Emblematic Emoji: With Google’s Jennifer Daniel

Ever wonder how (or why) certain emoji get made? Look no further than Jennifer Daniel, Google’s Chair of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee — the team that brings new emoji to life. Jennifer gives a brief emoji history lesson and explains how her work creating emoji is surprisingly akin to journalism. She also breaks down the emoji creation and selection process and gives a sneak peek into next year’s releases.

Links:

Jennifer Daniel - Twitter

Unicode Consortium 

Draft Emoji Candidates

Emoji Kitchen 

Noto Emoji

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