Lending a Hand · a pro bono initiative by RT Design Studio

Lending a hand. To digital Moldova

Redesign proposals, on our own initiative.
No pressure, no hidden agenda.
A live mockup and code, ready to use.
Everything you get stays yours.

We send redesign proposals to the institutions and organisations building a digital Moldova.

Read on ↓
01 · Why

Four honest reasons

  1. 01

    Experience plus AI means speed

    What used to take us a month now takes a week. We put the time saved into something useful.

  2. 02

    Not mainly for the money

    We saw the need, and we love what we do. If a collaboration follows, great. If not, we’ve done what we believed was worth doing.

  3. 03

    Moldova has a shot at a big leap

    In institutions, public services, NGOs and infrastructure. The moment is now, and experience is no longer held back by production capacity.

  4. 04

    We’re one message away

    Paid or not depends on the context. What matters is that things look and work better.

02 · What you get

Everything we made, in your hands

  1. A live mockupA solid starting point, built on your real data.
  2. HTML and CSS codeReady to implement, if needed.
  3. RecommendationsOn accessibility, performance and search, where they help.
  4. No strings attachedUse it or not, it’s yours.

Then it’s your call: use it, ignore it or bring us in for something bigger. We’re fine with any of them.

03 · Proposals so far

A growing list

  1. June 2026

    Sony Center Moldova

    Online shop and strategy

    The home page, a category (cameras) and a product (α7C II), plus a “now vs. what it could be” comparison and the big steps: cart, an account that tracks your warranty, blog, app. A mockup on their real data, with code ready to integrate.

    Why

    They brought the first Sony products to Moldova, but their online experience doesn’t yet live up to the brand.

    Outcome

    The team responded positively and is looking at implementing some of the recommendations.

    The proposal ↗
  2. May 2026

    NIC.MD

    .md domain registration

    The domain registration flow, the user dashboard and the public pages, with HTML and code.

    Why

    Almost everyone who registers a .md domain passes through here. There’s room for much better.

    Outcome

    NIC.MD thanked us; for now it doesn’t fit their priorities. The door stays open, on both sides.

    The Academy study →

We also write up the process behind each proposal as a study in the Design Academy, where we learn in public.

04 · Lending a Hand and the Academy

Two initiatives, one way of working

Sometimes one project is both: a proposal sent through Lending a Hand becomes a study in the Academy.

05 · How we choose

A few simple filters

  1. It deserves betterWe see something that could work much better.
  2. It helps many peopleAn institution or organisation that touches many lives.
  3. It fits in a weekWe can deliver something concrete in a few days.
  4. For the joy of itWe do it on our own initiative, in our spare time.
06 · What we don’t do

Just as important

  1. 01

    We don’t spam

    Never in bulk, never generic. Only where we see real value.

  2. 02

    No hidden sales pitch

    The proposal is a gift. A commercial conversation follows only if you ask for one.

  3. 03

    We ask for nothing in return

    What you received is yours. If you’d like to take it further with something bigger, we’d be glad to.

07 · Contact

Email only, and that’s fine

It’s a passion project, unfunded and done in our spare time, of which there isn’t much. We don’t have time for meetings, but we answer every email: a thank-you, a question or a collaboration.

Write to us: mail@rt.md
+373 78 337 446Monday to Friday, 9:00-18:00We reply within 24 hours