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Color trends, country by country, point to #serenity

November 27, 2021 by John Yunker

Shutterstock recently published a global selection of color predictions. According to their blog, the predictions are based “millions of images downloaded from around the world, wherein each individual pixel shade …

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Categories Culture, Global By Design, Web Globalization

Duolingo adds Arabic (and its flag strategy begins to fall apart)

September 3, 2019 by John Yunker

Duolingo is an impressive language-learning app. I can’t say I’ve become fluent on any of the languages offered but I certainly enjoy sampling them. And now you can sample Arabic. …

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Categories Culture, Flags, Global By Design, Saudi Arabia, Usability, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

What do the colors of your flag mean?

October 8, 2018 by John Yunker
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Wondering what the colors of a flag actually represent? Flag Stories includes an impressive collection, dissection and compilation of the world’s flags into a range of infographics. For instance, you’ll …

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Categories Countries, Flags, Global gateway fail, Global navigation, Maps, Web Globalization

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