Sardes
A corporate site for a 30-year-old Dutch education research and advisory organisation, built around six thematic focus areas and ongoing project showcases.
The brief
Sardes advises schools, childcare organisations, and government bodies on equal opportunities in education — spanning inclusive education, language development, and early-childhood quality. The site needed to present dense research and advisory content in a way that stays approachable for policymakers, schools, and parents alike.
The structure organises the organisation's work into six thematic pillars, with dedicated space for client project showcases, a training/event calendar, and ongoing publications — all on a clean, accessible, whitespace-driven layout.
Approach & process
How the project moved from first brief to shipped product.
Content Architecture
Restructured dense advisory and research content into six clear thematic pillars for easier navigation.
Accessible Component Design
Built card-based layouts for project showcases, training calendars, and publications with accessibility as a first-class requirement.
Editorial Rollout
Set up the CMS structure so the team can publish news, training dates, and publications without developer involvement.
What we solved
The core constraint behind the project — and what shipped in the end.
Education-policy content is naturally text-heavy and technical; the goal was to keep the site scannable and welcoming for non-specialist visitors without flattening the nuance of the organisation's research.
- Six thematic focus areas restructured into clear, navigable sections
- Card-based system built for client project showcases and the training/event calendar
- Editorial workflow set up for ongoing news and publication updates