In 1982, Microsoft released Multiplan, an early spreadsheets program, then asked ASCII, their official distributor in Japan, to localize the content into Japanese. Microsoft’s director at the time summed up…
March 11, 2021
Category: Localization
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Localization and globalization go hand-in-hand in the ever-growing technological landscape. As consumer markets grow and we become increasingly more interconnected with one another, localization becomes the key tool. Speaking the…
March 10, 2021
We have become used to thinking that the West dominates the global economy. It’s imprinted in our collective perception of the world. But the tides are turning. With the growing…
February 11, 2021
Most people are aware of the scale of Depositphotos. Descriptions are often accompanied by the fact that it’s one of the biggest international stock photo and content libraries in the…
February 2, 2021
Even though most people think of translators whenever somebody mentions localization, designers play an important role in the localization process, too. Colors, symbols, and the overall visual aesthetics and functionality…
January 28, 2021
Robust localization workflows include rigorous quality assurance testing (QA). If you plan to scale your business for multiple markets by localizing your product, support documentation, website copy, blog posts, and…
January 19, 2021
“Like a living creature, an organization works best if it can rely on a nervous system that sends information immediately to the parts that need it.” Bill Gates wrote these…
December 16, 2020
For the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009), an unnamed developer worked for a full two years on nothing but Batman’s cape, which resulted in over 700 animations and sounds…
December 9, 2020
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