Visual design is a global language. Cultural differences can affect the meanings of color, images, words, and symbols. Misuse of a color or icon can have disasterous effects to brands and businesses. Tristream’s experience in globalization has extended from Europe to the Pacific Rim of Asia.
The Tristream globalization checklist:
Globalization also refers to making a company’s applications work seamlessly regardless of the user’s language and culture. Multinational companies can now confidently extend their new web applications to an international market.
Plus sign for addition: since this can be interpreted as a cross, Israel and some Muslim countries sometimes use substitutes for the plus sign.