This foundation has set up several projects to bring residents of Doorn into contact with the cultural heritage of their village. This keeps the village history alive and passes it on to the next generation. I was asked by initiator and chairwoman Christine van Exel-Elias to develop an informative website. At vertelhetdoorn.nl, visitors can read about the success of the time capsule and wall poems, are encouraged to donate, and can browse through almost 50 information pages.
The largest project is a series of information boards that have been installed in and around the village. Through text and photos, casual passers-by can learn about the hidden history of nearly 50 locations. Because there is so much to tell about the village, but space on the signs is limited, there was a need for a large, accessible database. That is why a separate web page has been created for each sign, which are linked together by a unique QR code. So if interested parties want to see more about a particular location, they can scan the QR code on the information board on the spot and read more on an information page.
The website has been designed entirely in the style of the logo created by Pim Stolker of PressArt.nl. This translates into a one-pager where shades of blue and red, black-and-white photos and blocks of text alternate in a balanced way. To increase user-friendliness and readability, the text is divided into columns and a navigation bar takes visitors to the right place on the page.