Eco-friendly web design: slim down your site
A lighter site loads faster, costs your visitors less data and uses less energy. We first measure yours with Grammage, then slim it down without taking anything away from its design.
What weighs a site down
Most of the time, it is not the design that weighs, but files you cannot see and that every visitor downloads anyway.
Photos that are too heavy
- The problem
- A 4,000-pixel photo displayed in a 400-pixel frame.
- What we do
- We compress them to the right format, at the size they are displayed.
Fonts loaded from elsewhere
- The problem
- Every visit fetches the fonts from another server.
- What we do
- We host them on your site, with only the letters you need.
Forgotten scripts
- The problem
- Tools added over the years that no longer serve any purpose.
- What we do
- We remove what is no longer used and slim down the rest.
Videos that start on their own
- The problem
- A background video downloaded by every visitor.
- What we do
- We replace it with an image, or load it only when it is in view.
How we slim down your site
Three steps, and your site stays online the whole time.
- 01
We measure
We run your main pages through Grammage, our audit tool, which scores them out of 100 and calculates their CO₂, so we know what really weighs before touching anything.
- 02
We slim down
We fix what weighs, cause by cause, starting with what will save the most, without changing how your site looks.
- 03
We check
We measure again to show you the difference, and Grammage can then check every release.
A badge to prove it
Once your site is slimmed down, Grammage can certify its measurement for a year, with a verified badge to display on your site and a public page that anyone can consult.
The Grammage licence costs €240 excl. VAT a year per site, and it is included for the first year in our showcase websites.
Discover GrammageFrequently asked questions
Another question? Write to us at [email protected].
Do we have to rebuild the whole site to slim it down?
How much does eco-design of an existing site cost?
Is a lighter site a less attractive site?
How do I find out what my site weighs today?
Slim down your site
Send us your site’s address, we measure it and tell you what we can slim down.