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Designing Translations is a team of Portuguese creatives helping language entrepreneurs create professional, appealing brands with graphic and web design, photography, video, copywriting, and translation services.

Hello there!As you may have noticed, we’ve been a little quiet lately. Juggling two careers is not easy and we felt the ...
16/12/2022

Hello there!

As you may have noticed, we’ve been a little quiet lately. Juggling two careers is not easy and we felt the need to reassess our design business for the first time.

We’ve decided to fully dedicate ourselves to our language businesses starting next year.

So, in our very last post, we want to announce that Designing Translations will be closing its doors in 2022. This was a hard decision, but the reason behind it is a good one and we’re happy about it.

As a fellow language professional, you surely understand our passion for words! Design will always be a very important part of our lives, of course, just not in the form of a business.

A public and special thank you to all our clients for choosing and trusting us since 2016. It’s been amazing to work with lots of familiar faces and to get to know so many other professionals we came to respect and admire along the way.

We wish our clients and social media followers loads of success for their language businesses.

We hope to see you around!

The DT team

08/02/2022

Is 2022 the year you’ll be investing in your language brand? Are you still deciding whether it’s important to create professional visual elements for your language business? 🤔

Whatever the case, we got you covered! 💪

We’ve been helping language pros attain their business goals since 2016 and we definitely know how to make you shine. ☀️

Curious about how exactly we can be of use?

3️⃣ simple ways.

👉 Watch the video below to learn more and reach out if you need a hand! ✉️ 🤗

2022 is here and we have a lot of plans for the year ahead! 🔥In our brand new planner, we wrote several goals we’d like ...
05/01/2022

2022 is here and we have a lot of plans for the year ahead! 🔥

In our brand new planner, we wrote several goals we’d like to attain this year.

These are the two most important ones:

❇️ Focus even more on helping our clients and dedicate more of our time to their projects.

❇️ Work on a couple of new and exciting services and products that will hopefully make your life easier.

For these reasons, we’ve decided to be less present on social media and to change the structure and regularity of our newsletters.

So don’t be surprised if you don’t see us very often around here in 2022 – it just means we’re doing our backstage magic with many amazing language brands. 🎨

Any exciting plans and goals on your end?

✨ Happy new year! ✨

As Christmas approaches and we get ready to celebrate it in our little corner, we'd like to take a moment to wish happy ...
23/12/2021

As Christmas approaches and we get ready to celebrate it in our little corner, we'd like to take a moment to wish happy holidays to all of our followers! ✨

We'll be enjoying the holiday season out of our offices until January 3.

In the meantime, you can:

❇️ Check out our services to see how we can help your language business grow 👉 https://bit.ly/32erI6t

❇️ Read our most recent venture: a blog for language pros 👉 https://bit.ly/3EoJ0KX

❇️ Sign up our bimonthly newsletter, full of wisdom, fun and discounts 👉 https://bit.ly/3oWXKdU

With this year coming to an end, we can't help but sending a big THANK YOU to all our clients for having chosen us as your design partner in 2021. 💜

We’re truly grateful to be part of your professional journey, especially in such strange and uncertain times like these.

We hope you enjoy the last days of 2021, celebrate, have fun, eat well and rest a lot!

Take care & stay safe! See you all in 2022! 😊

Sara & Sam

If you’re a fan of podcasts and mental health is one of your topics of interest, then we have just the right list of epi...
23/12/2021

If you’re a fan of podcasts and mental health is one of your topics of interest, then we have just the right list of episodes for you! 📜

As podcast lovers ourselves, we enjoy listening to a variety of topics, from humor to productivity.

And since self-care is this month’s topic, we handpicked some of the most interesting podcast episodes about mental health for freelancers out there.

Some of them include helpful advice from experts on mental health, while others are very interesting personal accounts of depression, stress, anxiety, and burnout that we can all learn from.

So here they are:

🎧 “Smart Habits for Caring for Your Mental Health with Dr. Elizabeth Miller” by Smart Habits for Translators ➡️ https://bit.ly/3J86bwO

🎧 “Freelancing, Self-Employment, and Mental Health” by The Anxious Achiever ➡️ https://bit.ly/32swOeM

🎧 “How to use social media as a freelance writer without compromising your mental health” by Freelance Writing Coach ➡️ https://bit.ly/33OFUn4

🎧 “Coping with Mental Health Challenges Whilst Freelancing with Amber Bryce” by Fearlessly Freelance ➡️ https://bit.ly/3qggcPP

🎧 “Managing Mental Health as a Freelancer” by Freelance Heroes ➡️ https://bit.ly/3FljZSn

🎧 “Making time for self, health and creativity with Andy Dunn” by Calmer ➡️ https://apple.co/3yS2579

We hope these are useful and that you enjoy them!

Tell us if you know any other podcasts or podcast episodes on this topic you particularly loved. 😊

In our last post, we shared an article about morning routines and talked about their impact on a day of work.But just as...
22/12/2021

In our last post, we shared an article about morning routines and talked about their impact on a day of work.

But just as important as kicking off your day on a positive note is ending it in a relaxed and happy way. 🥰

Although sometimes we work in the evenings (especially in the summer, when days are longer and the building is quieter at that time), we’re not very fond of working until bedtime.

The perfect day for us always includes a golden hour before going to sleep. And the reason we call it golden hour is because it’s a very important moment of the day.

Taking that bit of time helps us relax, rest, decompress, clear our minds and sometimes even gets us inspired! 💡

Here’s what we like to do in our golden hour:

✔️ Reading or drawing
✔️ Listening to a non-work related podcast
✔️ Watching an episode of a show
✔️ Playing board games
✔️ Listening to music that makes us feel good
✔️ Checking our favourite Instagram accounts
✔️ Taking a walk if the weather is nice
✔️ Just drinking tea and relaxing

👉 Having a golden hour just to ourselves (together or separately) is paramount to wrap things up for the day in a good mood and with a cleared mind.

And it also helps us fall asleep quickly and get a quality night of rest.

What about you? How do you like to unwind from work? Let us know in the comments below! 🤓

"The beauty of a morning routine? It helps you start your day with intentional self-care."This quote says it all.We've f...
10/12/2021

"The beauty of a morning routine? It helps you start your day with intentional self-care."

This quote says it all.

We've found this blog article on morning routines a couple of days ago and we've actually started to implement a few of Monika's suggestions. ❤️

Today, we'd like to share it with you because the way you start your day is super important!

Here you'll find a lot of precious tips, personal lessons, and action plans that will make all the difference in your day.

⬇️

https://monikadavies.com/blog/morning-routine

🔥 The right morning routine can energise you, put you in a good mood, motivate you, help you focus and make you more productive. And ultimately, it helps you lead an intentional life.

Remember: being good at our jobs starts with self-care. 😉

Enjoy your weekend! 😊

Since COVID started, self-care has been a hot topic, but for us freelancers, it should always be brought to the table.➡️...
09/12/2021

Since COVID started, self-care has been a hot topic, but for us freelancers, it should always be brought to the table.

➡️ Taking care of our physical and mental health must be a priority in our daily routines. After all, only when we’re healthy can we be at our best.

Around here, 2021 has been very busy, which at a certain point made us think a bit more about self-care and all the important things we were NOT doing.

Even with a lot on our plate, we managed to implement a few habits that ended up making all the difference. 👌

(Some of them are actually basic, but it's amazing how many basic things we usually miss out on! Don't you feel the same?)

Here are the most important habits we adopted throughout 2021:

🏠 Getting out of the house on weekends (after spending all week in our home office).
♟️Making time for a hobby (chess, drawing, reading and photography ☺️).
👟Exercising regularly (going for walks outside when the weather was nice or following an indoor workout routine on YouTube).
🥛 Drinking more water (or tea when it’s too cold).
💆 Getting a monthly body massage to decompress the muscles.

Which self-care habits do you stick to? We'd love to know! 😃

06/12/2021

Are you thinking of sending some Christmas cheer to your best clients this year? 🎄

Well, we've got some good news to share: our online shop is up and it’s already beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 🎁🦌🌟

There you'll find:

❇️ Christmas cards for your translation clients.

❇️ Christmas cards for your interpreting clients.

❇️ Christmas cards for your copywriting clients.

Each card includes:

✔️ A printable version with a blank back (PDF) to send by snail mail.
✔️ A digital version (PNG + JPEG) to send by email or in a newsletter.

Sending a Christmas card is a thoughtful gesture (after all, who doesn't love to be remembered?) and it definitely shows your clients are important to you and that you want to keep collaborating.

On the other hand, it's also a nice way to remind your not-so-regular clients you exist and are still available to work together.

Either way, a lovely holiday card is always welcome. 🌟

Take a look at our entire card collection here: https://designingtranslations.com/shop/ and pick your favourite! ☺️

Watch the video to learn more ⬇️

It's newsletter month and we're so happy to share some news with our subscribers! 🔥This is also the last newsletter of 2...
30/11/2021

It's newsletter month and we're so happy to share some news with our subscribers! 🔥

This is also the last newsletter of 2021, which makes it even more special. 🥳

If you're a language professional and you haven't subscribed yet, here's what you'll find in our bimonthly newsletters:

✔️ Exclusive content we don’t share anywhere else.
✔️ Tips to help you grow your business.
✔️ Valuable info on many relevant topics, from design to freelance life.
✔️ Useful articles, tools, and websites.
✔️ Exclusive discounts on services and products.
✔️ Our latest news to keep you updated.
✔️ Fun, support, and virtual hugs.

Our newsletter is for language pros [from translators to copywriters 👩‍💻] just like you, who are serious about their businesses and want to learn more about design and what it can do for their language brands.

Sounds good?

You can subscribe here:
https://designingtranslations.com/newsletter/

We are very happy to have you among our group of inspiring language professionals and hope you find the content useful! 💜

Any effective home page will need good copy alongside good design. ✍🏻To help you with that, here's an article by Susan G...
29/11/2021

Any effective home page will need good copy alongside good design. ✍🏻

To help you with that, here's an article by Susan Greene – a seasoned copywriter with some great advice up her sleeve – that is just what you need. 💯

Here are her 10 tips to write a powerful home page:

✔️ Keep it concise.
✔️ Use keywords.
✔️ Write copy from the visitor’s perspective.
✔️ Provide specifics, focusing on benefits.
✔️ Simplify navigation.
✔️ Personalize your approach.
✔️ Use headlines and subheads.
✔️ Sound enthusiastic but don’t go overboard.
✔️ Proofread your copy.
✔️ Make sure your design is professional.

➡️ You can read the complete article at: https://bit.ly/31cbREJ

Do you need help crafting the copy of your home page (or your whole website)?

We work with some awesome native copywriters and would love to help you find your voice! 😉

26/11/2021

There are many attributes to an effective and attractive home page.

While some of them can actually be subjective, others are paramount to make your visitors want to stay.

In this post, we share with you what we consider to be 3 of the most important things to bear in mind when designing a home page:

➡️ Use colours and fonts strategically.
➡️ Use plenty of white space.
➡️ Make navigation easy.

Watch the video to learn more! 🤓

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