As localization continues to grow as both an academic and professional discipline, more and more avenues for learning it continue to pop up. Traditional educational environments continue to offer many options for students, but as time goes on, would-be learners are finding online education to be an increasingly strong option. There are several free online courses available. An online master’s program like TCloc is just one example of the different options available.
Colours are a very important part of culture. They are omnipresent in our visual world, but also in our language. Don’t forget to localise them too in your website localisation project!
Last October 2016, I had the pleasure to meet Gauthier Vasseur at Stanford University. I found his lecture on Big Data and Marketing Strategies to be very interesting. It was obvious that he was not only a data expert but that he could also transmit his passion for his craft to his students through his charming personality.
Usability is one of the numerous elements to take care of in a website localisation process. Besides words and pictures, the design, layout and finally an analysis of the different ways different cultures may have to perceive the same content are crucial.