Core Principles
Green mode design
In addition to designing and developing for well-being, equity and sustainability, SUI is based on 2 green mode design principles graceful degradation and user control.
Graceful degradation
Graceful degradation degrades performance of a software while retaining its core functionality. This way, it is possible to interact with the software through multiple alternative versions.
User control
User control is a core UX principle that places user at center of user experience of an app. Hence, graceful degradation is optional to avoid violation of this fundamental principle.
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A proposal for a design paradigm to reduce emissions via user choice and progressive degradation - Green Mode Design.