Teaching
I teach the localization DTP course that the industry learns this from.
Localization DTP Specialist, Localization Academy
I am the instructor for the Localization DTP Specialist course at Localization Academy: 104 lessons across more than five hours, with eight practical assignments and an optional certification.
The course assumes no prior desktop publishing experience and covers:
- DTP fundamentals for localization
- Typesetting in Word and PowerPoint
- Assessing design risk before a project starts
- Adobe InDesign for localization
- Managing text expansion across languages
- Right-to-left language practice
- Identifying the common DTP failure modes
- Localizing text and graphics
- Assessing layout quality
- Re-creating PDFs in InDesign
What students say
Reviews from the Localization Academy course page. Students have taken it from across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia.
A hands-on, industry-focused course that walks you through all the key professional DTP practices targeted for the Language industry. I built solid skills in handling content and working with complex typography thanks to a clear, well-structured Lessons & Assessments set that led me step by step.
Yana Ilieva, Bulgaria
The DTP course exceeded my expectations. It provided practical, real-world knowledge that strengthened my desktop publishing skills, especially for multilingual localization projects. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to build or advance a career in DTP.
Thaís Ramos, Brazil
As a complete beginner to DTP, this course was perfect. The lessons were well structured and concepts built upon each other logically, so I really learned a lot. You can tell that Jaber is a seasoned expert, as he answered all of our questions thoughtfully and clearly. Lastly, I really appreciated Jaber’s helpful feedback on my assignments.
Rachel Kelley, United States
I want to express my sincere appreciation for Jaber’s teaching throughout the DTP course. His clear explanations, structured approach, and engaging presentation style made certain concepts much easier to understand and apply. It is evident that a great deal of thought and experience went into the delivery.
Chris Goodrich, United States
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Training for teams
I also deliver this material privately to agency production teams: project managers who need to understand why files break, and DTP staff who need to work faster across scripts they do not read.
Sessions are built around your own files and your own failure modes rather than generic examples. Half a day is usually enough to change how a team handles multilingual documents.
