Reply To: Input on process needed: copy to design

Education, education… if you can, educate the writers.
I’m often in a similar situation producing the translated versions of ID documents, where most languages naturally run longer than English anyway. If only I could get the original designers to leave a bit of room for expansion, I’d be in a better position to avoid ruining their carefully-crafted layouts! Often though, translation (effectively = future-proofing for content changes) is the last thing considered at the initial design stage.