Spot and learn sustainability problems as you design
As you design or review a product, refer to your Buddy to see what sustainability problems to watch for in that area and what to do about them.
Every digital product creates carbon
Every click, page load, image, and video triggers energy use across devices, networks, and data centres, all of which release carbon into the atmosphere—and these every day design choices quietly stack up.
At the same time, the way we design influences consumption, behaviour, and equity—shaping how people use resources, who gets included, and who is left behind.
Create planet-friendlier products with everyday design decisions
Sustainable UX is about using every day design decisions to produce digital products that use less energy, create less carbon, include more people, and perform better—for people, business, and planet.
The Buddy covers 15 design areas across content, styling, components, interactions, and communications:
Use it as you design and review
Working on a hero image? Open Images. Considering an animation? Open Animations. Reviewing a design before handoff? Work through the relevant areas as a quick sustainability check.
For each design element, the Buddy shows you:
- The problem — what makes this element carbon-heavy, wasteful, or harmful, and why it matters
- A real-world analogy — to make the scale tangible
- Two quick wins — practical strategies to apply to your next project
No waiting for a design scan or report. It teaches you what to look for — so over time, sustainable thinking becomes part of how you design, not something you check at the end.
Use your Buddy your way
Keep it open while you work. Use it in split-screen, on a second monitor, or on your phone.
Add it to your browser bookmark bar for quick access—No installation. Works on any device.
Split-screen
On a Second Screen
On your Mobile
Who is this for?
For UX/UI Designers
Use Sustainable UX Buddy to turn the everyday influence you have into more positive real-world impact.
Most sustainable UX decisions are quick to make, need little or no approval, and fit naturally into how you already design.
- Learn as you design
- Make sustainability part of good UX, not extra work.
- Create products that perform better and do less planetary harm.
For Design Team Leads
You have the power to reduce impact across teams, not just screens.
Share it with your team as a free starting point for building Sustainable UX awareness. When you’re ready to go further — with deeper implementation, real-world examples, and practical methods across your whole design practice — the full course takes it from there.
- Introduce sustainable UX into reviews and decision-making
- Set a clear direction for performance-first, low-impact design
- Be seen as a forward-thinking, responsible design leader
How it works
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Log in or create a free account
Get started in minutes. No credit card needed, it’s free.
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Keep Buddy open as you work
Split-screen, second monitor, or mobile. Fits into your existing workflow.
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Design products that do less harm
Small changes. Compounding results across every product your design.
About the Buddy
Hi, I’m Damien Lutz, a Senior UX/UI Designer in Australia, and Founder of Life-centred Design Lab.
I created the Buddy so designers like you can start learning Sustainable UX as you design and review.
“Our everyday design decisions can collectively shift digital design to do less planetary harm while still supporting business goals.”
Design less harm and more good
Small decisions with real impact.
Free to use.
Create an account and get started in minutes.
