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Ask Better Questions: Solutions Design in a Complex World Join Stephanie Harris-Yee and Erik Vogt for an in-depth exploration of Solutions Design and its critical role in today’s rapidly evolving localization landscape. Erik shares insights from his LocWorld presentation on how strategic thinking and systems design are transforming the way we approach multilingual content challenges. […]

Multimedia localization once focused on language, layout, and timing. As of 2025, it also has to meet digital accessibility standards. With the EU Accessibility Act now in force, organizations are expected to make every digital asset, from videos and training programs to internal communications and eLearning courses, part of a broader accessible multimedia strategy. That […]

Behind every smart AI system lies an enormous amount of teaching. Before it can spot patterns or make predictions, someone has to show it what to look for by providing thousands, or even millions, of examples. Those examples only become training material once they’re labeled and structured, a step called data annotation. Think about self-driving […]

Right-to-left (RTL) languages may account for a small share of global online content, but they carry enormous importance in the Middle East and parts of South and Central Asia. Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu are the most common RTL languages, each bringing a specific requirement: your content and interface have to be built for a […]

If you’ve ever compared localization quotes, you know how confusing they can be. That’s because vendors don’t all use the same methods to calculate costs. Some rely on word counts and discounts, others add hourly tasks, and still others offer bundled or subscription packages. The result is that they aren’t all pricing the same work. […]

Join Stephanie Harris-Yee and Erik Vogt for a comprehensive exploration of system connectors in the localization industry. In this insightful discussion, Erik explains why “just connect the systems” is far more complex than it sounds, revealing the hidden challenges and risks of connector implementations in enterprise environments. Key topics covered: The complexity of connecting multiple […]

When you’re translating European languages, little things usually don’t break the text. Forget the space before a colon in French and people can still read it just fine. Miss a hyphen in German and it looks sloppy, but you still get the idea. However, many Asian languages don’t give you that flexibility. Take Thai. There […]