Design Across Cultures » Resources http://www.designacrosscultures.com Notes on global information architecture and cross-cultural web design Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Best Global Web Sites of 2008 http://www.designacrosscultures.com/2008/02/28/the-best-global-web-sites-of-2008/ http://www.designacrosscultures.com/2008/02/28/the-best-global-web-sites-of-2008/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:46:26 +0000 jarango http://www.designacrosscultures.com/2008/02/28/the-best-global-web-sites-of-2008/ John Yunker has published the 2008 Web Globalization Report Card, his yearly assessment of most global-friendly websites. His overall findings indicate that companies are taking their global presence ever more seriously:

Five years ago, a Web site that supported more than 10 languages was in rare company. Today, 10 languages is well below average.

Read more in his blog.

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]]> http://www.designacrosscultures.com/2007/06/03/international-design-firms/feed/ 0 Globalization Industry Primer http://www.designacrosscultures.com/2007/04/27/globalization-industry-primer/ http://www.designacrosscultures.com/2007/04/27/globalization-industry-primer/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:21:14 +0000 jarango http://www.designacrosscultures.com/2007/04/27/globalization-industry-primer/ The Localization Industry Standards Association is providing a free pdf download of their Globalization Industry Primer: “It provides readers with an overview of best practices in the globalization industry and the standards, companies, and technologies that make them possible.” The report is available in four languages. (There’s also a companion Localization Industry Primer that can be downloaded as well.)

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