On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 Earthquake hit Japan. The Earthquake and the subsequent Tsunami caused wide spread damage to the country and many people lost their lives. As the shocking events unfolded, artists and designers from across the globe created images to show their support for the people effected by this disaster and began to raise funds for the Japanese disaster relief efforts. Find out how you can help.

Japan by Dafne Saporito

In the following post you will see a collection of images created by Illustrators and Designers from around the globe to show their support for Japanese disaster relief efforts. I hope you enjoy the collection and if you can, take some time out to donate to one of the organizations below, or share your creative skills with one of the artist collectives listed at the end of this post.

Donate to a Charity

"Your gift to the American Red Cross will support our disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific."

"Donations to the British Red Cross will be used towards helping the Japanese people recover from this devastating natural disaster over the coming months and years."

"Save the Children has been working in Japan for 25 years. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, Save the Children deployed emergency response teams to assess the needs of children and their families. Multiple child-friendly spaces have been established in evacuation centers in Sendai City where displaced families are staying. Child-friendly spaces provide children with an opportunity to play with other children while freeing up parents to work on the recovery. More child-friendly spaces will be set up in the coming days."

"Second Harvest Japan collects safe-to-consume food that became unsalable for various reasons from food companies and individual donors. Then, we distribute the food to those in need"

Purchase Art to Raise Funds

"18" x 24" high quality digital print on white tone semi-gloss poster stock. Ships in reinforced mail tube. All profits will be donated to Japanese disaster relief after following the 8.9 earthquake on March 11."

"Cause For Design was created to raise money for the current crisis in Japan. As a fellow designer you can help by submitting a design to be sold on the site. As a fellow human, you can buy something for your desktop, mobile screen, self or wall that will serve as a reminder to keep our global neighbors in your thoughts and prayers. 100% of all proceeds from the sale of every design submitted are donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society, to aid in the earthquake/tsunami relief efforts for Japan."

Artists and Designers Who Have Shown Support

Feel free to share links to your own artwork in the comment section below.

Poster Designs

Stay Strong Japan by Viktor Hugosson

Hope for Japan by Jojo Studio

Help Japan by Signalnoise

Bandage by Kimiaki Yaegashi

Japanese Heart by

Wolff Olins x Hiromi Suzuki

Resilience by Designhim

For Japan by Dan Auer

Japon by Silver

Stronger by Christelle Mozzati

Help Japan by Rob Dobi

Art & Illustration

Pray for Japan by Jérémie Fleury

Love Japan by Natascha Rosenberg

Sunrise in Japan by Ruben Ireland

Faithful Mirror by Apofiss

Help Japan Heal by KDodge

Japan Earthquake

Land of the Rising Sun by Ryan Cooper

Save Japan by GH Yeoh

Recovery by

Hatefuel



For Japan by Naanaloca