The Good Designers

Giving back

We teach digital skills. A laptop is often the one thing standing between a young person and those skills. So every year we pass on refurbished corporate laptops, and we give our time.

Singaporesince 2021
ThailandLat Krabang and Phuket
MicronesiaPohnpei
5 yearsof pro bono workshops

Places we have taught in, free of charge, alongside our paid work.

Where we have volunteered

Time given

Social Media Graphic Design in Canva, a Zoom workshop for SHSS Girl's Brigade
2021Singapore

Social Media Graphic Design in Canva

SHSS Girl's Brigade

Delivered for the girls' badge work project: designing graphics for a cause they chose themselves.

Introduction to Canva over Zoom for a youth group in Phuket
2022Phuket, Thailand

Introduction to Canva

Youth groups, Phuket

A first taste of design for young people who had never used a design tool before.

Beautify Your PowerPoint with Infographics workshop with the Care Corner team
2024Singapore

Beautify Your PowerPoint with Infographics

Care Corner

A full day with the Care Corner team, turning dense, text-heavy slides into clear visuals they could reuse straight away.

Introduction to Canva workshop with youth groups in Lat Krabang
2025Lat Krabang, Thailand

Introduction to Canva

Youth groups, Lat Krabang

The same programme, adapted for a different group and different equipment.

Talk for parents on AI for children in Lat Krabang
2025Lat Krabang, Thailand

Parenting in the AI World

Parents, Lat Krabang

A talk for parents on how children are already using AI, and what families can do to guide them.

2026Pohnpei, Micronesia

Young Creators: Create Your First Website

Pohnpei Soccer Kids Association Club (PSAKC)

Two hours a session, across four to five sessions. We rewrote the whole approach for this group, and still had more prepared than we could cover, because curious students always ask for more.

Laptop sponsorship

Laptops that keep learning going

Each year we buy a batch of corporate laptops, have them refurbished properly, and give them to young people who need one to keep learning. Our supplier upgrades the RAM, reinstalls the drivers and licenses Microsoft Office, so the machine arrives ready to work.

We do not run a public application form. Non-profits and organisations working with beneficiaries write to us, and we decide together who the laptops go to and how many are left for the year.

  • Typically four to six laptops per organisation
  • Applications close 30 November each year
  • Laptops are wiped, refurbished and licensed before handover
  • We prioritise young people learning a new skill, or needing a laptop to continue their studies
Apply for a sponsorship

What we need from you

  • Who you are, and who you work with
  • How many laptops you are asking for
  • Who will receive them, and what they will use them for
  • Whether the recipients are studying, or learning a new skill

Write in through the enquiry form and mark it as a laptop sponsorship. We reply within two to five working days.

8 laptopsdonated in 2025
8 laptopsdonating in 2026
40+ hourstaught pro bono
3 countriesSingapore, Thailand, Micronesia

Hours counted are teaching hours only. Preparation typically runs at twice the delivery time, and is not counted here.

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Out in the community

Partner with us

Bringing creative learning to more communities

We partner with non-profits and community organisations to make creative learning more accessible. From copywriting and marketing to design, our workshops help young people build practical skills and explore new ways to express their ideas.
Sessions typically run for two hours and work best with participants aged 13 and above. All we need is a laptop for each participant and a Wi-Fi connection.
We welcome partnerships with different budgets. A modest honorarium helps us sustain our work and continue supporting more communities. If your organisation has limited funding, reach out to us — we’re happy to explore what might be possible together.
Tell us about your programme, participants’ ages and group size, and we’ll discuss how we can work together.

2 hours · ages 10+

Introduction to Canva

From a blank page to a finished poster, using only the free tools.

2 hours x 4 sessions · ages 11+

Young Creators: Create Your First Website

Plan, build and publish a simple site about something they care about.

2 hours · ages 12+

Design Your Own Logo and Brand Kit

Students design an identity for their club, team or school project: logo, colours and type.

2 hours · ages 12+

Tell Your Story in 60 Seconds

Plan, film and edit one short video on a phone. No equipment needed beyond what they already carry.

2 hours · ages 12+

Poster to Purpose

Design a campaign poster about something happening in their own community.

Working with young people who need a laptop?

Write to us before 30 November and tell us about them.

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