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A translator's website that speaks Icelandic.
irisarnadottir.is is the website of Íris Árnadóttir, an Icelandic ⇄ English translator in Reykjavík. I planned, designed and built it, and wrote the code for every page: two languages on every page, a page for each service, a quote form for every kind of job, and a marketing desk to keep it found.
Translation, localization and proofreading between Icelandic and English, for clients in Iceland, the United States and Europe.
Request a quoteHer home page, both languages · press ÍS / EN
Made to be shared
Every page has its own picture.
Each page got a share image built from its own content: her portrait and the Icelandic words on her home page, the books and series she has translated, her film stills, and the companies she has worked with.
The brief
Found in two markets, trusted in both.
Íris translates, subtitles and proofreads between Icelandic and English. Her subtitles have streamed on HBO Max, Netflix and Viaplay, and her clients sit in Iceland, the United States and Europe.
So the website had to do the same thing she does: read naturally in both languages, show the craft rather than describe it, and make asking for a price easy, whether the visitor is a production company abroad or a shop in Reykjavík.
- Websiteirisarnadottir.is
- LanguagesEnglish and Icelandic, side by side on every page
- My rolePlanning, wording, design, all page code, forms, search and sharing, marketing
- Built onSquarespace, with custom code blocks and site-wide code injection
What was built
Six parts, one website.
Every page is custom code inside Squarespace, written in one design system so the site reads as one piece of work.
Bilingual by design
One flag switch in the header changes every page between English and Icelandic, and remembers the choice.
- Both languages in the page for search
- Header, pages and footer switch together
- Icelandic typography done properly
Service pages that show the craft
Each service proves itself on the page instead of just describing itself.
- A subtitle player with real lines
- A proofreading sheet that corrects itself
- The same listing, localized for each market
A quote form for every job
Every service page has its own form asking the questions that job needs, plus a site-wide quote pop-up.
- Subtitling asks for runtime and episodes
- Localization asks for the target market
- Every request lands in her inbox
One price, four currencies
Her starting rate moves through króna, euro, pound and dollar, so every visitor sees their own money.
- 7,500 kr. · €55 · £45 · $60 an hour
- A firm quote before any work starts
Header, footer, search and sharing
The parts that run on every page, built once.
- Mega menu header with the language flags
- Footer with live London, Reykjavík and New York clocks
- Search wording and share images for each page
A marketing desk
A private page that keeps the website working after launch.
- 52 weeks of posts and stories, ready to download
- All website wording in Google Docs
- Monthly website performance
The pages
See it live.
Every picture opens the real page on irisarnadottir.is, in a new tab.
How it was made
Wording first, then everything else.
The same order I follow on every website.
- The words
Every line written in English and Icelandic before any design, and kept in Google Docs she can edit.
- The look
Forest green, gold and cream, with Fraunces and Figtree: calm, Icelandic and easy to read in both languages.
- The build
Page by page in Squarespace, each one checked on desktop and phone in both languages before it went live.
- The launch
Search wording, share images, quote forms tested end to end, and a year of social posts ready to go.
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- New websites and full redesigns
- Websites in two languages
- Service pages, quote forms and booking
- Search, sharing and social content after launch
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