user experience (UX)

More or More Meaningful: Scale and Creativity in the Era of Product-Led Growth

This article discusses the shift from scaling content to creating meaningful user experiences in localization, as well as how product-led growth demands creativity and adaptability in an AI-driven era.

New Event! — MessageFormat Virtual Open House

The Unicode Consortium is pleased to announce its upcoming event When Tuesday, February 20, 2024, starting at 9 am (San Francisco), 12 pm (New York), and...

Multilingual moms rock

Remember to think “diversity” and include gender and roles in your UX research. That includes gender-based and language-based roles in your user research screener. And, bear in mind, “roles” are not always about ‘9 to 5’ jobs, as any full-time parent will tell you.

Conversational UI Language Design at LocWorld35

Conversational UI localization and language design skills are central to a great user experience. CUI means we moved from a "user"-centric concept of design to a human-centric one. After all, what could be more "natural" that talking to a computer? Both humans and computers "converse" in dialog, and it's the language design knowledge for such a conversation that's critical to delivering a natural, human-like interaction between the two.

Language at the ❤ of Conversational Interfaces

A Chat About Language and UI Chatbots and conversational interfaces are all the rage right with startups, VCs, innovators and users alike. Messenger apps have surpassed...

Conversational User Experience: Language Learning with Duolingo

Duolingo user experience shows how smart use of people and technology delivers satisfied users and increases language skills. For many, Duolingo is the “only game” in town.

Kudos and Comhghairdeas* to Duolingo’s Irish Language Volunteers

The Irish President (Uachtarán Na hEireann) Michael D. Higgins (Micheál D Ó hUigínn) (@PresidentIRL) has publicly recognized seven volunteers for their work in building up the Irish...

Watch Your Audience: Cultural Nuances for WearableTech Whisperers

I was demoing some smartwatch user experience in Central Europe recently and a couple of older members of the audience remarked that I reminded...

User Experience Takeaways: Still Hungry for Localization Change

Readers of MultiLingual magazine will know about the “Takeaway” section towards the back of the publication. It’s a kind of bully pulpit-meets-12 Step meeting...