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22.10.2024

New Project: Support and transfer of the G7/G20 database

In order to offer interested persons a generally accessible and clear possibility to search quickly, efficiently and in a targeted manner for documents of the G7 and G20 of the last decades, as well as keywords contained therein, we have developed a database with an associated website on behalf of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in 2021/22, which contains all relevant texts from approx. 500-800 documents, making them searchable and comparable.

The website and database are to be handed over to an international partner at the end of 2025. We are delighted to have been awarded the contract to keep both (security) technology up to date until then and to hand them over to the new operator in documented form.

More information about the project
To the database of G7/G20 outcome document


15.10.2024

Live: Online application platform for the International Climate Protection Initiative

The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is an internationally oriented funding instrument of the German government, under which projects in the field of climate protection and biodiversity conservation are selected for funding through ideas competitions.

The aim of the current tender was to develop a replacement for the previous system for submitting application forms on an open source basis.

Based on the Open OAP extension for TYPO3 developed by cosmoblonde, we have designed and implemented a solution that, among other things.

  • provides various forms for project funding that can be flexibly edited
  • validates that only forms with the specified criteria can be submitted
  • maintains a database for evaluation with an export option to other systems
  • and users to set up an account to manage their project ideas at different stages

In addition to a user-oriented front end, the system has a back end that allows administrators to create forms and process and store data from submitted applications

You can experience Open OAP in the current IKI funding call here


03.07.2024

New Project: UX concept and design for the Heidelberg University of Education

Once again, we have applied for the relaunch of a university together with WTL Innohub and have been awarded the contract!
cosmoblonde will develop the UX concept and design for the new website of the Heidelberg University of Education Pädagogischen Hochschule Heidelberg (PHHD), WTL Innohub will take over the Scrum process as well as the technical implementation in TYPO3.

We are delighted to have been given the wonderful task of making the special features and offerings of this vibrant university easily accessible to its target groups and to be able to collaborate once again with WTL Innohub!


16.06.2024

New Project: UX concept for an educational website for the Klassikstiftung Weimar

The Klassik Stiftung Weimar (KSW) is a public cultural institution with over 27 museum facilities and is known both nationally and internationally. The foundation is a museum, a service provider with a library and archive and a research institution for various disciplines. Both on site in and around Weimar, as well as digitally, the KSW offers a wealth of knowledge and opportunities for exploration.
As part of the foundation's digital transformation, a new educational website is now to be created that will make the foundation's diverse digital and analog educational offerings accessible and usable for specific target groups.

We are very much looking forward to the exciting process of working with the foundation and representatives of the most important target groups to design a lively, smart offering that is geared towards the needs of users!


14.06.2024

Awarded: museen-in-bayern.de on the DPOK shortlist

The German Prize for Online Communication (DPOK) is one of the most important awards for digital communication in the German-speaking world. 45 experts from various industries selected the best, most innovative and creative digital projects from 2023 and 2024. 

The barrier-free portal www.museen-in-bayern.de, realized by cosmoblonde, was shortlisted in the category "Science, Education & Culture" - we are very happy!

Fancy a little excursion into the Bavarian museum landscape?


27.05.2024

New Project: TYPO3 platform for the submission of project outlines for the International Climate Protection Initiative

The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is a funding instrument of the German Federal Government under which projects in the field of climate protection and biodiversity conservation are selected for funding through ideas competitions. The current system for submitting and processing project ideas is outdated and is to be replaced by a new one.

Im Auftrag der ZUG, einem Dienstleistungsunternehmen des Bundes, dessen Kerngeschäft Projektträgerschaften für Förderprogramme der Bundesressorts sind, soll nun ein neues Open Source basiertes System entwickelt werden, über das interessierte Organisationen mittels einem Online-Formular-Prozesses Projektideen bei der IKI einreichen können. Zusätzlich zu einem nutzerorientierten Frontend soll das System über ein Backend verfügen, das den Administrator*innen das Anlegen von Formularen sowie eine Datenverarbeitung und -speicherung der eingereichten Anträge ermöglicht.

We are very pleased to be able to adapt this system based on our TYPO3 solution for online application processes "Open Application Plattform" in an agile process, extended by complex form functions, optimally to the requirements of the International Climate Initiative and its applicants.


11.04.2024

Certified: museen-in-bayern.de now also BIK tested!

When creating the museen-in-bayern.de website, barrier-free accessibility of the website and its content was a key requirement from the outset. We are therefore all the more pleased that the website has now passed the official BIK test. 

Information on the test report can be found here


11.03.2024

New Project: Support and further development of the Federal Cultural Foundation

We have been developing the website of the Federal Cultural Foundation since 2018. Advise on expanding and optimizing the site with regard to user groups and usability, current developments on the web and in the foundation. Update and expand existing functions. Program (application) processes, extensions and interfaces. Provide support with editorial and design templates for the accessible website and ensure its security. We are always happy about the good and inspired cooperation.

What a joy that we can continue to do just that!


19.12.2023

New Project: Support for the foundation "Children do research"

Since 2018, we have been managing the diverse web offering of the Foundation "Children do research" (formerly: House of little scientists) and are gradually developing it further in a target group-oriented manner.

We are very pleased to have been awarded the contract for the further support of the foundation's websites and look forward to continuing our good cooperation!

Fortbildungsangebote und unheimlich viele Praxisanregungen für das Forschen mit Kindern auf der Website der Stiftung Kinder forschen

13.12.2023

New Project: UX concept & design for the College of Jewish Studies

Together with WTL Innohub we applied for the relaunch of the University of Jewish Studies in Heidelberg and were awarded the contract!

We are very excited to have been given the wonderful task of presenting this fine school of hoe in a target group-oriented way and to be working with WTL Innohub once again!

Ausschnitt aus der Designskizze für den Pitch der Hochschule für Jüdische Studien - Interessierten einen Einblick in eine "Schnupperwoche" geben

10.12.2023

New Project: Relaunch of the Ibero-American Institute of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation

The Ibero-American Institute (IAI) is an interdisciplinary institution for academic and cultural exchange with Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. As part of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), it houses the largest European library specializing in the Ibero-American cultural area and is a place of knowledge production, knowledge transfer and cultural translation.

The web presence of this unique information, research and cultural center has become outdated and is now to be fundamentally relaunched and modernized for the future. Having recently designed the Online SPK Magazin, we are delighted to have been awarded the contract for this beautiful and challenging task!


01.12.2023

Live: Design rebrush for dresden.de

In 2014/15, we restructured and redesigned the city of Dresden's website. In 2022, the city invited tenders for a design analysis and redesign with the aim of creating a contemporary, friendlier and clearer presentation of the very heterogeneous content.

Now www.dresden.de is online with a new look and feel. In the words of our customer: "The site looks fresh, chic and at the same time very tidy, which was very important to us given the wealth of information we have."

We really like the result for Dresden.de!
Our case study describes the development process

Großzügiger, klarer - Ausschnitt der Startseite von Dresden.de nach dem Design-Rebrush

28.11.2023

Revised: Solr search and further optimizations for the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg

We have been managing the website of the Hanse Wissenschaftskollegs - an Institute for Advanced Study in northwest Germany - for several years.
During this year's strategy meeting, we identified potential for optimization to best meet the needs of the college and its users. The site has now been launched with a powerful Solr search, a new media library, an optimized overview of events and an online application form for the fellowships.

Take a look at the exciting world of research at the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg

Institute for Advanced Studies - Ausschnitt aus der überarbeiteten Startseite des Hanse Wissenschaftskollegs

08.11.2023

New Project: Relaunch of the University of Regensburg

With its 12 faculties, the University of Regensburg (UR) is a nationally and internationally renowned comprehensive university with an excellent research spectrum, an attractive range of courses, a high sense of social responsibility and strong regional roots. In an agile process, the TYPO3 website of the UR is now to be comprehensively optimized and relaunched in order to make the attractive location with its academic atmosphere visible and tangible.

We are delighted to have been awarded this exciting contract together with WTL Innohub!


13.10.2023

We won! TYPO3 Award in the "Culture" category for www.museen-in-bayern.de

Several hundred websites were submitted to this year's TYPO3 Award in order to win one of the coveted prizes in one of the 13 categories. This year's winners were announced at a festive gala dinner during T3CON23. We are delighted that"Museums in Bavaria" has won the prize in the "Culture" category!

museen-in-bayern.de is the central entry point to Bavaria's diverse museum and exhibition landscape. Offers from around 1,300 museums and exhibition venues throughout Bavaria, which can be filtered by region, city, topic or search term, invite you to discover them. Exciting tips from the Museumsperlen blog, the "hockdiher" podcast and the newsletter round off the website's diverse offering.


The participating museums can maintain their data independently via complex front-end editing, and visitors can share their opinions and experiences.
The website of the State Office for Non-State Museums in Bavaria was implemented as a client solution for B2B communication.
Both websites were made fully accessible.

to the winning site "Museums in Bavaria“
to the case study of the project
Infos & Impressionen of the TYPO3-Award

cosmoblonde Geschäftsführerin Christina Heres & die anderen Gewinner der diesjährigen TYPO3-Awards

21.09.2023

Great news - 2 websites shortlisted for the TYPO3 Awards!

We are delighted that our two accessible TYPO3 projects Museen in Bayern and the website for the​​​​​​​ Global Forum of the German Council for Sustainable Development have been shortlisted for this year's TYPO3 Award!


20.09.2023

New Project: Relaunch of the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences

Located in the center of Germany, Ostfalia​​​​​​​ sees itself as a practice-oriented university with regional connections and international networking, which teaches and researches for a sustainable, future-oriented society.

The relaunch of the university website is intended to create a self-confident presence that makes the Ostfalia visible and tangible in its personality and its offerings for the relevant target groups. Contemporary, dynamic, an open-minded and at the same time down-to-earth university.

We are delighted to be able to accompany and support Ostfala on this journey!


06.07.2023

Live: "Global Forum Website" for the German Council for Sustainable Development

With the "Global Forum", the Council for Sustainable Development supports a network of councils, commissions and similar advisory bodies for sustainable development.

In February we were awarded the contract to create a website for the Global Forum. Based on our low-barrier framework "cosmo_amtrack", a website has now been created in just under 5 months that provides knowledge, good practices and current information, and presents the work, resources and actors of the Global Forum.
Modern, lively and accessible to all interested parties.

Click here to visit the Global Forum website


20.04.2023

Live: the new website of the German Digital Library

The German Digital Library(DDB) is a great idea! With the aim of making the country's cultural heritage accessible for education, research or simply for enjoyment, the DDB networks the digital offerings of hundreds of cultural and knowledge institutions and makes them accessible in one digital place.  In the meantime, around 45 million objects from all cultural sectors and all genres can be researched free of charge in the DDB. 

In 2021, a new interaction and design concept for this "culture search engine" was put out to tender - the structure, user guidance and design were to be updated and better adapted to the requirements of the users. In an extensive UX process, target groups and use cases were considered, structure, layout and user guidance were optimised and a striking new design was developed, which with its flat red gives the completely different contents of this digital library space to work. 
The prototype was tested and optimised with a large user group. The technical implementation was carried out by FIZ Karlsruhe.

The "new DDB" not only offers a huge treasure trove of searchable content - in addition to the 170 or so virtual exhibitions already curated by the DDB, the new portal also invites visitors to discover wonderful topic dossiers, a blog with fascinating questions about the content and, for example, calendar page.

Find practical tips for a diversified exploration of the German Digital Library here


29.03.2023

Live: The SPK Magazine

A lot of interesting things happen at the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, SPK), quasi permanently and more than could be well presented in the dossiers of the foundation's website. Thus, the idea of an online magazine was born, which gives space to the many topics and events within the cosmos of the SPK.

As of now, interested users can dive into the diverse topics and developments of the foundation on the website of the new online magazine, delve into them in a targeted manner, find inspiration or even let themselves be driven by them.

click here for the SKP MAGAZINE