Discover, save, go
Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
Finding monuments nearby, saving the right event and getting there by bus and train: for the Tag des offenen Denkmals®, Germany’s Heritage Day, we built the iOS and Android apps and the website for the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz. The day is the largest cultural event in Germany, has been coordinated nationwide by the foundation since 1993 and is Germany’s contribution to the European Heritage Days.
On site, the day is organised by monument owners, associations, initiatives and heritage conservators. Visitors of all ages want an overview before and during the event, in their own region and beyond. Our goal was to make monuments and events so easy to find that as many people as possible actually go.
We designed web and app from scratch, based on user stories we defined together with the foundation. The design is minimalist yet bold and builds on the foundation’s brand guidelines. Behind it sits a custom backend with an API and management tools for the organisers.
Discovery comes first. Users browse curated monuments or explore all of Germany on the map, filtering by location, category or accessibility by public transport. Favourite monuments go on a watchlist, route planning shows the way, and the weather forecast tells you whether to pack a rain jacket.
What we delivered
Concept and UI design with prototypes in Figma
Apps for iOS and Android in Flutter with Google Maps
Website with Contentful for content management
Custom GraphQL API for monuments and events
Management tools for organisers
Map, filters, watchlist, route planning and weather
App Store optimisation and Google Ads to promote the app
Sounds exciting, right?
