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Is it Necessary to Outline Fonts in InDesign?

Is it Necessary to Outline Fonts in InDesign?

When delivering translated text that is typeset in InDesign, we often get the request to send back the InDesign files to the printer. This is usually not an issue when the translation is set with the same font as the English. However, it’s common practice with Asian...
Transcreation

Transcreation

Transcreation is the process by which a message gets adapted for a foreign or local market in another language without losing its original intent. This process usually applies best to advertising (taglines, brand messaging or brand names) where a lot of (cultural)...
Identification of foreign languages in translation

Identification of foreign languages in translation

When you work with languages all the time, it gets easier to identify languages instantly and notice mistakes without even knowing the meaning. For instance, you don’t need to know anything about the Chinese written language to quickly see whether or not your content...
Decision to translate hashtags

Decision to translate hashtags

The decision to translate hashtags and manage and cultivate a social media campaign around that requires planning. Think of the English campaign creation and the work that goes into the brand creation and the hashtags that reinforce that message. When that copy goes...
Translation for narration

Translation for narration

Now is the season for Open Enrollment at many companies and presentations are being given on employee benefits and the audio recording of those presentations requires translation for narration.  In our specialization of translation of healthcare human resource...
5 Tips for Bilingual Layout

5 Tips for Bilingual Layout

Most translation requests for a bilingual design are not set up in a bilingual layout in the design template/file such as InDesign. We get design files that were already developed in one language and need to be converted to a bilingual layout. The conversion of a...