Book description
Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That’s because today’s average web page has surpassed two megabytes in size, leading to slow load times, frustrated users, and a lot of wasted energy. With this practical guide, your web design team will learn how to apply sustainability principles for creating speedy, user-friendly, and energy-efficient digital products and services.
Author Tim Frick introduces a web design framework that focuses on four key areas where these principles can make a difference: content strategy, performance optimization, design and user experience, and green hosting. You’ll discover how to provide users with a streamlined experience, while reducing the environmental impact of your products and services.
- Learn why 90% of the data that ever existed was created in the last year
- Use sustainability principles to innovate, reduce waste, and function more efficiently
- Explore green hosting, sustainable business practices, and lean/agile workflows
- Put the right things in front of users at precisely the moment they need them—and nothing more
- Increase site search engine visibility, streamline user experience, and make streaming video more efficient
- Use Action Items to explore concepts outlined in each chapter
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Table of contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1. Sustainability and the Internet
- 2. A Sustainable Web Design Primer
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3. Sustainable Components
- What You Will Learn in This Chapter
- A Greener Apple
- Other Sustainable Components
- Potential Barriers and Workarounds
- Conclusion
- Action Items
- 4. Content Strategy
- 5. Design and UX
- 6. Performance Optimization
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7. Digital Carbon Footprints
- What You Will Learn in This Chapter
- Estimating a Carbon Footprint
- Proposing a Framework
- Ecograder: A Case Study
- Ecograder Benchmarking
- Conclusion
- Action Items
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8. A Future-Friendly Internet
- What You Will Learn in This Chapter
- Future-Friendly Web
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Interviews: Industry Leaders Predict
- Greg Hemmings, Hemmings House
- Emily Lonigro Boylan, LimeRed Studio
- Miquel Ballester Salva, Fairphone
- Shawn Mills, Green House Data
- David Pomerantz, Greenpeace
- Pete Markiewicz, The Art Institutes
- James Christie, MadPow
- Andrew Boardman, Manoverboard
- Chris Adams, Product Science
- David Anderson, Canvas Host
- Final Word
- A. Figure Attributions and Links
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B. Acknowledgments
- B Corp Leaders Profiled in This Book
- NGOs, Educators, and Design Leaders Profiled in This Book
- Team Mightybytes
- C. About the Author
- D. O’reilly®: Designing for Sustainability
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Designing for Sustainability
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2016
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781491935729
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