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Seventeen new toilets for Tokyo
In the wake of COVID-19, a push for more inclusive public facilities
No Place for Sex Trafficking
New program makes hotel rooms and holiday rentals safer for all
5 new books on design, decadence and disruption
Our top picks of recent releases by Alice Rawsthorn, Magid Magid & more
Cards for Humanity is an online tool for inclusive design
A new resource to help creatives build empathy and make better products
Visual Relief by Edel Rodriguez
This week's visual relief is the bold & bracing work of graphic artist Edel Rodriguez
‘In 20 years, every surface will harvest its own energy’
Marjan van Aubel on Solar Design, the World Expo & our upcoming Challenge
New spatial strategies for museums
Design studios release guidelines to help cultural spaces reopen safely
Estudio Guto Requena turns heartbeats into digital art
Heartbits is a new app to connect with those you miss
Marcus Lyall invites you to Scream the House Down
A socially distanced art installation to ease your frustrations
Shelterbags for South Africa’s homeless
New project to help people surviving COVID-19 on the streets
A Hand Signal for Help
Online campaign to support those experiencing violence in isolation
Can art help us navigate an infodemic?
Olafur Eliasson and Kumi Naidoo on designing trust in the media
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
Studio Precht designs a park for social distancing
‘Parc de la Distance’ aims to offer separation — and escape
Say it with posters
Designers flood city streets with campaigns of support
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
New flat-pack recovery units for doctors and patients
Cameron Sinclair joins humanitarian startup JUPE HEALTH
Creativity and the coronavirus: What designers can do today
How to stay safe and stay creative during a global pandemic
Our top stories of 2018
The best of the WDCD blog, as picked by our readers and editors
Don’t let these 5 excuses stop you from joining the challenge
There is no reason why you shouldn’t give the Clean Energy Challenge your best shot
‘The challenge helped to turn our idea into a possible future’
Marjan van Aubel on her Climate Action Challenge winning project Power Plant