Tag Archives: Emojis
An Emoji Keyboard For The Emoji… Enthusiasts Out There
We’re not gonna comment on the sad state our culture is in when some of its constituents recognize a market for an Emoji keyboard. No, we’re not gonna do that because we also realize that it would make us grumpy old farts unable to adjust to a changing social landscape. We won’t comment… Instead, we’ll happily accept that kids these days emoji this and emoji that, and it would only make sense to make a couple of keyboards so they can emoji their hearts out. EmojiWorks makes two versions of this keyboard, the $80 Plus (on special at $49 but currently sold out) that features a cool 47 emojis, and the $100 (also $49 on special) Pro version that features a super cool 120+! There’s also the alphabet on there, thrown in for good measure, because they figure there may be times when an incomprehensible string of emojis won’t accurately reflect the complex thoughts that might occasionally pop into your mind. But on the Pro version at least, these pesky letters thankfully only take up 25% of the space so don’t freak out.
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So Meta: The Poo Emoji Toilet Plunger Is A Thing That Exists
There are items in your home that exist for purely functional reasons, never being given any thoughts of aesthetics because frankly, who really cares what your toilet plunger looks like? Well, Carl Hickerson and the folks behind The Plunger Project seem to. They’re launched a Kickstarter for a plunger shaped like the Poo Emoji everyone loves so much, and it’s called the Poo Plunger. There’s some peaceful beauty in a smiling poo being used to force real, less smily poo, make its way down your home’s plumbing. So kudos to them for bringing some levity to a topic most people just pretend doesn’t exist. If you want yours, you’ll have to pledge $15 and wait until October. They’re still far from reaching their goal though, with 20 days to go, so who knows if this will ever see the light of day… or the darkness of your toilet.
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Emoji.Ink Lets You Draw Pictures Using Emojis
Emoji.ink is a new interactive site that lets you use emojis to draw pictures. It’s pretty fun, even though I not much of an artist. The interface lets you switch emojis and the size of each to create different shapes and colors. Then you make pretty pictures out of them.
The images can be as complicated or as simple as users want to make them. And you can really make some detailed pics. Daniel Angione made this impressive drawing he made of Smaug and it is awesome. You can hardly tell it was made from emojis.
I’m gonna go try to make something cool myself. I’ve already spent like twenty minutes on this site having a blast. Keep in mind that the site is getting hit with quite a bit of traffic, so it might be a little slow until the hype dies down.
[via Laughing Squid]
14 Fantastic Ways to Descibe Books Using Only Emojis
Why use words when Emojis fill up our every need of expressing ourselves? Even plots of books can be shortened into colourfol, funny symbols if you put your mind to it.
Maris Kreizman suggested that it’s time to replace all the cliched adjectives used to describe books, turning everyone’s attention to Emoji use. Random House decided to hop on the train and began #emojireads, resulting in some excellent and minimalist descriptions.
The Hunger Games / Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????…… ???????? #emojireads
— Lauren Magaziner (@laurenmagaziner) August 1, 2014
Narnia / C.S. Lewis
@randomhouse Narnia ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? #emojireads — Emily (@OhMagicHour) August 1, 2014
Old Yeller / Fred Gipson
This is HORRIBLE. Yet accurate. RT @randomhouse: Old Yeller: ???????? #emojireads
— Maria Vicente (@MsMariaVicente) August 1, 2014
Les Miserables / Victor Hugo
@randomhouse #emojireads Les Miserables ???????????????? 1?9? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???? ???????? ???? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ?????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????? — LeighaC (@Leigha__Cap) August 1, 2014
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea / Jules Verne
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: ???????????????????????????????????????? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? #emojireads
— Bloomsbury USA (@BloomsburyPub) August 1, 2014
Life of Pi / Yann Martel
@randomhouse Life of Pi ????????????????????????????????????????????? #emojireads — Rachel Edgell (@racheledgell) August 1, 2014
Lord of the Flies / William Golding
Lord of the Flies: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? #emojireads @randomhouse
— Aaron Zamost (@zamosta) August 2, 2014
The Curios Case of Benjamin Button / F. Scott Fitzgerald
@randomhouse The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: ?????????????????? #emojireads — D U K E (@DukeDelacroix) August 1, 2014
Fight Club / Chuck Palahniuk
@randomhouse #fightclub ???????????????? #emojireads
— C.S. Kane (@CS_Kane) August 1, 2014
The Devil Wears Prada / Lauren Weisberger
The Devil Wears Prada ???????? @randomhouse #emojireads — J. Daniel Parra (@J_DanielParra) August 1, 2014
The Metamorphosis / Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis ?????????????????????????????????????????????? #emojireads @randomhouse
— Hemi (@TheHemicane) August 1, 2014
Infinite Jest / David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jest: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? #emojireads — DC Public Library (@dcpl) August 1, 2014
Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus / Mo Willems
How about some children’s literature?!Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus ???????????? @randomhouse #emojireads @The_Pigeon
— Sasha Odesse (@sashaodyssey) August 1, 2014
The Bell Jar / Sylvia Plath
@randomhouse the bell jar ???????????????????????????????????????? #emojireads — Caitlan Anne (@Cbeachey) August 1, 2014
For more book awesomeness, check out these brilliant T-Shirts inspired by those things you read, or if you’re in a cooking mode, check out these cakes inspired by them as well.