Green the Web

Check out the newest Working Draft podcast episode where I had the honor to be a guest, talking about Sustainable Web Design. What it is, what it isn't, our responsibilities as designers and much more. It was such a fun chat. Listen into it on Spotify https://lnkd.in/eQh7Dr4q Listen into it it on the Working Draft website https://lnkd.in/e2Y9j7zE

Fancy some reading inspiration? Check out the latest issue of the DesignWhine magazine. It's all about sustainable UX and I had the honor to be part of this incredible crowd of people. 💚🚀 Thank you Rajat Agarwal for bringing this to life! You can read the issue here https://lnkd.in/e6ZcJYNz

Wowsa! Smashing Conferences you really blew my mind! I got to meet some genuinely amazing and lovely speakers and the whole team who creates this exceptional conference. I wasn't expecting so much fun, connection, motivation and support. Vitaly Friedman, Charis Rooda, Amanda Tamny Annandale, Jarijn Nijkamp and the whole crew, you really pour so much heart into this experience. I deeply thank you for that! Some of my favorite quotes from these two lovely session days: Phil Hawksworth – "Don’t get hypnotized by the pendulum of trends. Go with the flow but find the balance points in between.“ Christoph Kolb – "Design your software to be used and put away as fast as possible with quick processes that actually help users.“ Sarah Fossheim – "The longer you wait, the deeper integrated inaccessibility gets.“ Emma Craig – "There’s an abundance of data but it’s often super fragmented. In order to innovate, a good information culture is central.“ Ryan Townsend – "Good performance is about milliseconds. It’s a war zone battling for our user’s attention with all our products calling for it.“ Oliver Schöndorfer – "One size never fits all. Know when to be expressive and when not in your typography. And finally ditch Arial as a font.“ Adam Argyle – "There’s many small, satisfying and rad CSS code snippets and micro animations that are now much more performant and smooth.“ John V Willshire – "Sometimes the world shapes us and sometimes we shape the world. Be mindful about the paths we take in our work.“ Emily Campbell – "AI is just a technology that can be powerful or wrong for the job. Always ask why you need it. For yourself or your users.“ Sophie Koonin – "It’s important to have space for experiments in your organization. And to celebrate your successes. Widely.“ Samantha Gordashko – "We need a willing to learn. From each other. How have I never considered devs as users of the work I create?“ I'm so incredibly grateful for the invite to Smashing Conf and being able to share my thoughts on "Sustainable Design for Nature and All People" with this talented crowd of attendees. And thank you for the wonderful photos Marc Thiele! It's been a blast and I now need a weekend to digest. 😀 😅

✨ Baddaboom! ✨ I just updated my Best Practice Library for Lightweight UX/UI Designs! 💚 Which of the new designs do you like the most? 🌿 Each of the listed websites has a minimal digital footprint (measured by CO2 value), a very good user experience and a stand-out UI design. ➡️ Check out the library via the link in my bio or via https://lnkd.in/e4uSktrG. You'll find websites from @oasisofchange, @beleafau, LEUCHTKRAFT, @greenhousesports, leefs CX GmbH and many more. You have suggestions for lightweight websites with top UX/UI? Maybe even a site of your business or one you designed? Feel free to send me a message with the link of the site. ✉️ #ux #ui #webdesigner #uxdesign #uidesign #design #userexperience #website #uiux #designer #userinterface #greentheweb #greendesign

There's a full update of the Green UX/UI Design course! Over the last months I took the time to fully update the videos, workbooks, lessons, explanations and pretty much everything. I also added more lessons around ▪️ Energy Eating Monsters ▪️ Eco-Conscious psychology ▪️ Email design, document design and workflows I still have plenty of ideas for future updates. There will be a lesson about AI, about real life projects of mine and additional examples in the guidebooks. The course is available in three options: self-study, live group cohort and with individual live calls. It's really your choice of what suits you best. 🔸 See all the details here https://lnkd.in/e2WArckM _____ A bit more about the course 👉 Bite-sized, easy-to-follow video modules that guide you through the green design process with step-by-step instructions. 👉️ Three brilliant guidebooks on lightweight design, greener eCommerce and mentally healthy design. 👉 Comprehensive workbooks with tasks and in-depth questions. 👉 An exclusive Slack community to connect with the other participants and me. 👉️ The bonus module “Your values and vision” to dive deeper into your own vision and designer-self. 👉️ The bonus module “Real life” to get prepared for the real life of being a green UX/UI designer, including how to sell green design, set healthy boundaries for yourself, run a sustainable digital office, find projects and infuse sustainability into your company and project processes. Sounds great? I think so too! The doors are open for enrollment! I am looking forward to meeting you. ⚡️ See all the details here https://lnkd.in/e2WArckM ⚡️ #course #launch #courselaunch #greenweb #greentheweb #greenuxdesign #uxdesign #uidesign #design #webdesign #sustainabledesign #sustainablewebdesign #sustainableuxdesign #sustainableuidesign #onlinecourse

Last week I got to listen to some incredibly talented people (and also share some own thoughts) in Aarhus at UX Connect. A conference beautifully crafted by Janus Boye and Jens Hofman Hansen. Some of my favorite quotes from these two lovely days: Christina Cassens - "More than 40% of all food is being wasted. We need to create new systems to change that.“ Antonia Fedder - "Being 'othered’ sucks. Treat others like they want to be treated. Accessibility is essential for some but useful for all. “ Thorsten Jonas - "Let’s ask ourselves 'What can I do better until tomorrow, until next month, until next year?‘ “ Stefanie Kruse - "Don’t sell sustainable UX. Just do it.“ Helen Lovett, Mei Z. - "Sustainability is a journey. We need to do what’s right, not what’s easy.“ Jens Hofman Hansen - "We can do the change. Just do something. Every day.“ Gavin Colborne - "We have created a huge amount of 'Digital litter’. There should be a life-cycle to content. Including the deletion.“ Sarah Jarsbo - "Inclusion means the full ecosystem of people, including the poor, the homeless and simply everyone." Adam Voigt - "Reality is the true test of everything. (Grundtvig)" Sjur Grønningsæter - "Build fully interactive prototypes as early as possible to test your ideas." Cecilie Kalhøj Kobbelgaard - "Take the time to research the problem. Not yet the solutions. Get a full understanding of the true depth." I'm so incredibly grateful for the invite to UX Connect. I got to share many examples in my "How to bring ecological and social sustainability into your projects" talk as well as in the non-human Persona workshop that I got to host with Thorsten Jonas. Foto credits: Roar Paaske

1 more day to watch my talk on Sustainable Design Principles for the Next-Gen UX and UI for free. 👉 Join the summit for free with the following link https://lnkd.in/eB5qeRQB 👉 Get the summit Growth Pack for unlimited time and some bonuses such as an additional workshop from me talking about mentally healthy design and its benefits for accessibility, nature and people. https://lnkd.in/eGPCWWnN This online summit brings together creative minds from all over the world to explore emerging trends, how we can build resilient and forward-thinking businesses. 💚✨🥳 I'm absolutely blown away by the sheer amount of amazing sessions and still super grateful to be part of this line up. Yevgeniya Davarashvili, you've really done a beautiful job on putting this summit together. There might not be much sleep currently but I hope you have lots of free time next week to decompress. 😀

Wanne join me for the free Creative Future Summit on May 14 to 17? This online summit brings together creative minds from all over the world to explore emerging trends, how we can build resilient, forward-thinking businesses and also a session from my side about sustainable design principles. 💚✨🥳 🗓️ May 14th to May 17th 💻 Online summit 💰 No ticket costs This is a free event, hosted by the absolutely lovely Yevgeniya Davarashvili. I'm beyond grateful to be part of this amazing line up and can't wait to listen to the other speakers! Will I see you there? 👉 Join the summit with the following link https://lnkd.in/eB5qeRQB #creativeux #webdesign #sustainableux #greentheweb #creativefornature #sustainabledesign #sustainability #uxui #uxdesign #designevent #sustainableui #environmentaldesign #designeducation #learningbydoing #creativefuturesummit

Animations are one of the 10 energy eating monsters in content design. As all of us play around with animations in different ways and formats, let's have a look at their impact on energy consumption as well as accessibility. Let me know in the comments if you have more great advice and recommendations. 🤩 Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app or Spotify https://lnkd.in/e3t_SAK6 Apple Podcast https://lnkd.in/ehG8U5jX My website https://lnkd.in/e3MK3eQt ❤️ Subscribe to the podcast. ❤️ Share the love with your friends and colleagues. ❤️ Leave a review and rating. It helps soooo much and lets others know this podcast exists. #sustainabledesign #sustainableuidesign #designpodcast #uidesign #greendesign #sustainablewebdesign #uxpodcast #nachhaltigesdesign #ecopreneurs #greenwebsite #uipodcast #greenthewebpodcast #accessibility #animations

In just two weeks I’m joining 12 other brilliant expert speakers at the 2024 Women Of Web Digital Summit! 🎉 This web summit is specifically crafted by and for female web designers and developers. And it comes with an incredible lineup. The best part? It’s totally free to watch, learn and join the summit fun! At the WOW Summit, we're talking juicy topics like: ✨ Insider secrets to landing better clients ✨ Packaging and selling website templates ✨ SEO tricks to take your sites to the next level ✨ Important website policies and contract clauses we all need And of course a session from my end about eco-friendly design, specifically for WordPress designers. 🗓️ April 10th to April 12th 💻 Online summit 💰 Free to attend sessions Grab your free ticket on www.wpmavens.co. Will I see you there? #creativeux #webdesign #sustainableux #greentheweb #creativefornature #sustainabledesign #sustainability #uxui #uxdesign #designevent #sustainableui #environmentaldesign #designeducation #learningbydoing #sustainablewordpress