A collection of sustainable web design resources

The last month I've been diving into sustainable web design, and although I keep links in apple notes, bookmarks etc. I kind of like the idea of using the blog for long-term storage.

As Chris Coyier calls it in his blog post: "the ultimate long-term link storage".

Tools, manifesto and directories:

• Sustainable Web Manifesto – A manifesto pledging your commitment to start applying these principles in your work.

• Website Carbon Calculator Measurement tool (Pretty cool solution for adding a badge to your site too)

• Ecograder Another measurement tool

• Statsy Interesting uptime monitor including carbon footprint tracking.

• The Green Web Foundation List of green hosting. Definitely far from a complete list, but still a good general overview of some options.

• The Sustainable UX Network (Added 4.11. Thanks Nicolas Paries!)

• The sustainable Dev Providing the knowledge for you to craft low-carbon, more sustainable websites (Added 4.11. Thanks Nicolas Paries!)

• lowwwimpact Curated references and resources about sustainable web design

• lowwwdirectory Directory of low carbon webpages

• nachhaltiges-webdesign.jetzt (Only available in German. nachhaltiges-webdesign.jetzt ist eine Sammlung von Methoden zur Gestaltung von nachhaltigen Websites.)

Interesting reads:

• What is Digital Carbon Footprint (Added 4.11)

• The Solar Website (added 4.11. Thanks Gareth!)

• Branch Magazine Branch is an online magazine written by and for people who dream of a sustainable and just internet for all. (Added 4.11. Thanks Nicolas Paries!)

• How to set a Page Weight Budget for a greener, faster website (Added 4.11)

• Introduction to web sustainability (Added 5.11)

• Web Fonts and Sustainability

• Current Challenges and Barriers in Sustainable Web Design: A Qualitative Study

• Paper-Free Isn’t Enough: The Keys To Sustainable Web Design For Every Business

• The Performance Inequality Gap, 2023

• Web Almanac - Page Weight

• Can Dark Mode Really Save Energy And Be Better For The Environment?

• Neubrutalism - UI Design Trend That Wins The Web

• The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud

• Coming together to counter misleading and false climate/tech solutions

Interesting videos:

• Can the internet go green? (6m)

• Do the 1990s hold the key to sustainable websites? (4m)

• Building a Greener Web (Michelle Barker)

• How can we design sustainably? Mobile UX London March Meetup (Tom Greenwood)

• How to Create a Greener, Sustainable Internet, with Tom Greenwood of Wholegrain Digital (Tom Greenwood)

• Zero Carbon Wordpress - Wordcamp Europe 2017 (Tom Greenwood)

• Tom Greenwood of Wholegrain Digital on Internet Sustainability and WordPress | Velocitize Talks (I know.. A lot from Tom now…)

Companies and people doing interesting work in the sector:

• Wholegrain Digital London’s original sustainable WordPress agency

• Hey Low Brands & Websites designed for You & the Planet

• Dodonut Sustainable design for mindful brands.

• Leap We’re a B Corp certified creative agency using the power of design and strategy to make positive change.

• Pikselkraft We create an alternative internet

• Mightybytes We help great organizations create greater impact.

• Low Carbon Digital (Added 4.11)

• Michelle Barker, also writing interesting blog posts here.

• Rachel He (A designer in Brooklyn who loves taking care of our planet, being in motion, and connecting with people through food)

• Nicolas Paries Creative direction & Digital design (Added 4.11)

• Greentheweb Green and sustainable UX/UI design for a greater web

• Tom Jarrett Designing digital products and services to work within planetary boundaries (Added 4.11)

• Hannah Smith - I help people create and use digital technologies more sustainably

Relevant books:

• Sustainable Web Design (Currently reading)

• Sustainable Web Design In 20 Lessons

• Designing for Sustainability

• World Wide Waste

• Design is the Solution

• The Ethical Design Handbook

Let me know if you have any good ones to add! Mastodon

Last updated: 03.11.2023