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Believe it or not, the theoretical foundations for machine translation (MT) were laid as early as the ninth century, by the Arab cryptographer Al-Kindi. The four pillars he based his system for translation on – frequency, probability, statistical and cryptanalysis – remain at the heart of machine translation to this day. Eight centuries late... Machine translation: from Al-Kindi to the Cold War

As we have explained in a separate blog post, we like to really put our translators to the test. Another question we are often asked about our testing procedure is: “How do you select the best translators i... How to find the best translator, even if you don't know the language: survival of the finest.

Are you having a meeting with a foreign client? Organising a conference or press conference with international speakers? Does the language barrier make you break out in a cold sweat? Don't worry, our interpreters have got you covered!

“How do you always manage to find such great translators?” is a question we hear quite often. We’d like to dig into this a little deeper, because it leads us to the core of our DNA: top quality.

When Climate Mandate (the people behind the Sign For My Future campaign) knocked on our door a few months ago to ask if Blue Lines would provide pro bono translation work, we didn’t hesitate for a second: sure thing!