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Augmented Reality- A Computer Generated Genius

Augmented Reality (AR) is the term for a live view of a real-world environment whose elements are improved by computer-generated imagery. AR is a combination of a real scene and a virtual scene that takes a real object and uses technologies to add contextual data, deepening a user’s understanding of it. Continue reading »

Design Production on Multilingual Content: Set your team up for success, continued…

Guest blogger, Gareth Morgan, continues the conversation on localization project management…

A Specific Example
If localization versus translation still seems like an abstract concept, let’s drill down into a specific example to see what can happen. Suppose your marketing team is starting a product promotion. Your recently hired graphic designer has been tasked with creating some visual assets to support the promo — this would include a microsite, banners and so on. Unfortunately an oversight has been discovered Continue reading »

Design Production on Multilingual Content: Set your team up for success

Guest blogger, Gareth Morgan, gives tips to avoid localization project management pitfalls

I work as a localization manager in the marketing department of a financial services company. A big part of my job is gathering documents for translation and then handing them off to our team of graphic designers for production. I’ve developed a keen understanding of the issues and headaches that come up after this hand off. Continue reading »