Coal Button
In late 2011, there were 509,147 data centers worldwide, covering an area equivalent of 5,955 football fields.1
EMAIL : 4/5/2012 To : 101 Recipients #coal_button #project #key_findings #problem_space Hello, Today, I’m introducing the Coal Button http://coalbutton.com As part of my thesis work at SVA, I’ve been researching the promises, efforts, and missed opportunities of building an environmentally sustainable infrastructure to support and main-
Sketches of Coal Button site from sketchbook entry, 3/21/2012.
tain our digital lifestyle aka. ‘the cloud’. The Coal Button site is an entry point, albeit cheeky, into the problem space of my thesis project. Enjoy, and remember - behind every click there’s a little lump of coal. Dave
Button mockup from the Coal Button website.
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