Web Sustainability Guidelines

Now in their ninth draft, the Web Sustainability Guidelines consist of 94 recommendations to help teams create more sustainable digital products and services. These guidelines were created by the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Sustainable Web Design community group.

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2.11 Avoid being manipulative or deceptive

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2.12 Make deliverables understandable and reusable

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2.13 Use a design system for interface consistency

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2.14 Provide clear, inclusive content with purpose

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2.15 Optimize images for sustainability

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2.16 Optimize media for sustainability

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2.17 Ensure animation is proportionate and easy to control

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2.18 Use optimized and appropriate web typography

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2.19 Offer suitable alternatives for every format used

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2.20 Provide accessible, user-friendly, minimal web forms

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