Tag: Sustainable Web Design

We recently ran a few tests on the Mightybytes website to help speed up load times, and we made an interesting discovery about the impact blog comments have on page speed, user experience, and website sustainability. Read More ›

Established workflows are the key to maintaining a sustainable development practice. When developers agree on how to work together, the workflow is sustainable, which ultimately makes our business more sustainable. Read More ›

Online video can be an impactful marketing and communications tool. However, with huge file sizes, it can also be your website's biggest source of carbon emissions. In this post, we'll explore how optimizing videos for the web can be done in ways that are both people- and planet-friendly. Read More ›

Flat design strips away unnecessary elements, such as gradients, beveled corners, and so on. In this post, we explore why this approach is also eco-friendly. Read More ›

Designing for mobile devices first can lead to more user-friendly—and energy efficient—digital products and services. In this post, we explore why mobile first is a potentially more sustainable design approach. Read More ›

Learn how Ecograder's website sustainability scoring system works, with tips on how to improve your website's performance, efficiency, and environmental impact. Read More ›

In the next post in our Sustainable Web Design series, we look at ways to optimize images for better performance and increased sustainability, within responsive design. Read More ›

Web fonts have expanded the designer’s palette and often provide a richer experience for users—but how can we make them more sustainable? Read More ›

In this post, learn how keyword optimization can improve SEO, increase your content's 'findability', and reduce energy use and digital emissions. Read More ›

Optimize your images to decrease page load times for better sustainability, usability, and accessibility. In this post, we show you how. Read More ›