Sustainable Web Design

by

Paperback, 125 pages

Published by A Book Apart.

ISBN:
9781952616037
2 stars (1 review)

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.

1 edition

reviewed Sustainable Web Design by Tom Greenwood

Could’ve Been A Blog Post

2 stars

This is a tiny book, and the actual takeaway information is even tinier. While context is very important and I’m happy the book covers the importance of sustainability, I found myself skipping through many pages. I was looking for something with more technical advice and things to do to improve web page efficiency. This book has many great tips, it just requires some unnecessary reading to get there. I think a blog post with the core takeaways would’ve been a better medium for this book.

If you’re brand new to web design, this may be a great book. If you’re already fairly well-versed and already have a decent understanding of the sustainable considerations of building a site, you’ll find a lot of this book to probably be skipworthy.