Workshop Resources (28 April 2025)
[Part 1: Carbon Measure]
> Spreadsheets for carbon measure exercises
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[Part 2: Compression and lightweight digital image-making tools]
> Instructions for making lightweight images
JPEG Compression - TinyPNG
https://tinypng.com
Pixel art tool - Pixelit
https://giventofly.github.io/pixelit/
Dither algorithms - Ditherit
https://ditherit.com/
Ascii art - Ascii art generator
https://manytools.org/hacker-tools/convert-images-to-ascii-art
[Other resources]
DIY Guide: How to measure the amount of carbon reduction made through image compression
Ecograder: Another tool for estimating website emissions, with the ability to tell heavy website components
https://ecograder.com/
Green Hacks: Optimising images for web - Rekka Bellum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfrB4Gvpj8c&feature=youtu.be
"Produced for The Photographers' Gallery's Green Hacks – a series of artist-made how-to videos unpacking practical tips to educate, inform and inspire their community." (Source)
Briefing Report: Environmental Sustainability in the Digital Age of Culture, Julie's Bicycle
https://juliesbicycle.com/resource/briefing-report-environmental-sustainability-in-the-digital-age-of-culture/
Climate Impact Partners - The carbon footprint of the internet (inc. tips for reducing online carbon footprints)
https://www.climateimpact.com/news-insights/insights/infographic-carbon-footprint-internet/
Green Web Foundation - Green energy checker for websites
https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/
UAL Climate Glossary
https://canvas.arts.ac.uk/documents/sppreview/799605c8-0d67-4ac5-8c7c-cf96a10153cd
The Environmental Impacts of AI -- Primer, Hugging Face Blog post
https://huggingface.co/blog/sasha/ai-environment-primer
Other reading resources on Are.na:
https://www.are.na/st-oya/resources-workshop-30-may-2024
[Extra tools for carbon auditing projects, including physical exhibitions]
The Network Condition, Abandon Normal Devices
https://www.andfestival.org.uk/networked-condition/
Creative Climate Tools, Julie's Bicycle
https://juliesbicycle.com/our-work/creative-green/creative-climate-tools/
Resources compiled by Shinji Toya