Untranslate Ngwa Mmụta Asụsụ by Arani Halder

Untranslate Ngwa Mmụta Asụsụ by Arani Halder is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Eserese, Ịse Ihe na Nkwurịta Anya Competition Category.

IgweEserese· 2023

Untranslate Ngwa Mmụta Asụsụ

by Arani Halder

Client: Arani Halder

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Eserese Category

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The Design

About Untranslate Ngwa Mmụta Asụsụ

Untranslate bụ ngwa mmụta asụsụ na-akụziri ihe ndị dị mkpirikpi na asụsụ site na mmụta dabere na ọnọdụ okwu. Untranslate na-enye otu okwu ma ọ bụ nkebi okwu si na ndepụta a họpụtara, mgbe ahụ akọwaa okwu ahụ e họpụtara site na ọnọdụ anọ: akụkọ ihe mere eme, omenala, mmekọrịta ọha na eze na ka esi asụ ya kwa ụbọchị. A na-akwado okwu ọ bụla site na mmalite ya, akwụkwọ, ihe nkiri na egwu ndị metụtara ya, akụkọ na vidiyo ozi, yana nduzi gbasara ka e si eji ya na mkparịta ụka. Enwere ike iji ngwa a na ngwaọrụ mkpanaaka, tablet na kọmputa nrịba, mmemme ihuenyo ya na-agbaso ụkpụrụ nnweta maka ndị nwere nkwarụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Untranslate Ngwa Mmụta Asụsụ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Untranslate Ngwa Mmụta Asụsụ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Untranslate Ngwa Mmụta Asụsụ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Untranslate explores the barrier between languages through the subjective experiences of people. It is an application that teaches you the nuances of a language through context-based learning. Deviating from the traditional academic sources, it introduces you specific cultural references and content that can only be learnt by living in the corresponding place or through conversations with native speakers.
Dimensions & Packaging: Untranslate is meant to be an application that can be accessed on mobile devices as well as tablets and laptops. The screens and graphics are not only adaptable but are in line with the accessibility standards for all kinds of people.
Tags: Application, Language, Education, Culture, Linguistics, Social, Context, Historical, Community
Production Technology: After rigorous user testing, and evaluating existing language applications, these were some challenges.

Limited Functionality, content covered was very limited.
Lack of Context, information may not be contextually acceptable.
Impersonal, people do not connect with language.

Moving forward, here are the insights gained from the pain points.

Experience, the content should be put into real life context.
Context, more experiential approach to language learning.
Awareness, exposure to varied kinds of media.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge in this project stemmed from the notion that language by itself can be an ineffective tool in seamlessly communicating across borders and backgrounds. During building the content and flow of the app, it was very important to get information from credible, first hand sources and be mindful of any social and culturally relevant information. There were several rounds of fact checking, so as to produce the most accurate and unbiased content.
Research: The research behind Untranslate involved first-hand interviews with multiple native speakers of multiple languages. The purpose of the interviews was to obtain experiential information about their perception of language, their social and political associations with it, in addition to any anecdotes they may have related to their linguistic background. Images and quotes were also requested from the interviewees so as to make the content of the application more relatable and welcoming.
Inspiration: Language is not just a tool, but a reflection of its surrounding culture, people, media, and socio-politics. Therefore, the true essence of a language can never truly be translated into another. Certain words, phrases, and expressions can only be fully understood by interacting with the culture and the people it has emerged and grown from. The large number of people who grow up outside their state or country often lose the privilege of being immersed in their native languages and cultures.
Project Duration: This project started in New York City in August 2019 and finished in May 2021. Since then, it has won a Graphic Design USA Award, a Best Award (hosted by DINZ), an ADGA Award and a Communication Arts Interaction Design Award.
Operation Flow: Untranslate provides the user with a single word or phrase from a curated list of contextually rich words. Upon selecting a word it presents you with 4 different contexts, historical, cultural, social and colloquial.

As a part of the four contexts, Untranslate presents the user with the etymology of the word; a list of curated culturally relevant content such as book, movies and songs; access to news articles and clips; and knowledge on how to use the word in a conversational setting.
Image Credits: Image and content research credits:
Esra Gumrukculer
Carolyn Olaguivel
Namra Khalid
Paloma Corrigan
Anamika Ananth
Aruja Kothari
Deveshi Jhunjhunwala
Jiahui Yu
Sinong Li
Sichao Liu
Anjana Halder
Iris Favand
Deepak Warrier