Of all the over 70 languages I’ve worked with, and as unique as each one is, they all generally fall into one of two categories: left-to-right (LTR) or right-to-left (RTL). Although typesetting all foreign languages involves several challenges to overcome, RTL typesetting adds an extra dimension: text direction. There are many things to consider when working with RTL languages, including text...
One may wonder, when would a foreign language typesetter be needed? Let us take a common example of when I put my services to work. If a business has a promotional brochure, there may come a time when it would need to translate its material for the purpose of marketing to a broader, more diverse and international audience. The number of languages in which they would like to translate depends on...
