Find out what the first emoji looked like (but is it art?), a pair of legs breaks the internet (once you see it you can’t unsee it), Lady Gaga takes the wheel in Carpool Karaoke, what famous artworks would look like if clients had their way, and find out the real story of the pensive boy as we go behind the meme.
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MOMA acquires the first ever pixelated emoji
At only 12px by 12px these emoji are pixelated AF, but these are the first emoji that Shigetaka Kurita created for cell phones back in 1999. There are only 6 colours and I like how the zodiac signs were actually a thing. Also no mention of an eggplant.
[Read about the history of emojis here via Wired]
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These legs almost broke the internet
Take a look at this photo below – the legs look pretty slimey right? Well scroll down to the caption to see what it actually is… you can’t unsee it.
Just white lines of paint on a pair of legs. Look again and you’ll see what I’m talking about 🙁ICYMI: The iPod turned 15 years old this week! Here’s a little something I wrote…
On the Origin of this meme
This meme has been doing its rounds on social media. Meet Jake Amo from Ghana. The pic was taken by Solomon Adufah in August 2015. Read the backstory here (it will melt your heart).
You can help Jake here:
Lady Gaga rules in Carpool Karaoke
Famous artworks ruined by client comments
Every single designer can probably relate to this right now. The font suggestion has to be my favourite (at least it is not Comic Sans).
