A Hand Signal for Help
Online campaign to support those experiencing violence in isolation
Art through the screen
Online museum visits that make you see more
Every empty street is a crowd against the virus
Artists use stencils and chalk to share positive, publicly useful messages about social isolation on the streets of São Paulo.
Can art help us navigate an infodemic?
Olafur Eliasson and Kumi Naidoo on designing trust in the media
Eating Out – In – Apart: new ways to experience food
What could this social distance mitigation process mean for the way we cook, dine, and gather?
Innovative handwashing stations pop up across Africa
Creative ideas include solar-powered sinks and hands-free taps
Quarantine Sounds by Erik Kessels, Anthony Burrill & more
Creatives release albums of cityscapes, birdsong and airplane noise
What design can do In times of corona
In these trying times we believe more than ever in the power of design and creativity. There is infinite creative potential out there and people are creative by nature. When the shit hits the fan, we adapt and respond with newfound inventiveness. This is why we have decided to dedicate our platform to all that design can do in times of corona.
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Designers Against Coronavirus shows the pandemic through the eyes of creatives from 44 countries
A chat with Italian studio CaroselloLab, that collects COVID-19 related artwork
Studio Precht designs a park for social distancing
‘Parc de la Distance’ aims to offer separation — and escape
Artist and philosopher Koert van Mensvoort explores ‘What will the virus teach us about life?’
Next Nature Network's creative director on what it means to be human in times of technological and ecological change
Life in lockdown: architect Marko Brajovic on re-designing everyday
A letter from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Say it with posters
Designers flood city streets with campaigns of support
Architect Marko Brajovic wonders: “How will we live together – with all other species?”
Exploring different scenarios for life after the pandemic
São Paulo chefs open their kitchens to communities in need
The most elementary form of aid: a plate of food
Open-source masks, gowns and coveralls for all
Fashion designers join forces to produce much-needed protective garments
Earth Day 2020 Goes Digital
On April 22, join the world’s largest climate action movement — online
Sitopia: Carolyn Steel on rebuilding our lives through food
Understanding food's true value post-lockdown
Initiatives for waste collectors
Protecting Brazil's most vulnerable with soap and a crowdfunded basic income
The Rise Of The Sidewalk
Physical spaces for interaction, exchange and expression – designing the 1.5 meter society
Five WDCD talks on architecture
Ideas from the archives that could help us rethink our lives on the other side
Visual Relief: Max Kisman
This weeks visual relief is the work of illustrator / designer / artist Max Kisman
Bompas & Parr forecasts post-coronavirus trends
A fresh perspective of the ‘new normal’ we’re heading for
Architecture’s response to the pandemic
The architectural trade is showing their resilience, improvisation skills and adaptability.
Visual Relief by Dadara
This week's visual relief is brought to you by Dutch multidisciplinary artist Daniel Rozenberg
Design for distance
How will we design public space post duct-tape-markings?
Bread on Earth
Using bread’s potential as a social, political, economic, and ecological barometer
Design trade organizations to the rescue
Valuable advice for designers and entrepreneurs on how to survive the crisis
Visual Relief
A weekly column by Gorilla Collective on Covid-19
New flat-pack recovery units for doctors and patients
Cameron Sinclair joins humanitarian startup JUPE HEALTH
Michael Johnson on coping in downturn
“All of a sudden, we're dealing with a new and thorny problem – irrelevance.”
SymptoTrack maps untested COVID-19 cases
Volunteers from three Dutch internet design and development agencies develop an open-source platform to track the spread of infections
Neighbours helping neighbours
From the community: a message from Brooklyn, New York
Global Call to creatives
The United Nations turns towards designers and creatives for fresh and innovative ideas in the fight against the corona pandemic
Clear Skies
A visual record of the drop in air traffic
How 3D printing comes to the rescue
German network of companies, institutions and research institutes pushes 3D-printed applications for professional use
Join a design challenge
Four design challenges that ask for inspiration, designs and smart solutions
Make your own mask!
How designers improvise in times of shortage
Creativity and the coronavirus: What designers can do today
How to stay safe and stay creative during a global pandemic
CURA: OPEN SOURCE DESIGN FOR EMERGENCY COVID-19 HOSPITALS
WDCD Alumnus Carlo Ratti collaborates on fast response initiative
Take the party online
Creatives respond to social distancing with online meetups
Visual Relief
A weekly column by Gorilla Collective on Covid-19
Watch the virus spread
Infographics on the pandemic
Design in times of Corona
An open letter from WDCD CEO Richard van der Laken on positivity, resilience and can do mentality of the creative community.
