Does the project promote good health and wellness?
Digital products and services that promote good health and personal wellness improve society. This could mean something as simple as encouraging you to reduce eye strain by taking intermittent screen...
View ArticleDoes the project promote JEDI principles?
Justice, equity, diversity, inclusion (JEDI): When creating digital products and services, it is important not only to promote these principles, but to fold them into the very fabric of our projects....
View ArticleDoes the project follow ecology and circular economy principles?
Nature creates no waste. In nature, the outputs or waste of one organism become the inputs for another. Can we consider the entire life cycle of our digital products or services to identify areas to...
View ArticleDoes the project promote equitable wealth distribution?
Our current economic systems benefit a small few at the expense of many. Can your project use digital products and services to promote equitable wealth distribution rather than support broken systems?...
View ArticleDoes the project promote products and behaviors that are not compatible with...
It’s good to think about what we want to promote on the web, but we should also set boundaries on things that we do not want to promote. Where we set these boundaries will be personal for each of us,...
View ArticleIs the content easy to find?
People spend a lot of time online looking for answers. This is especially true at work, where some reports have noted that we spend up to 9.3 hours per week searching for information. Time spent...
View ArticleIs the content accessible?
The World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) provide a framework to make digital products and services accessible to the nearly one billion people worldwide who...
View ArticleIs the content actionable?
Every web page has a purpose. That purpose should be clear, easy to understand, and invite people to take action. Making content clear and actionable helps users better understand their options and...
View ArticleIs the message useful for your target audience?
A clear content strategy that answers your target audience’s most common questions is critical to the success of any digital product or service. Sure, you can make assumptions about these needs....
View ArticleDoes the product or service incorporate carbon-aware design?
Carbon emissions from any web service will vary constantly depending on the carbon intensity of the electricity grids at the time of usage. When the sun shines or the wind blows, electricity becomes...
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