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Design for distance
How will we design public space post duct-tape-markings?
Design trade organizations to the rescue
Valuable advice for designers and entrepreneurs on how to survive the crisis
Give a Sheet? These designers do
Turning toilet paper into a canvas to raise money for WHO's Covid-19 fund.
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
Watch the virus spread
Infographics on the pandemic
CURA: OPEN SOURCE DESIGN FOR EMERGENCY COVID-19 HOSPITALS
WDCD Alumnus Carlo Ratti collaborates on fast response initiative
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
Take the party online
Creatives respond to social distancing with online meetups
Visual Relief
A weekly column by Gorilla Collective on Covid-19
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
CAN NATURE BE RESTORED?
Paola Antonelli explores how creativity can lead us to an “elegant ending”
Students present five perspectives on waste-free futures
Highlights from the HKU x WDCD minor programme Design for Social Change