Design is a elite culture, with elite participants. They belong to that half of America and other countries that generally…
Great New Summary of Sustainable Web Design
There have been a LOT of descriptions of “how to do sustainable web” over the years, mine included, some easier…
Power, Power, Power for Computers and Surveillance
A couple of examples today, both showing why the amount of power needed to support computing is on track to…
Jevons’ Paradox Explored in a Website
A great post here on the problem with making things faster and more efficient – the net effect is to…
A New Sustainable Web Design Podcast and Book from A Book Apart
Interesting listening! Constant Variables Episode 74: Creating Sustainable Digital Products with Tom Greenwood of Wholegrain Digital “…Every Google search you…
Why is XR so Unsustainable?
Let’s consider a great definition of sustainability – from the classic book “Design is the Problem” by Nathan Shedroff Shedroff…
The Effect of Virtual Meetings on the Environment
Due to the worldwide lockdowns in 2020, Internet traffic jumped about 20%. That creates issues for sustainability and the environment:…
Limitations of “Virtualization” of the Economy and Sustainability
Nature, that August scientific journal published for well over a century just carried an article (survey/review of multiple sources) difficult…
SDFY – A Green Design Framework
A new post by Alex Crowfoot creates a framework for integrating sustainable design into the standard “double diamond” IDEO-style design…
New Estimates of Internet Electricity Consumption & Smush to the Rescue
If you bring up the “carbon footprint of the web” it is likely you will get a mask of astonishment…