Workshop: Life in 256KB

About this workshop: 'Life in 256KB' is a lecture/workshop that guides participants through an ecological overview of the internet.

What we’ll be doing: we’ll discuss some of the environmental effects of computing, explore real-world cases of data limitation, and get inspired by web projects that focus on alternative relationships with technology. Finally, we’ll use strategies for front-end / content-focused optimisation to create solar-friendly websites with a data budget of 256kb per person. Each participant has the option to combine, exchange, or barter their data budget in order to create more complex ideas.

What we’ll need: participants should be aware of basic HTML/CSS, image manipulation or editing software, and a text editor of their choice.

This workshop was designed by Bri Griffin of rhizome.org for Grey Area Festival 10.skill level, system requirements. Bri Griffin is a community designer and strategist. They focus on research and programming for digital art audiences. Their work blends community facilitation with experience design consulting. Bri reimagines environments to be ethical, accessible, and inclusive. They are deeply engaged with online subcultures.
Bri writes about hidden structures that shape our digital experiences, such as ‘lurking’. Through their practice, Bri creates spaces where digital art and culture intersect. They challenge conventional boundaries and advocates for a thoughtful, connected digital world.