What can we do?
With every tragedy – independent of its magnitude – those not directly affected desperately seek ways to help: Some give money, others provide hands-on help, others pray… Yet there is always the feeling that more could be done, that, perhaps, if we had asked in which way our efforts would best be utilized we could have helped in a bigger way. With this forum we hope to offer a space where creatives struck by hurricane Katrina can provide a glimpse into their needs at this turning point in their lives. Besides the running list of petitions for help on this site, it would be valuable to hear what can designers do to help, what can we do in the next five hours, the next five days, the next five months? What can we do for the next five years, as a collective profession, to help restore the creative industry and its practitioners on the aftermath of this tragic ocurrence?
September 14th, 2005 at 12:39 pm
To help design professionals in New Orleans restore and renew their lives after the hurricane, B-L-A-N-K.com (a group of designers seeking to explore the heart and soul of design) has created some t-shirts for sale at CafePress (http://www.cafepress.com/b_l_a_n_k). All work on the t-shirts is donated pro-bono.
As designers, we’ll be looking specifically at ways we can allocate profits from the sale of these t-shirts to non-profit organizations that will re-establish the visual arts in New Orleans communities. It’s a small thing, but we hope other designers will join us, submit a design and spread the word.
September 15th, 2005 at 12:09 pm
to everyone involved…this is absolutely amazing!
it is so wonderful for the advertising community and creative
industry to come together and support our fellow creatives in
such a time of need. as a “displaced designer” myself, it was quite
touching to find out about the overwhelming support and relief efforts from my fellow designers around the country.
i have attached a few shots of the metairie area which is just to the west of new orleans.
from myself, my family and the entire new orleans based creative community…THANK YOU!
scott ott
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