Sustainable Web Design

Charkes L. and Dorothy Manson House a Usonian house in Wisconsin.

Designing an Attractive Sustainable Usonian Style Website

In today’s “What if Wednesday” post, we will explore what a Usonian inspired website might look like. The Usonian style was an effort by Frank Lloyd Wright to produce affordable and sustainable houses in his classic style and represented his idea of American democracy (Reaktion Books 2007). The word “Usonia” comes from the phrase “United […]

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Using Green Web Design for an Affordable and Environmental Web Presence

The internet, with its countless servers and devices, is a massive energy consumer, contributing significantly to global carbon emissions. Your website, whether large or small, contributes to the total sum. However, you can minimize your impact by using green web design. Green web design, which is more encompassing than sustainable web design, that is often

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Example layout for sustainable UI design.

Best Practices and 3 Principles for Sustainable UI Design

The internet has a lot of digital smog that is leaving a massive carbon footprint. Every action on the internet, from a click to a video consumes energy and adds to the carbon emitted. Add to this the electronic devices piling up in landfills and it equates to a large environmental impact. On the positive

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Sustainable Web Design, 4 Ways to Keep Your Website From Killing the Planet and Your Business.

Imagine a world that is choked by digital pollution. Servers humming relentlessly, devouring energy and spewing out heat, contributing to climate crisis that threatens our very existence. It may sound dramatic, but it is pretty close to reality right now. The internet is wonderful, but it has a dirty secret, in that is uses a

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Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on a beebalm.

What if a Website was Inspired by an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly?

“A What if Wednesday” Butterfly Post Butterflies or Lepidoptera are distinguished by their coloration and the life stages they go through in becoming a fully fledged butterfly. Known for their attractive coloration and patterns, they can be used as inspiration for the design of a website. In this post, I go over what a website

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Graphic of typography line terms.

The 9 Best Web Fonts for Readability: Your Guide to a User-Friendly Experience

Have you ever landed on a website, only to be instantly overwhelmed by a wall of tiny, indecipherable text? Your eyes strain, your head throbs, and you click away in frustration. We have all been there. In the fast-paced digital world, where attention spans are fleeting, first impressions matter more then ever. The fonts you

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Environmental sustainability logo on green background for sustainable websites.

3 Actionable Case Studies: Sustainable Design for E-commerce Websites

Is your Website a Silent Polluter? The Hidden Cost of E-commerce The digital world seems, on its face, to reduce carbon emissions when compared to transportation emissions. However, with every click, every page load, every product viewed on your e-commerce site leaves a real-world carbon footprint. Each day this footprint increases. Most of the time

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