Ya’ll know about Blackle? It’s a custom Google.com page that is black themed rather than white. The madness behind the method is that the black pixels cost less energy than white ones.
In other words, there’s less dino-power in a black pixel than a white one, hence a black google multiplied over the aggregate page hits it represents equals significance translating to financial and carbon efficiency.
Well, I am personally calling the feng-shui over fung-shon (“function”) and flipping this site back around to minimalist white until i can befriend or hire a designer that can pull off the “eco-black” look. Don’t hate me ‘cuz I’m a carbon spendthrift.
It’s the classic eco design dilemma: does esthetic (ever) trump over utility (assuming they’re not resonant)?
Is it ultimately: feng-shui, or function?
