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…
Golfer Shows Bad Form in Swinging at Trolls
It's hard to keep a stiff upper lip when inside you're ready to snarl and snap. But for businesses dealing with legitimate trolls, it's what you have…
Hockey Season Starts - So What is the Best Team?
The NHL season gets underway tonight and many of us at Digital Echidna are fans. There are those who don't get the appeal of sports; some think it's…
Ensure Your Presentation Complements - Not Competes With - Your Message
When you want to deliver your message, make sure you're thinking of the entire presentation. It's not just the message that matters, but the packaging…
The ABCs of WCAG – Mapping Out an Accessible Future
For anyone who has been working in the digital accessibility field, sometimes it can feel like being lost in an alphanumeric soup! And for those of us…
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…
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…
Accessibility Awareness is Great, But Action Makes it Matter
Awareness is great, but without action it does little. Today marks the seventh Global Accessibility Awareness Day. And while a trending hashtag is all…
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…
Putting Accessible Images in Focus
It’s tempting. I get it. Posting a photo to your social media, it would just be so easy to upload and click -- with the obligatory sarcastic comment…