A Trio of Tools to Get Your Message Across
How do you get your message across when you can't be sure that your audience even speaks your language? Repetition, juxtaposition, and clear imagery…
How Digital Accessibility Impacts Organizations & The Future of Web Design
It is all-too-easy to get caught up in the design of digital media—beautiful websites, apps, and emails that frequently leave functionality and…
AODA Uncertainty Leaves Companies Asking, 'What's Next?'
With the Jan. 1, 2021 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act deadline for website compliance fast approaching, there are many questions…
When Trying to Sound Smart is a Dumb Idea
I’d like to take you back a few years. Young Jay was sitting in the family’s living room, half-paying attention to the evening news that my parents…
Quality Content - Learning the Universal Language
When building sites or designing content, some people get too caught up in ensuring everyone is "represented" on a page -- breaking it down into…
Visual Storytelling II - Tips from Our Pros
"I may not know much about art, but I know what I like." It's a quote that's widely -- and wildly -- attributed. Anyone from Mark Twain to W.C. Fields…
How to Succeed in Editing without Really Trying: A Primer in Surviving (and Thriving in) the Approval Process
There are three words that make business writers cringe. More than “ Can you spin this to make it sound good?”; more than “We really need a blog post…
How to Prepare for Shopify’s One-Page Checkout Migration
Need to Know On August 13, 2024, Shopify will discontinue its legacy checkout functionalities and introduce a new One-Page Checkout using Checkout…
An Engaging Site Leads to an Award Nomination
Earlier this week, Digital Echidna was named a finalist in the 2017 Acquia Engage Awards for its work on the SUNY Oneonta website. In total, over 200…