Yokohama Green Coding

Bring your project, build strong skills, and connect with tech friends nearby👩🏻‍💻 This is our regular event series, aiming to work efficiently and code cleaner to help reduce digital CO₂ emissions.

Our members are learning Python, web/app/software development, UX design, etc. The organiser is a carbon-aware web writer. This time, I'll learn Photoshop for a coming photo contest📸

⚠️ HEADPHONES = DON'T DISTURB THEM ⚠️
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◯ What we do

• Code/design/learn over a cup of tea

◯ Who you are

• Developper
• Designer
• PM, SE, etc.
• Digital marketer
• Creator - Game, Writer, Video, Photographer, etc.
• Educator, researcher, learner from any field
• NGO, media people

◯ Language

• EN/JP mixed
• 英検3級以上の英会話力が必要です。私はitalkiで英語を習ってます! クーポンコード: DDe0dC

◯ What to bring

• Laptop/Tablet
• Your projects, online courses, textbooks

◯ Place

• A cafe 3 minutes on foot from みなとみらい station

◯ Participation Fee

• 0 yen for the attendance fee
• Everyone must buy one drink or food item at the venue

◯ Wifi and Outlets

• Available

◯ Power Outlets

• Only the counter table has outlets
• Sorry for the inconvenient seating arrangement! Feel free to chat with people sitting farther away🥹

◯ Attendance

• Minimum: 3 people
• Maximum: 8 people
• If fewer than 3 people RSVP by 5 days before the event, it will be cancelled.

◯ Cancellation policy

• If cancelling within 24 hours, please contact the organiser

◯ Group guideline
Attendees will be removed from the group without notice for

• No-shows
• Attending without RSVP
• Frequent last-minute cancellations
• Failing to pay the attendance fee when it's set
• Harassment, drugs, alcohol, or sharing conspiracy theories

We understand emergencies and public transport delays. Thank you for helping us build a reliable group! See you soon.

What if a witch started using Instagram to promote her local CO-OP delivery service? What if a dragon launched a “Lighting the Fire for BBQ Beginners” service? 🍖🔥🐉

In this fun, hands-on workshop, you’ll create a fictional service ad as if the business owner were launching a real-world local business. No technical or design skills needed. Let’s make ridiculous ads, and learn how ads are actually made!

◯ Who You Are

• Anyone interested in carbon-aware content creation

◯ What to Bring

• Fully charged LAPTOP or TABLET
• Canva account (free version is enough)
• Non-alcoholic drink with a lid

◯ What will we do
Plan → Create ad

1. Plan your fictional ad
2. Learn basic Japanese copyright rules©︎
3. Do a quick market check
4. Pick the best platform
5. What are greenwashing ads?
6. Write the ad copy
7. Peer review (Part 1) - grammar and copyright
8. Design the visual
9. Edit your design
10. Peer review (Part 2) - grammar and copyright
11. Wrap-up: Share ideas on efficient and carbon-aware content creation

◯ How do we make this green?

• [Graphics] Use existing free resources whenever possible
• [Generative AI] If you use AI tools, write a clear and detailed prompt to get your ideal result within 3 tries or less to save energy
• [Design] Avoid heavy files, excessive animations, or overly complex layouts
• [Mindset] Efficiency is the key. Let’s make a simple, light, and no greenwashing ad!

◯ Language

• English/Japanese mixed. Please help each other.

◯ Participation Fee

• Free
• If you're interested
  ユニセフ -ガザの子供達への寄付 https://www.unicef.or.jp/kinkyu/gaza/
  国境なき医師団 https://www.msf.or.jp/donate/

◯ Wi-Fi & Power Outlets

• Available

◯ Attendance

• Minimum: 4 people
• Maximum: 8 people
• If fewer than 3 people RSVP by 5 days before the event, it will be cancelled

◯ Cancellation policy

• If cancelling within 24 hours, please contact the organiser

◯ Group guideline
We understand emergencies and public transport delays, but attendees will be removed from the group without notice for

• No-shows
• Attending without RSVP
• Repeating last-minute cancellations
• Failing to pay the attendance fee when it's set
• Harassment, drugs, alcohol, or sharing conspiracy theories

Join us to improve your photo-taking and editing skills to reduce unnecessary photo clutter in your cloud storage📸🌞

◯ Who You Are

• Anyone interested in this topic, from any industry. Not a techie? No worries!

◯ 🌞 What we do - if the weather is nice

1. 9:30 Decide on 2 photo themes (e.g., street, architecture, people, etc.)
2. Plan - 2 themes x 3 compositions = 6 final cuts → 10 shots for each → 60 shots in total
3. 9:45 Go on a photo walk ⚓️🏛️
4. At the latest by 10:45 - Get to the cafe. Select 6 final cuts out of 60.
5. Select 1 to 3 best photos to edit out of 6 final cuts
6. Edit photos (use Photoshop or whatever you want to use)
7. 11:30 Upload your best 1–3 shots to this event page or any photo-sharing platform like Unsplash
8. Bravely delete the rest of the 57 to 59 photos as much as possible— This matters! The demand for data centres is growing rapidly.
9. Give feedback and praise each other’s photos
10. Share ideas on how photography can be more carbon-aware
11. 12:00 Bye!

◯ ☔️What we do - in case of rain

1. 9:30 Select 1 to 3 photos from your storage to edit
2. Edit photos (use Photoshop or whatever you want to use)
3. 10:30 Upload your best 1–3 shots to this event page or any photo-sharing platform like Unsplash
4. Give feedback and praise each other’s photos
5. Share ideas on how photography can be more carbon-aware
6. 11:30 Bye!

◯ Who's the Organiser Misa?

• UX/Copy/Content writer with an advertisement director background

◯ Language

• English, if any attendee is unfamiliar with Japanese
• Otherwise, EN/JP mixed

◯ Place

• Photowalk: 馬車道 to 桜木町, or 馬車道 to 赤レンガ area. Let's decide together before walking.
• Photo editing: At Starbucks or Tully's or somewhere in 馬車道 or 桜木町 or 赤レンガ area. Let's decide when we walk.

◯ What to Bring

• Fully charged laptop/tablet/smartphone
• Fully charged camera/smartphone
• Enough water(it's still summer!)

◯ Participation Fee

• Free
• Everyone has to buy a drink or food at the cafe

◯ Wi-Fi

• Available

◯ Power Outlets

• Available

◯ Attendance

• Minimum: 4 people
• Maximum: 8 people
• If fewer than 3 people RSVP by 5 days before the event, it will be cancelled

◯ Cancellation policy

• If cancelling within 24 hours, please contact the organiser

◯ Group guideline
Attendees will be removed from the group without notice for

• No-shows
• Attending without RSVP
• Frequent last-minute cancellations
• Failing to pay the attendance fee when it's set
• Harassment, drugs, alcohol, or sharing conspiracy theories

We understand emergencies and public transport delays — thank you for your understanding and cooperation!