Workshop Resources (30 May 2026)

 

[Resources for the carbon measure exercise]

> Spreadsheets for carbon measure exercises

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[Resources for compression and lightweight digital image-making tools]

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 

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[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/ 

The Environmental Impacts of AI -- Primer, Hugging Face Blog post
https://huggingface.co/blog/sasha/ai-environment-primer 

 

 

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Resources compiled by Shinji Toya