DESIGNERS. Here’s a way to flex your creative muscles on a project you can feel good about.
- Good Deed by Jon Contino
Help Ink is a new platform through which designers and artists can use their skills to help raise funds for charitable organizations. Talented artists and illustrators are invited to submit an exclusive piece of art specifically designed to inspire others to do good in the world.
Each week, Help Ink will release a new piece of art, which can be purchased either as a T-shirt (wearable art) or a 12 x 18 or 18 x 24-inch poster.
No less than 40% of the profits from each sale will donated to a designated charity. The money that doesn’t go to charity is used for printing costs, artist compensation, and operating expenses.
So far, Help Ink has partnered with charitable organizations such as Heifer, Plants with Purpose, Smile Train, and Malaria No More. Creators and buyers of the art can recommend where they would like to see their purchasing dollars go by emailing Help Ink at charities@helpink.
Some artists who have submitted works include: Kyle Webster, Von Glitschka, Richard Perez, Jon Contino, Dan Matutina, Jon Ashcroft, and Blake Suarez.
“Few things are more satisfying for a designer than being given free rein to creatively express themselves or to produce work for an organization they really admire,” says contributing artist Jon Ashcroft.
“The best part of this project has been finding out that the artists whose work I’ve followed and admired are all great people who want to use their talents to better the world.” says Help Ink co-founder Drew Carson.
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