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de Beaumont Foundation · PDF to web

Turning lengthy reports into useful web resources.

We helped de Beaumont bring a series of communication toolkits to the web, giving readers clear paths through the research, practical guidance, and examples.

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Client
de Beaumont Foundation
Work
Content structure & web development
Focus
Scannable reports and clear navigation

Source material

Detailed PDF reports

Substantial publications combining research, recommendations, and practical examples.

Web experience

Scan, choose, explore

Topic links, descriptive headings, and consistent content patterns help readers find the material they need.

The challenge

Make the depth easier to navigate.

A long report serves many readers. One person may want a quick talking point before a meeting. Another may need an example, a planning framework, or the research behind a recommendation.

Our task was to translate these substantial documents into web pages that support those different ways of reading: a quick scan, a targeted lookup, or a deeper exploration.

Our approach

Build clear paths through the content.

We organized the reports for web reading, with overviews that introduce the main topics and consistent structures that make detailed sections easier to follow.

  1. 01
    Give readers an overview

    Show the main topics at the start, with direct links into the guidance readers are looking for.

  2. 02
    Create a clear heading hierarchy

    Break substantial content into recognizable sections and subsections so readers can orient themselves as they move through the page.

  3. 03
    Use consistent content patterns

    Distinguish research insights, explanations, talking points, examples, and exercises with repeated labels and layouts.

  4. 04
    Support quick reference and deeper reading

    Keep the full guidance available on the web, alongside downloadable summaries and complete PDFs.

Examples from the work

One approach, several toolkits.

These three reports show how the same principles work across different audiences and types of guidance.

  1. 01
    38-page source PDF

    Communicating About Public Health

    Key ideas, talking points, and examples form a consistent reading pattern, with direct paths to the practical guidance.

  2. 02
    32-page source PDF

    Communicating About Public Health with Policymakers

    Topic links connect audience insights, the message formula, examples, and meeting guidance, giving readers several useful entry points.

  3. 03
    46-page source PDF

    Engaging Business Leaders in Public Health Partnerships

    Audience guidance, a five-step engagement framework, exercises, and reference material give readers distinct places to find and revisit.

The result

Resources people can scan and return to.

The reports now have web presentations that support reading from beginning to end and jumping directly to relevant topics. Readers can scan the structure, find useful guidance, and return to it when preparing a conversation or planning their next step.

Preserve the research. Improve the reading experience.

de Beaumont provided the research and guidance. Our work focused on translating that material into a web experience with clear paths through the content.

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