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Localisation|
Copywriting for the Web: The Rules of Text Read on Screen
Users do not read web text from beginning to end; they scan it. That single fact changes every…
Localisation|
How Does the Hofstede Cultural Dimensions Model Guide Localisation?
Cultural dimensions such as individualism, power distance and uncertainty avoidance bear directly on the design of a website.…
Localisation|
What Is Localisation Literacy? The New Competence of the Digital Age
Localisation literacy is the ability to understand how digital products are adapted to different languages. We examine where…
Terminology Management|
What Is Polysemy? How the Meaning of a Technical Term Shifts with the Subject Field
The same term can describe something entirely different depending on the engineering field. We look at why polysemy…
Digital Products and Accessibility|
Digital Affordances and Signifiers: How an Interface Tells You What You Can Do
How do you know that a button can be pressed or that a list can be scrolled? Digital…
Software and Game Localisation|
What Is a Placeholder? Working with Variables in Software Strings
In software text, the abbreviations that begin with a percent sign are not something to translate but gaps…
Localisation|
The Difference Between Static and Dynamic Website Localisation
Does a site keep its text in files or in a database? That single question settles from the…
Industry and Profession|
Sworn Translator Regimes in Europe: How Do They Vary from Country to Country?
A sworn translation that is valid in one country may not be accepted in another. We explain the…
Notarisation and Apostille|
The translation requirement in the recognition and enforcement of a foreign court judgment
In having a divorce judgment given abroad recognised in Türkiye, translation is one of the first and most…
Localisation|
What Does a Localisation Project Manager Do? The Conductor of the Process
Taking a product into dozens of languages is not a one-person job. We look at the work of…
Training and Competence|
Translation Job Advertisement Analysis: What Do Employers Want?
What do 109 translation job advertisements from Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America say? We look at the skills…
Software and Game Localisation|
The Differences Between Android and iOS App Localisation
The two platform versions of the same app share the same translation, but not the same files. We…