In the late 80s, the world 🌎 began turning to our screens 🖥️ as a way to communicate. But we quickly learned 💡 that a lot of meaning is lost 🤔 when your messages 💬 aren't said 🗣️ or received in person 🧍
So we created our own, new language.
Today, we're talking all about the origin of those cute yellow faces: Emoji! 😊
All pictures from the episode can be found HERE 📷
Sources 📖
"Emoji: The Complete History" by Arielle Pardes - WIRED
"Egyptian Hieroglyphs" - Wikipedia
Original Bboard Thread transcripts from Scott Fahlman
"Shigetaka Kurita. Emoji." - MoMA
"The Origin Of The Word 'Emoji'" by Johanna Mayer - Science Friday
"A Very, Very Expensive Emoji" by Lora Kelley - The Atlantic