International Design Archives

Published On - August 3, 2021

Richard Kazandjian International DesignTags: international graphic design

The A to Z of Typesetting Terminology

DTP, graphic design and multilingual typesetting can be difficult. It’s a steep learning curve when you’re starting out and there are so many things you need to get to know quickly. This will help, here’s my top 50 terms I use when I’m typesetting text. ...

Published On - July 29, 2021

Richard Kazandjian International DesignTags: DTP, indesign, typeset

Top Tips for Multilingual Typesetting

Creating amazing graphic designs in multiple languages is an artform. With 20+ years experience I have worked on thousands of international projects in many different formats. I've learn a lot. Here are my top tips to make your multilingual typesetting and graphic design projects a massive success. ...

Published On - July 27, 2021

Richard Kazandjian International DesignTags: international graphic design

Graphic Design Differs Around the World

You might think that good design is universal, but what makes a “good” graphic design in the UK or US won’t necessarily resonate with your audience elsewhere in the world....

Published On - June 11, 2015

Richard Brooks International Design, Language BlogTags: Funny, Latin

What Does Lorem Ipsum Mean?

At some point in time, almost everyone has encountered text that reads Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet… It’s used all over the place and theories on what it is range from it being a secret illuminati code, to it being complete nonsense. Let’s explore. What does Google Think? Partly fuel...

Published On - August 23, 2014

Richard Kazandjian International Design, Language BlogTags: Google, Technology

Noto: One Font to Rule Them All?

The amount of non-English-language web content has been growing dramatically over the past few years. However, there are still some significant challenges when it comes to making content available in other languages. One of the biggest issues is how to represent languages that don’t use ...

Multilingual design and translation documents

Published On - April 8, 2014

Richard Kazandjian Inside Track, International DesignTags: Translation

Multilingual design and translation documents

Multilingual design Working with a single language is relatively straightforward so long as you are familiar with its nuances & rules. When dealing with multiple languages though, great care and attention to detail must be employed to ensure that each language is given its due. Every Language ha...

Where to get free foreign language fonts

Published On - March 31, 2014

Richard Kazandjian Inside Track, International DesignTags: Languages, Translation

Where to get free foreign language fonts

Foreign language support is required for any kind of digital translation, for both individuals and business e.g. foreign artwork design, websites & document translation. Due to the prevalence of translated material, numerous varieties of fonts have been designed over the years to support the nee...

Published On - February 18, 2014

Richard Kazandjian Inside Track, International DesignTags: Translation

Guide to foreign language fonts

In our previous article we talked about the importance of Unicode encoding and how it provides a standard for use of foreign languages with computer systems. This article discusses foreign language fonts and how they are implemented within translated documents to properly represent the characters an...

Published On - February 11, 2014

Richard Kazandjian Inside Track, International DesignTags: Translation

What is Unicode and why should I care

What is Unicode? If you have ever tried to incorporate foreign text using a non-Latin script, like Arabic, Chinese or Bengali into your translated documents or web pages, you may well have encountered a few problems. The most likely reason for issues involves text that has been written and stor...