net - UK (2020-02)

RESOURCES

NICK

LEWIS

Creative technologist, Fiasco Design

fiasco.design

As part of a team at Fiasco, I recently

helped the Changing Markets

Foundation produce a digital experience to

expose truths behind the farmed fishing

industry (fishingthefeed.com). With the

reach this digital platform allowed,

Changing Markets Foundation gained over

80,000 petition signatures in just over a

week. It’s important design is used for

good to promote sustainable living

practices. We have a duty as creatives to

use our skills in this way, to help make a

better world for everyone.

FRÉDÉRIC

MARCHAND

President & co-founder, Locomotive

locomotive.ca

At Locomotive, first and foremost, we only take

on projects and clients that really matter to us.

We listen to our heart when it comes to finding the

right fit and the right project. We’ve used design for

good recently on the Editorial New variable font set,

which is free for the community to try; it’s a digital

showcase (and pro-bono project) in collaboration with

Pangram Pangram Foundry (editorialnew.com). We’ve

also worked pro bono with Design Canada, building the

online destination for a documentary film celebrating

the history of graphic design in Canada, a project we’re

really proud of (designcanada.com).

COLIN

M C D E R M O T T

SEO director, Search Candy

searchcandy.uk

It’s a fact of life that websites get hacked. But there are many thousands of
non-techies out there who are completely unaware their site has been
compromised – perhaps even serving malware or peddling links to
pharmaceuticals or phishing sites. What I do is use search terms and operators
to bring up hacked British websites and contact them to let them know what has
happened. NHS sites, charities, schools and similar are my main focus. I never
ask for cash and often have to deal with people who are confused and
sometimes a bit angry. But it’s worth it to help people.

DESIGNING FOR A CAUSE? A
ONE-STOP GUIDE TO THE BEST
VOLUNTEERING SITES
https://netm.ag/2OmliHs
Finding organisations that can benefit
from your design skills can be tricky. In
this post, Graeme Fulton picks out the best sites
to find volunteering and pro-bono opportunities.

THE DESIGNER’S GUIDE TO

WORKING FOR NON-PROFITS

https://netm.ag/358sPQE

Want to use your web design skills to

make the world better? In this post by

Gary Evans for Creative Bloq, industry experts

offer tips for working with non-profits, from

basic budgeting to ground rules.

SUSH

KELLY

Freelance designer/

developer

http://www.sushkelly.co.uk

When I heard my local community

group had secured funding to do

something ‘creative’ for the town, I

quickly got on board. We took over an

empty shop on the high street and

developed a community art space for

exhibitions, meetups and

performances. I was entrusted with

the full brand of the space, logos,

colours, shop front, website and social-

media branding. It was time-

consuming but so satisfying to see

what a few locals can do when they

club together.

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NON-PROFIT

https://netm.ag/32Z2Eug

This query on Reddit came from a junior

designer who was asked to do voluntary

work and wasn’t sure how to respond. The

answers offer practical and useful advice.