Slow e Simple Web

Slow web / Small web

Que é unha slow web?

https://slowinternet.info/ https://slowinternet.info/#examples

https://contentworkshop.com/web-design-slow-web/ https://portfolio-template.nuxt.dev/blog/slow-design-in-fast-paced-digital-world https://www.slow-media.net/manifiesto-de-los-slow-media

https://benhoyt.com/writings/the-small-web-is-beautiful/ https://ar.al/2020/08/07/what-is-the-small-web/

https://contralgoritmia.com/

Rediscovering the Small Web by Parimal Satyal: a fabulous article about the joy of small, independent (and sometimes retro) websites in contrast to the “commercial web”. What is the Small Web?, by Aral Balkan of the Small Technology Foundation: more of a manifesto against the surveillance of Big Tech than something concrete, but still interesting.

Why aim small in this era of fast computers with plenty of RAM? A number of reasons, but the ones that are most important to me are:

Fewer moving parts. It’s easier to create more robust systems and to fix things when they do go wrong.
Small software is faster. Fewer bits to download and clog your computer’s memory.
Reduced power consumption. This is important on a “save the planet” scale, but also on the very local scale of increasing the battery life of your phone and laptop.
The light, frugal aesthetic. That’s personal, I know, but as you’ll see, I’m not alone.