Publication by Miguel Sepulveda.
New disciplines are continually being created as the way we do business evolves. Trends pop up. Some only for a moment, others for the long-run. Entire market niches come into being seemingly out of thin air. Although it’s not always easy to know where these trends come from or where they are headed, the truth of the matter is that they burst forth in a flurry into our daily lives, and suddenly everyone is talking about them.
Although UX has become a buzzword fairly recently, it is not quite as new as it might appear. Don Norman, a cognitive scientist and co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group Design Consultancy, is credited with coining the term ‘user experience’ in 1995 to explain the broad set of activities that his team was engaged in at Apple Computers. Here’s how he describes it:
Don Norman, Cognitive Scientist & User Experience Architect
UX is not the new kid on the block, but its meaning has evolved quite a bit in recent years. Today, 25 years after the coining of the term, we can define UX in a much more straightforward and simple way: UX is what the user experiences when using your app or website.
In part 1 of our series on user experience (UX) we explored what UX is and why it is important. In this second part we will focus on how culture, language and design come together to deliver a great user experience.
26 July 2020
Events dedicated to localization, such as the 40th edition of Localization World held in Estoril, are a good way to take the pulse of our industry. While most of the discussions inevitably center around the usual suspects - machine translation or globalization, to name just a couple - every once in a full moon, a hidden, wholly unexpected gem makes an appearance on center stage.
6 October 2019
Pleo is a European fintech company specializing in expense and spend management solutions. It empowers employees to make work-related purchases while ensuring that their companies maintain control over all spending. Using breakthrough technology and commercial cards, Pleo eliminates the need for expense reports, reduces administrative complexity, and simplifies bookkeeping. The company serves clients in 16 locales across Europe and operates in 11 languages, thanks to its localization team.As a European fintech company that specializes in expense and spend management solutions, Pleo empowers employees to purchase the things they need for work while ensuring that their companies maintain full control over all spending. With the help of breakthrough technology and commercial cards, Pleo eliminates expense reports, reduces administrative complexity, and simplifies bookkeeping. With a presence throughout Europe, the company serves clients in 11 languages across 16 locales thanks to its localization team.
30 November 2023
Deliveroo is a British online food delivery company founded in 2013. Today, Deliveroo operates a hyperlocal three-sided marketplace, connecting local consumers, restaurants and grocers, and riders to fulfill a mission-critical, emotional purchase in under 30 minutes. By offering fast and reliable delivery which consumers can track online, Deliveroo has grown rapidly. Deliveroo now operates in 10 markets worldwide: the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, working with thousands of restaurants and grocers, thousands of riders, and serving millions of consumers.
11 November 2023