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You know it’s bad when even the science people are pissed
Sustainable and inclusive design in the era of accelerated decay.
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Sustainable design is in danger
One of the best books on Content Design was the one that taught me sustainable writing. From “Sustainable Content,” I learned that:
- Being mindful of how we structure and deliver content can reduce unnecessary energy use (which is involved in every digital action — from sending a message to opening a web page).
- Smaller content is more energy efficient. Shorter web pages, optimized images, and compressed files help cut down on unnecessary data use. Basically, I get to ignore one of the most useless words in the online text — “please” — like in “Please [do X]” — and I get to do it in the name of sustainability.
- The more we rely on AI-generated content, the more hidden energy demands we create.
So, yes, thank you, Alisa Bonsignore, for your book.
But now, there’s another problem. I can’t save the planet by trimming web pages at work in the name of sustainability if one man in power is withdrawing billions from climate change organizations.
