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Ukraine Sunflower
Award
Gold

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Ukraine Sunflower
Award
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The design is a response to the contrasted meaning of the sunflower in Ukraine.

1996: UA Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Shmarov and RU Russia's General Pavel Grachev planted sunflowers – "Our children and our grandchildren will live in peace."

2022: Ukrainian woman offers Russian soldiers sunflower seeds – “Take these seeds and put them in your pockets so at least they will grow when you all lie down here.”

With strong ties to this humanitarian crisis, my Polish-born partner and I put our hearts and minds together with our combined skills in painting, photography, and design, to create ‘Ukraine Sunflower’ — a poster print in the name of hope.

With meaning weaved through all elements of the poster, the font used is by designer Andriy Konstantynov. Polarising in itself, Konstantynov is Russia born, currently residing in Ukraine.

Sunflower seed sales are a huge source of economic supply to Ukraine, and it’s my hope this design can bring continued and much needed financial aid to their people.

100% profit from print sales of the A2 poster will be donated between Polish Humanitarian Action and UNICEF (for displaced children). Louise Agency makes zero profit: www.louise.agency/Ukraine-Sunflower

I've already sold posters around the world and aim to sell all 100 limited editions.

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Sarah Louise, “Ukraine Sunflower
Award
Gold,” Graphis Designers for Peace, accessed December 4, 2025, https://library.csusm.edu/context-library-series/designersforpeace/document/47.

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