Open Macbook standing on a stony, overgrown surface. The screen shows the main navigation of the website "Sustainable Bits", where the three menu items "Digital Sustainability", "Values" and "Strategies" are visible.iMac computer lying overturned on a wild and green overgrown surface. The screen shows the introduction to the website "Sustainable Bits" with the sentence "Digital products and services leave traces that affect people and the environment". The mouse also leaves a gray blurred trail as it moves across the screen.
iPad in front of a green forest-like background shows the website "Sustainable Bits". The current page shows various strategies for the sustainable design and development of digital products and services. On the left-hand side, the user has an overview of all the strategies he can select. On the right-hand side, further details and information on the selected strategy are displayed in text form.iPhone standing on a green overgrown surface. The screen shows various strategies for the sustainable design and development of digital products and services in the colors green, orange and purple-blue.

2023
USER RESEARCH, UX/UI, SUSTAINABLE WEB DESIGN

Sustainable Bits

With increasing energy and material demands, digital technologies contribute to ecological degradation and climate change. Additionally, digital experiences can amplify social inequalities and barriers to participation in society.

It is the responsibility of creators to understand the impact of the interactions they develop. However, despite the growing importance of sustainable development, creators often struggle to integrate sustainability criteria into their workflow.

SUSTAINABLE BITS offers creatives information on digital sustainability. By presenting values, principles and strategies, the platform helps them to integrate sustainable development goals into their processes and adopt a more sustainable way of working.

Master Interactive Media Systems, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg

2023
USER RESEARCH, UX/UI, SUSTAINABLE WEB DESIGN

Sustainable Bits

Open Macbook standing on a stony, overgrown surface. The screen shows the main navigation of the website "Sustainable Bits", where the three menu items "Digital Sustainability", "Values" and "Strategies" are visible.

With increasing energy and material demands, digital technologies contribute to ecological degradation and climate change. Additionally, digital experiences can amplify social inequalities and barriers to participation in society.

iMac computer lying overturned on a wild and green overgrown surface. The screen shows the introduction to the website "Sustainable Bits" with the sentence "Digital products and services leave traces that affect people and the environment". The mouse also leaves a gray blurred trail as it moves across the screen.

It is the responsibility of creators to understand the impact of the interactions they develop. However, despite the growing importance of sustainable development, creators often struggle to integrate sustainability criteria into their workflow.

SUSTAINABLE BITS offers creatives information on digital sustainability. By presenting values, principles and strategies, the platform helps them to integrate sustainable development goals into their processes and adopt a more sustainable way of working.

Master Interactive Media Systems, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg

iPad in front of a green forest-like background shows the website "Sustainable Bits". The current page shows various strategies for the sustainable design and development of digital products and services. On the left-hand side, the user has an overview of all the strategies he can select. On the right-hand side, further details and information on the selected strategy are displayed in text form.iPhone standing on a green overgrown surface. The screen shows various strategies for the sustainable design and development of digital products and services in the colors green, orange and purple-blue.

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