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… Read More »Designing an Attractive Sustainable Usonian Style Website
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… Read More »Using Green Web Design for an Affordable and Environmental Web Presence
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 an inspiration for the design of a… Read More »What if a Website was Designed or Inspired by a Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly?
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… Read More »Best Practices and 3 Principles for Sustainable UI Design
Nikola Tesla was born in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, now Croatia (Lee 2023) in 1856, and studied engineering and physics, but did not get a degree. After working with a telephone company in Europe, he moved to the United States and… Read More »What if Nikola Tesla designed or inspired a Website?
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.… Read More »Sustainable Web Design, 4 Ways to Keep Your Website From Killing the Planet and Your Business.
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.… Read More »What if a Website was Inspired by an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly?
This post marks the first post in an occassional series called “Sustainable Sunday.” This series will contain posts on website sustainability, the environmental impacts of the web and technology, and what we can do to mitigate the impacts. Look for… Read More »OceanHero Search Engine: Save the Oceans While You Browse
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… Read More »The 9 Best Web Fonts for Readability: Your Guide to a User-Friendly Experience
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… Read More »3 Actionable Case Studies: Sustainable Design for E-commerce Websites