Abstract
Use of emoji is now pervasive in all manner of online messaging and communication. We review how emoji are selected for inclusion in the widely-accepted Unicode Standard and argue that end users are insufficiently engaged in this design process. We argue that this is a timely topic for discussion and call for suggestions to democratise methods for emoji design and selection. As an example we propose our own online platform for emoji co-design and argue that a design approach that engages with user communities more will result in emoji that are flexible across languages and cultures, and are used more frequently.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS '17) |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | ACM |
| Pages | 7-12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-4991-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 10 Jun 2017 |
| Event | Designing Interactive Systems 2017 - Duration: 10 Jun 2017 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Designing Interactive Systems 2017 |
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| Period | 10/06/17 → … |
Keywords
- Emoji
- online messaging
- standards
- co-design