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3️⃣ Emoji Incarnate

3️⃣ Emoji Incarnate

How emoji are designed and the decisions behind them. And, what happens when they reach the real world?

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September 16, 201728m 29s

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Show Notes

Illustration by Rachel Maves.

This is part 3️⃣ in a mini-series on emoji. If you haven't already heard parts 1️⃣ and 2️⃣, go listen to that first.

How emoji are designed and the decisions behind them. And, what happens when they reach the real world?

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Music in this episode is by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. Theme music is by Terique Greenfield. Editing by Rob McGinley Myers

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