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1. Julie Bishop’s Emoji Interview:
This articles detailing an enlightening interview with Australia’s foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop using only emoji’s to answer the questions. The quick fire questions, rapid response and various emoji’s are used to describe what Bishop’s answers. This leaves a lot of unanswered speculation in the images, as a picture paints a thousand words, it can be difficult to surmise what is being said in certain questions. This reflects to the digital artefact of using this style of interview – little communication and using only emoji’s as a response being the main aspect of the artefact.
2. The Importance of Emoji’s PREZIntation
This source is a presentation reviewing the origins of emoji’s, showing their rapid growth to the public and their international success with all public spheres, showing their linking ability with all of society. It even discusses the battle between Apple and Android emoji’s and how they differ using various platforms. Comparatively, this relates to my topic as it demonstrates the global success of emoji’s, and how, through their useful forms of communication with people of different cultures, and physical abilities, humanity can still appreciate the emoji as a distinct form of communication.
This article shows the scientific explanations behind why emoji’s have become so powerful, as long with relating the effect emoji’s can have on marketing products to consumers. It continues in describing how emoji’s can be used in both personal and professional atmospheres, through the emoji’s creating a tense situation less threatening by including the images. This correlates to my digital artefact through the popularity and varied uses of emoji’s, due to their wide accessibility and are a commonly used form of communication.
A great insight into how emoji’s can be used in different contexts – not just to describe emotions, but explanations into song lyrics. This humourous take on a popular song of Beyonce’s demonstrates the power that emoji’s have – their collective strength in portraying full lyrics in songs to convey messages. Comparatively, my digital artefact enables an understanding in the full ability these images have. Source can be used to determine the entertainment value of emoji’s and incorporate into artefact.
A simple analysis of different forms of interviews, this article gives detailed perspective on what interviews there are. The source can be used as a starting place to investigate the different ideas people may have when reading people’s answers to questions, how they may be perceived and what emoji’s convey different messages in regards to the question. This source is relevant to my topic and reflects with Emoji Interview’s intake of Interpretive Interviews: in which ‘the subject of the interview needs to interpret some facts which are already known,‘ as in they must decode what is being shown.
Contemporary artist Yung Jake uses emoji’s to create portraits of famous celebrities. He uses the ‘Internet as a pallet,’ creating things that we’ve never seen before, with the intention to ‘show people you don’t have to do things in a normal way.’ Jake’s decision in making art out of youth culture directly effects my digital artefact through the developing of a new form of interviewing people through emoji’s, removing less verbal contact with people whilst interviewing them, creating a convergence of technology through a blend of emoji’s and the traditional forms of interviews.
Yung Jake’s Instagram is here and his intentionally glitched tumblr is available here
7. The Importance of Emoji’s For Brands in Vietnam
Emoji’s are more than just a funny thing to send to your friends – they can be implemented as a marketing tool for businesses. This source reflect my digital artefact through demonstrating that emoji’s have become their own from of language, with global success and popularity; showing the widespread use of them and their ability to communicate with them. As smartphone users have been cited as emoji’s being ‘the fastest growing ‘language’ in some countries,’ it is unsurprising that global companies are eager to capitalise on this emerging technology.
Essentially, The Rashomon Effect means different interpretations of the same thing. It outlines how ‘different individuals from different backgrounds with different sets of experiences and expectations.’ This relates back to emoji’s being interpreted differently from a single or multiple set of emoji’s. They can have the same of unique beliefs of what is being said, based on upbringings and how someone would perceive the emoji. As such, it reflects my digital artefact through the varied interpretations that ensue when asking people questions and hoping the emoji’s strongly reflect what the person wants.
This source demonstrates the convergence of media taking placed throughout society, and the effects this has on the forms in which humanity communicates with one another. From rapid advancements into a ‘diminished verbal communication’, there is a perception that although we speak less, we actually communicate more frequently with each other, as ‘verbal communication will decrease and possibly even become a trend of the past.’ The link signifies with my digital artefact in acknowledging these shifts in media, and realising the potential emoji’s have in becoming a strengthened form of communication between people.
The marketing group for Deadpool have outdone themselves in demonstrating the intrinsic link between online communication and relating it to their customer base. Showing 💀💩L is a fantastic form in describing the connection emoji’s have with the global public sphere – they are more than an option to use in your phone, they can be used to convey messages to everyone. This links back to my digital artefact in portraying the international fame that emoji’s have developed over time, as well as showing how easy emoji’s can be to communicate with, as shown in the Deadpool billboard.
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