Design digest: War-Life Balance


The design community has always been on the creative front line reflecting important global events. And the Russian invasion of Ukraine is no exception.ย
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In this digest, Oleh Idolov and Mirona Zulgarina from Awesomic, collected the articles, projects, and tools to help designers during the war. Let the knowledge be your weapon.
<span class="digest_h4">The Russian war against Ukraine has brought a major economic crisis, so every penny donated counts. If you have a possibility, support Ukrainian defenders <span class="ua-flag">ย </span>ย to help light win over death. </span>
Articles
๐ How the Ukrainian war will impact UX design | UX Planet
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๐ Glimpses of War from a UX Designer in Irpin, Ukraine | UX Mag
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๐ โYou canโt be silentโ: Ukrainian designer Katerina Korolevtseva | Design Week
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๐ โEvery Ukrainian soul is fighting nowโ say architects and designers as Russia invades | deezen
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๐ How Ukrainian designers are supporting a country in crisis | Design Week
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๐ A UX designer in Ukraine | UX Collective
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๐ Architects, designers and cultural institutions show solidarity with Ukraine | deezen
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๐ โOur fight goes on. On battlefields and onlineโ โ Kyiv-based design writer Lena Kozar shares her story from inside the war | Itโs Nice That
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๐ In a visual rebuke to Putin, Ukraineโs colors are being displayed in protest all over the world | FastCompany
Projects and posters
๐ All Stand WIth Ukraine | Posters

๐ Warline โ Meta History: Ukraine's first NFT museum of war

๐ Stop War in Ukraine | Cosmos Studio

๐ Stand With Ukraine Posters NFT Collection | OpenSea

๐ Evil Art: War Posters by Ukrainian Designers | Bird In Flight

๐ A free platform invites the creative community to help โgive a faceโ to the War in Ukraine | Creative Boom

๐ Peace, Love, & Protests: The Creative Community Responds to the Ukraine Invasion | Eye on Design

๐ Ukraine And The Information War: Creativity In Times Of Conflict | The Drum
๐ Designers create illustrations to show solidarity with Ukraine | deezen

๐ The Illustrator Telling the Untold Stories of Ukraine | Eye on Design

๐ Jamie Hawkesworth, Kane Ocean and dozens more contribute photography prints to raise funds for Ukraine | Itโs Nice That

๐ Designer Marcin Rusak rallies international creatives to raise funds for Ukraine | Wallpaper

๐ Artists Against War: Posters created by artists who fight with art against the war in Ukraine

Useful tools and products
โ Help Ukraine Win โ Trusted ways to help Ukraine stop Russian aggression
โ SpyBuster โ A free anti-spyware tool for macOS. It helps secure user data by detecting apps and websites that originate from or connect to servers in Russia and Belarus. You can block unwanted connections and make sure your data is safe | MacPaw
โ Ukraine-based content platform Depositphotos launches a free resource of images of Russiaโs war in Ukraine for anyone to use
โ Help Ukraine โ Website with articles in English
โ A selection of resources in support of the people of Ukraine | Itโs Nice That
(but please, donโt donate your money to Red Cross)
โ Tech For Ukraine โ Matching IT companies with non-profits helping Ukraine
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โ Help Ukraine Widget โ Your website can help stop the war in Ukraine
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โ All Proceeds from This Typeface Will Be Donated to a Ukraine Emergency Fund | PRINT Magazine
As a creative community, we canโt directly affect the warโs outcome, but we can support other creators. During March, the first month of hostilities, 25 designers have joined Awesomic, and weโre looking for more. As of April 2022, there are job openings for:
- Graphic Designers
- UI/UX Designers
- Senior UI/UX Designers
- Webflow Developers
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We are also hiring many other professionals. You can find the full list of positions and requirements here. Moreover, Awesomic speedily validates the profile of Ukrainian designers before working with foreign customers. Apply now, and letโs raise Ukraineโs economy together!<span class="ua-flag">ua</span>
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