the project, it was obvious that I would set out to design a fictitious website for the hotel as if it were a real, tangible place (in my dreams). Compositions were designed using Sketch, and all copy is original.

Background
The Grand Budapest Hotel was set in a fictional European country in the early 1930s. A luxury niche hotel serving high-class guests, The Grand Budapest delivers nothing less than exceptional service. My goal was to design a website that would emulate a modern version of this kind of guest.
Wes puts a lot of time and effort into the details of his films. Inspired by the film’s Oscar-winning production design, I wanted to make a nod to his attention to detail regarding this. The website may exist in the digital realm, but it strike a balance with the world of print. My intent was to design a modern and user-friendly experience while still celebrating the props that Annie Atkins so thoughtfully designed.
This clip demonstrates the reservation request flow. As users scroll down and navigate through the site, the nav bar element becomes a flyout. Thus, users are encouraged to make a reservation at any point while visiting the site.
The user can scroll through staff members. Those with crossed keys symbols are members of the Society of the Crossed Keys. The hover state on the right shows what would happen as the user interacts with the page.
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