Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji
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- Author：Keith Houston
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Summary
A vibrant exploration of the world’s newest language—where it came from， how it works， and where it’s going。
We are surrounded by emoji。 They appear in politics， movies， drug deals， our sex lives， and more。 But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full。 In this rollicking tech and pop culture history， Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan， traces its Western explosion in the 2000s， and considers emoji’s ever-expanding lexicon。 Named for the world’s most popular pictogram， Face with Tears of Joy tells the whole story of emoji for the first time。
We are surrounded by emoji。 They appear in politics， movies， drug deals， our sex lives， and more。 But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full。 In this rollicking tech and pop culture history， Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan， traces its Western explosion in the 2000s， and considers emoji’s ever-expanding lexicon。 Named for the world’s most popular pictogram， Face with Tears of Joy tells the whole story of emoji for the first time。
Reviews
Jonathan Dunkle
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As a middle-aged curmudgeon and a technocynic， receiving a copy of this book felt a little bit as if it were a gag gift。 Why would I， a user of rolltop desks and postcards， possibly want to read about emojis？Taken by the design and construction of the book - a really beautiful book published by W。W。 Norton with tons of color via the numerous emojis and pictures depicted， lovely smiley-face yellow page numbers， high-quality paper， and an excellent choice of font （whatever it is） - I started readi As a middle-aged curmudgeon and a technocynic， receiving a copy of this book felt a little bit as if it were a gag gift。 Why would I， a user of rolltop desks and postcards， possibly want to read about emojis？Taken by the design and construction of the book - a really beautiful book published by W。W。 Norton with tons of color via the numerous emojis and pictures depicted， lovely smiley-face yellow page numbers， high-quality paper， and an excellent choice of font （whatever it is） - I started reading。The author， Keith Houston， took over from there。 He details the history of emojis， how new ones come about， the societal impact of them， and more。 Endnotes abound along with some asides from Houston in the form of footnotes。 I found it incredibly interesting， despite detesting the very existence of emoji。 I give it a thumbs up emoji and a smiley-face。 。。。more
Patrick Kelly
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Emoji This is a fascinating book。 Similar to the previous book about the history of books， there was very little that I knew。 I was learning on every page。 A central theme of this book is the unified code consortium。 A technical organization that seems to control the code of language used on the internet。 They are the organization that creates the 1 0 code of keyboards and emoji？ I don’t really understand it but they control what is and is not an emoji。 They control keyboardsThis book was valida Emoji This is a fascinating book。 Similar to the previous book about the history of books， there was very little that I knew。 I was learning on every page。 A central theme of this book is the unified code consortium。 A technical organization that seems to control the code of language used on the internet。 They are the organization that creates the 1 0 code of keyboards and emoji？ I don’t really understand it but they control what is and is not an emoji。 They control keyboardsThis book was validating; - Emoji have become too sexual - We need greater diversity for emoji - Emoji are funTopics covered: - Is emoji a language or script - neither - Does it follow some standards of punctuation - not entirely - The unified code is why no brands have emoji but a sticker and hashtag is not an emoji - The fight for diversity - Crime and hate speech - Translating Moby Dick - Gender and race were a huge topic of controversy - the unified code made the right choices in the end- It’s emoji not emojis - They are defined by meaning not appearance - What flags are allowed。 The Taiwan 🇹🇼 flag is blocked on Chinese devices- They have moved towards quality and less quantity - The tech companies hold incredible power。 They can withhold emoji but it is far harder for them to add emoji - Mammals and flags are some of the least used - The custom ones on Slack must be stickers instead of actual emoji Just like the previous book， there is so much information。 I know that I am forgetting a ton。 I would love to read the punctuation book I want more emoji。 Emoji are fun and cute， I love them。 🫀🧠🦿💪🦸🧑🎄🧙🧞🤦🤷🏻🪼🐕🦺🐙🦦🐦🔥🦔🌻🌷🪷🍑🍒🥭🍍🍬🍭🍮🪃🏂🏊♂️🧘🧬🧪🩵💙💜🩷 。。。more
Kendell Timmers
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Single-sitting read that is fun and informative！
Alex Bielovich
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Reading this on my Kindle （monochrome dot-pixels and all） felt especially appropriate。 A really comprehensive dive into a design and language culture we all participate in everyday， and often take for granted。 As a designer who’s designed sets of icons and symbols， I have a special appreciation for these little things。 🔎
Sam Orenstein
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perfectly paced history of the emoji with plenty of detail。 answers every question you have about emoji （is emoji language？ who decides new emoji？ where did emoji come from？）。 fast and easy read with lots of fun facts that your friends may or may not enjoy。
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