Sustainable Web Design In 20 Lessons

by Michael Andersen

"If you're a climate-conscious but busy web developer wanting to green your practice, Sustainable Web Design in 20 Lessons by Michael Andersen is your ideal starting point. Your day-to-day web development practice can be an impactful climate this book will help you make it so" - Ismael Velasco

The internet is one of the biggest carbon dioxide polluters in this world. You might not be aware of it, but whenever you open an email, send a chat message, refresh your news feed, watch a movie or load a website, you cause pollution.

Sustainable Web Design In 20 Lessons is for the web designer and the intermediate website owner. It will teach you what sustainable web design is and give you valuable tools you can use to make your website more sustainable. You will also get introduced to ethical design, which is the art of putting people before business.

Together we can make the internet a better place for everyone.

Book Lesson 1: Sustainable Web Design fundamentals.Lesson 2: Understand carbon footprints.Lesson 3: Green web hosting.Lesson 4: Content delivery networks.Lesson 5: Page-weight budgets.Lesson 6: Death of content.Lesson 7: Accessibility.Lesson 8: Minimalistic & lightweight design.Lesson 9: Dark/light mode & colors.Lesson 10: Image optimization.Lesson 11: Video optimization.Lesson 12: Font optimization.Lesson 13: HTML optimization.Lesson 14: CSS optimization.Lesson 15: JavaScript optimization.Lesson 16: React & Svelte optimization.Lesson 17: Trackers & HTTP requests.Lesson 18: Service workers & Caching.Lesson 19: APIs.Lesson 20: Emails and newsletters.

395 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 14, 2023

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice book about web development and the usage of resources of a website. I think it's something not everyone thinks about when visiting websites. Websites use real world resources, and poorly created websites use more resources than they should. This book brought this topic front and center for me, as I had not thought about the internets impact on the real world.

[Giorgia Di · Rating 5 out of 5]

I deal with web design and digital graphics and Michael's book was a wonderful discovery. Sustainability is a priority for me and bringing it into my work has been a wonderful thing. The book explains all the various aspects of the sustainable web. Recommended for those who want to design digital products in a different way and for the benefit of the planet.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good starting point on how to build greener websites. Reducing even small amounts of code can have a big impact. Some good advice from Michael on things to take into consideration - a very helpful book

[Marta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Written in a fairly simple language, and at the same time conveying a lot of knowledge. If you are interested in topics such as sustainable web design or web technology in the context of the climate crisis, this is a must read.