Language Selection

I have recently been tasked with re-architecting a site that offers its content in multiple languages: English & Spanish, specifically. As I reached out looking for examples of how to do this well, I came across the following:

From me

• http://www.ni.com
• http://www.twitter.com
• http://www.bankofamerica.com
• http://www.chase.com
• http://www.southwest.com/

My collegue Edwin

• http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/

From my friends at ixda

• http://www.williamhill.com/
• http://www.choosechicago.com/Pages/default.aspx
• www.facebook.com (see footer)
• A big long discussion about how best to do it: http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200604/indicating_language_choice_flags_text_both_neither/

See also

1. Active Nav States: Which page am I on?
2. Design Pattern Libraries
3. “Make it Bright Red!” and other ways to guarantee users won’t notice it