Naar een ontspannen Nederland

Communication for systemic transition

Naar een Ontspannen Nederland emerged at a moment of high political tension in the Netherlands around nitrogen emissions and the future of rural landscapes, and the initiative needed a digital presence that could bring clarity, credibility and structure to a complex and emotionally charged debate. Lopezlab developed the digital platform that frames this work, creating a clear and professional environment where research, scenarios and long-term proposals could be communicated in a way that stakeholders could trust and act upon. The focus was on strategic communication and interface logic: defining how the narrative unfolds online, translating technical research into accessible entry points, organising the content so policymakers, journalists and citizens can navigate it effortlessly, and shaping a visual language that conveys neutrality, authority and calm. The result is a platform that operates as a strategic tool within a national policy conversation, making intricate spatial and environmental proposals publicly legible at a critical moment.

Dutch meadow with a drainage ditch, yellow wildflowers and a cloudy sky
Three phone screens of the website ‘Naar een ontspannen Nederland’ with text, a nitrogen oxide chart and a table of contents
Farm workers harvesting vegetables in long green rows of a field under a cloudy sky
Website home page with red flow diagrams for NH3 and NOx above the title ‘Naar een ontspannen Nederland’ on mint green
Two donut charts of ammonia (NH3) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by sector, agriculture largest in ammonia
Style sheet with typefaces, alphabets, a colour palette in red, mint, beige and grey, and a green circle motif
Herd of cows walking along a field edge between trees under a partly cloudy sky
Fanned-out report pages with mint green covers, charts and a map, titled ‘Naar een ontspannen Nederland’
Wheat field with yellow ragwort in the foreground, trees and power lines on the horizon

Credits

client: Strootman Landschapsarchitecten & Gispoint for the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Netherlands // digital narrative, content structure & platform design: Mariola López Mariño, Lopezlab Amsterdam / authors report: J. W. Erisman, Berno Strootman / infographics: Strootman Landschapsarchitecten, Vizualism / photography: Harry Cock / website development: NotFound Digital Creativity / content management: André Grobbee, Claudia Lasarte, Lopezlab Amsterdam