Sustainable Web Design (A Book Apart #34)

The internet may be digital, but it carries a very physical cost. From image files to colors to coding languages to servers, the choices we make in our web work can eat up electricity and spit out carbon—and as the internet grows, so does the cost to the environment. But there’s hope: small, thoughtful changes in design and development can reduce the damage, while also making the web more resilient in the face of a changing climate. In Sustainable Web Design, Tom Greenwood offers a practical path to faster, more carbon-efficient websites that are not only better for the planet, but better for our users. Cover 1 Foreword 6 Introduction 7 Chapter 1. What Is Sustainable Web Design? 10 Chapter 2. Measuring Our Impact 26 Chapter 3. Designing Low-Carbon Websites 41 Chapter 4. Sustainable Web Development 66 Chapter 5. Green Web Hosting 79 Chapter 6. Selling Sustainable Web Design 97 Chapter 7. The Internet in a Changing Climate 107 Conclusion 118 Acknowledgments 119 Resources 121 References 125 Index 130 About A Book Apart 132 About the Author 133 From image files to colors to coding languages to servers, the choices we make in our web work can eat up electricity and spit out carbon, and as the internet grows, so does the cost to the environment. Tom Greenwood offers a practical path to faster, more carbon-efficient websites that are not only better for the planet, but better for our users