Complete ‘renovation’ of website learning materials for the Eurowijs Foundation
Craft Commerce webshop with fresh, new design
Managing money wisely cannot be learned at too young an age. With this in mind, the Eurowijs Foundation offers free learning materials for all groups in primary education, special education and lower secondary education to teach children how to be responsible with money. The Eurowijs website, where teachers can order physical and digital learning materials, was in need of improvement in terms of its look & feel and in several functional areas.
The brief for this website
“We already do so much digitally. And yet no less than 98% of teachers consciously opt for physical learning materials,” says Hilde Krens, managing director of the Eurowijs Foundation. “It has been proven that learning materials in writing or from a book simply stick better with children. Writing in workbooks stimulates and activates children's brain development. The learning materials are catching on. It's really nice to see that what started as a rough idea ten years ago has grown into a complete learning line followed by hundreds of thousands of pupils every year.”
This is precisely why the Eurowijs website was in need of a fresh look, Hilde explains. “To reflect our success, we needed an attractive, accessible and clear website that functions optimally in all areas, so that teachers can easily order or download their learning materials for free.”
She formulated her wishes in advance:
- a more modern and fresher look & feel
- a clearer and smoother functioning order page
- an optimisation of the dashboard with order details
One-to-one meetings with developer and designer
Hilde explains that before the initial discussions about the assignment, she visited WHITE's Valkenswaard office. “Among other things, I guided the developer there through the hidden workings of our portal, which he had to get to know first. WHITE's designer also joined us. The discussions were very pleasant and it surprised me how quickly they both understood what I was looking for. With quick sketches, they immediately visualised what I had in mind. After those two days, I mainly held Teams meetings with them to discuss intermediate versions and feedback.”
Much fresher look & feel and a clear order page
The redesigned Eurowijs Foundation website has now been live for several months. Hilde is very satisfied with both the process and the result. “Not only is the overall look and feel much fresher, but the layout of the ordering system for learning materials also looks much clearer. Visitors can now better see what they are ordering with a clear split between physical and digital materials, as we still offer both options. Another important aspect of the order page is that personal data are always secure when ordering. Order data must therefore be sent encrypted to the shipping party. WHITE has also built that in excellently.”
Redesigned dashboard for accurate order overviews
Hilde thinks the dashboard optimisation was carried out perfectly. “There were some initial problems with it, but WHITE really straightened everything out. All the data we collected from the beginning were included in the update. Because all incoming orders are now clearly displayed in the dashboard, I can get an accurate overview of orders, the number of students we reach with the learning materials and where these students are located in the Netherlands. This is important, because it's what my results are based on, as well as the subsequent purchasing of supplies.”
Eurowijs – WHITE collaboration
