Antalis Creative Power Awards finalists: two design initiatives that exemplify design for good

Earlier in 2022, we brought you news of the Antalis Creative Power Awards – a celebration of printed projects by international paper manufacturer Antalis. Once the deadline was closed and all of the entries were in, we travelled to Paris to take part in the jury alongside a range of talented individuals from the design industry; helping to select the finalists from the awards’ eight categories. From there, we have curated our favourites and will be presenting them to you across a series of eight articles before unveiling the winners. Within the Design For Good category, we are exhibiting two projects that exemplify creativity’s role in bettering the world we inhabit – speaking to practitioners who used their resources and skills for the good of others. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and in partnership with local cultural magazine Kaunas Full of Culture, Kaunas-based printer Hands On Press launched Colours for Ukraine; a remarkable, risograph sale that collaborated with a host of creatives to produce, print and promote a series of posters, with all the proceeds being donated to NGOs in support of Ukraine. Printed solely in Ukraine’s national colours, resulting in an overtly powerful and punchy aesthetic, Hands On Press opted for Munken Pure as their paper of choice, noting the prime compatibility between the paper stock and the printing technique.