Prioritizing One Group Over Another is Bad Accessibility
I seldom appreciate the thought of someone else making decisions on my behalf. But this is particularly concerning when these decisions relate to…
Re-Thinking the Way We Design Websites
Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing With Web Standards, said it best, “ content proceeds design, design in the absence of content is not design, it’s…
Engaging Communities Through New Media Art
Raphael Lozano-Hemmer is a new media artist that combines technology and community to create engaging interactive art installations. Raphael’s art…
Accessibility, Ability First Makes Champions of Us All
Tomorrow morning, we'll be attending the Ability First Champion awards. Digital Echidna's owner, Andrew McClenaghan, will be delivering a brief speech…
Our Very Own Drupal North Star
Digital Echidna is proud to share that Pat Gilbert, our New Business Manager covering the east part of Canada, has been elected as President of the…
How to satisfy users and internal stakeholders
One of the biggest challenges we face in projects is balancing the needs of the users with those of internal stakeholders. In an ideal world, we’d…
The importance of human accessibility testing
It’s one thing to design with end users in mind. It’s equally important to ensure that all your primary audience has equitable access to that content…
User Journeys are Taking Off: “Plane” Thoughts on Personalization’s Future
For most people, spontaneity isn’t a big motivator to purchase something. Sure, there are impulse buys here and there (there’s a reason why gum and…