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Here are a number of guidelines for designing content with international audiences in mind:
Color
Be Aware aware of the Cultural Significance cultural significance of Colorscolors. For example, the color red is associated with warning and danger in Western cultures, while it symbolizes luck and happiness in some Asian cultures, like China and Japan.
Flags
Avoid Using Flags to Represent Languagesusing flags to represent languages. Language and country are different concepts. Flags are symbols that represent countries or nations while languages represent a shared method of communication between people. For example, Spanish is spoken in 29 countries and Spain is only one of them. Countries like Canada have more than 1 official language. Which language do you think the maple flag represents?
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Most of the recent native frameworks are now mirroring aware, making it easier to create a mirrored layout with very limited code changes.
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Text Expansion
Always design with text expansion in min. When English text gets translated to another language, the translated text can be as much as three times longer. Leave blank space around condensed UI components, such as buttons and tabs.
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