Applications and services are competing for attention and keeping users involved for hours. We are seducing our users. But should it be for the sake of mental health, time, or even financial debt.
With the start of season two I want to address a couple of misconceptions around sustainable design.
In a world of constant connectivity, sometimes we need to disconnect to reconnect. So let's do a digital detox.
Take a walk in the forest with me. Connect with nature, ground yourself, breathe.
Let's have a look at ways you can make every WordPress website more ecologically sustainable. We will discuss hosting, themes, page builders and plugins. What to look out for, what are challenges and how WordPress can support us on our journey.
Design systems reduce design debt, support reusing and recycling elements, promote collaboration (between designers and developers), and help create a scalable and flexible library.
Data storage is an often forgotten energy eating monster. How is it justified to hoard all of this data in tracking tools, event sign ups, outdated Social Media posts, database fill-ups?
The Green UX/UI Design course is open for enrollment! Save your spot for the live cohort starting on May 4th. Or treat yourself with the self study version.
Over-consumption is killing our environment. It's a fact. We need circular economies, we need involved cradle-to-cradle principles, we need more social sustainability (fair trade, fair rights, ethical production) and ecological sustainability.
Bringing sustainability into companies is a marathon, not a sprint. Sometimes doors open quickly, sometimes very slowly. But it pays off in the long run.