How to Translate an Illustrator File

  • Posted by Stephen Whiteley
  • On 17/12/2019
  • Business translation, desktop publishing, language service provider, process, Professional translators, traducción, Translation, Translation companies, Translation software
How to Translate an Illustrator File Translators handle lots of projects. Most times, these projects come in editable file formats – think, doc, PDF and the likes. However, there are those odd jobs that come in file formats that are not readily editable. To translate an Illustrator file, the process is a little more complex. […]
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Translation and desktop publishing (DTP)

  • Posted by Stephen Whiteley
  • On 27/08/2019
  • Business translation, corporate translation, cost saving, desktop publishing, process, Quality, translation agency, Translation companies
Translation and desktop publishing Translation and desktop publishing are more closely related than you think. When creating the layout of a product catalogue or marketing brochure, most companies outsource this task to a design agency. Alternatively, they turn to their own in-house design department. In either case the focus is almost always a monolingual one. […]
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The Limitations of Freehand Translation

  • Posted by Stephen Whiteley
  • On 17/09/2015
  • cost saving, desktop publishing
For a good fifteen years, Freehand was the professional’s choice of graphic design program. During this time, it developed a loyal following and continues to occupy a prominent place in the affections of many a graphic designer. But, like all software, a failure to keep pace with a rapidly changing market has meant that Freehand […]
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Tips for translating Chinese

  • Posted by Stephen Whiteley
  • On 27/07/2015
  • Chinese, desktop publishing, Formatting
Tips to keep in mind when translating Chinese: Historically, Chinese was written either vertically, from top to bottom and right to left, or horizontally, from right to left, but for many years now the official standard has been horizontally from left to right. Many newspapers, however, often combine this with a vertical layout, for example […]
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