Case Studies
Read our range of case studies to get a better idea of the various translation work we’ve done for our clients. Projects range from translating e-learning tools, to an ancient set of documents written in Classical Chinese.
Tarot translation: a case study
On behalf of a UK-based publisher, our veteran project manager Melanie collaborated with our translator Lisa on a remarkable literary translation. Our client had approached us with an 18th-century piece of French literature penned by one of the grandfathers of...
Translating human rights – a case study
Our two team members Eve Stenger and Alicia Pretot recently translated a whopping 63,000 words of content for a human rights organisation. Dedicated to safeguarding children’s rights, remedial action, gender equality and non-discrimination, this organisation advises...
A (translation) miracle at carnival
Take an Italian children’s book author, a mysterious mask, a project manager, a translator and an editor, add a bit of Venetian magic to the mix and wham! – you are in the middle of one of First Edition Translation’s most intriguing projects of the past few months:...
ATC Language Industry Summit 2019
Last week Ben Ablett, our Head of Sales at Marketing visited Greenwich to attend ATC's Language Industry Summit. These are his thoughts on the event. The weather was perfect, the venue was inspiring and the programme for the two days looked very promising. This...
The latest QRD template published by the European Medicines Agency
One of the most popular requests for our Commercial Department is the translation and updating of Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs for short), Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) and product labels. These three documents are essential for pharmaceutical...
Norse Commercial Services: When accuracy is crucial
When it comes to health and safety at a busy recycling facility, there is no room for mistakes as they can potentially result in serious injuries or damaged equipment. The use of clear and precise language in any document describing safe standard operating procedures...
form – Translations by Design
If you’ve been following our blog for some time, you might have already read about our collaboration with form – Design Magazine. form takes a critical look at the discipline of design targeted at professionals, as well as all those interested in design. A few years...
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
Chinese is one of our most popular languages at First Edition: every year we handle hundreds of Chinese translation projects, both from and into Simplified and Traditional Chinese, ranging from medical information leaflets and technical manuals to museum guides and...
Localising e-learning tools
One of the most popular project types our Commercial Team dealt with in the last few months was various e-learning applications, most specifically staff training tools for our pharmaceutical clients for use on computers, tablets or smart phones. Although the end goal...
Case study: Speak of the devil… – Angels and demons in art
One of the biggest projects we worked on recently was a book called Angelus & Diabolus. And when I say, big, I mean BIG. The book weighs about 12 kg, and its dimensions are 8 x 30 x 45 cm! Although the size of it is awe-inspiring in itself, of course, this is not...