4 Tips for a Female-Forward Company Culture
International Women’s Day (IWD) is coming up this weekend - March 8th, 2020. Although the official day is a Sunday, and our Echidnas will be home in…
How To Proceed Without In-Person Discovery
What a difference a month, or so, makes right? The old adage states that necessity is the mother of invention -- and travel restrictions and physical…
Real Talk on Plain Language
Why does plain language matter? Especially in Canada where we have such a high literacy rate, doesn’t everyone know how to read and comprehend content…
Two Mayoral Candidate Websites: A Comparison
Category Fontana DeCicco-Best View the website View the website Graphic Design - look and feel can be very subjective but overall you want your…
Considerations in choosing your CMS technology platform - is your open-source CMS acting like a proprietary system?
Definitions Open-Source: of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available. Content Management System (CMS)…
Accessible Voting - Sometimes X Can't Always Mark the Spot
As a regular follower of politics who has never missed an opportunity to vote, I am interested in the accessibility of the voting process: from…
Still Haven't Found What You're Looking For? Focus Less on Searchability and More on Findability
Anything is searchable. The key to success is making it findable. And while X may no longer mark the spot, understanding what markers work -- and the…
Fonts, Colours Influence How Your Message is Perceived and Received
When it comes to finding the right font and colour palette for your brand the "i"s have it. And so do the "a"s, the "t"s, and the "z"s... It may seem…
Successfully Merging Design and Development? Communication is Key
Communications is the key to unlocking success. But what does that mean? And what role can we play to make sure that we’re all speaking the same…
Design Smarter, Not Harder: How to Accelerate Your Workflows With a Design System
Need to Know Having a consistent design system can save organizations time and money by giving designers and developers a single source of truth for…