Throughout my professional collaborations, I have noticed how complex it is to develop less polluting creative practices.
The first challenge seems obvious: changing habits. To meet this challenge, I have adopted simple methods.
From sketching on paper rather than on screen, to setting tight deadlines for computer work, I chose a design and implementation process with a low ecological footprint.
The result: clean line illustrations on transparent backgrounds for minimal ink usage, and a homemade lightweight email template with compressed images.
Starting with a screen-free design process:
Continuing with an on-screen implementation phase as short as possible:
Finishing with standard format printing on recycled paper at a local print shop:
Here are a few tools that I always find very useful:
1. 📒 The Digital Eco-Design Guide by Designers Éthiques with practical tips for designing images with low environmental impact.
2. ⚒️ Squoosh & Compressor to effectively reduce the weight of our images.
3. 💡 What are we doing?! Interactive infographics to better understand and take action.
