Here are the design things that have annoyed me today. The email from my grocery store that says my order is both pickup and delivery. Every time I get one of these delivery confirmations, I have a heart attack that I’ve accidentally scheduled pickup. It’s clearly a template reuse problem somewhere, but since the grocery … Continue reading “Pet peeves of the day”

Editor’s note: reposted from Today’s accessibility lesson: error message specificity with permission from the author, who also happens to be me. WCAG 3.3.1 Error Identification is a Level A guideline that requires us to provide error messages when an input error is detected. Which, I mean, the fact that this had to be written down … Continue reading “Today’s accessibility lesson: error message specificity”

anne recounts how a company’s design decision hurt after the death of her dog.