9 mistakes that freelancers make
Posted on13 September 2012
From talking to our freelance translators we have come across 9 mistakes that freelancers often make. Here we outline them with some advice so that you don’t fall into...
Tsukimi, Moon viewing
Posted on12 September 2012
This month at Atlas we have had an influx of Japanese translations. As a result of this, we decided to find out a bit more about what the Japanese...
Writing your text for a global market.
Posted on9 September 2012
1. Determine your corporate style Every company has a style, brand or image it wants to project. Who is your target audience and where are they? Decide on a...
Typesetting – what is it and how does it work?
Posted on7 September 2012
Many people don’t understand what typesetting is or the process that they have to go through when typesetting a document. This is where we come in and are able...
Clare’s Top Seven Tips for getting your document translated
Posted on5 September 2012
Plan your schedule and leave enough time for translation. The English document may have taken you two months to perfect – allowing editing, thinking time, proofreading by a colleague,...
The importance of localising your document – Americanisation and American English
Posted on1 September 2012
American English – Americanisation? That’s a thing? Yes! You may think that the differences between British and American English are very subtle but often these differences can cause confusion....
La Tomatina
Posted on27 August 2012
The La Tomatina festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year the town of Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain. This festival is where people throw...
Does technology continue to threaten translation?
Posted on25 August 2012
We all know that translation and technology always create a subject for discussion. Unsure as to whether I’m just becoming my grandmother, or whether it’s becoming more and more...
Hungry Ghost Festival – August 2012
Posted on31 July 2012
Unlike the rest of the team at Atlas I am very superstitious. When one of our Chinese translators found this out, they told me about this traditional Chinese festival...
5 Tips for proofreading – avoiding Olympic failure!
Posted on22 April 2012
5 Tips for proofreading – avoiding Olympic failure! You may well have read about the proofreading translation blunders made by First Capital Connect and the Westfield Shopping Centre (posters...