We live in a world of text speak where emoji meanings are as much part of our vernacular as word meanings. Every thought, feeling or emotion you could imagine can probably be conveyed through emojis ...

Andrea Ayres-Deets is the Lead Writer at ooomf, an invite-only network connecting short-term software projects with handpicked developers and designers. Andrea writes about psychology, creativity, and ...

While that might seem insane to some folks – just imagine Mickey Mouse, Superman and Homer Simpson being less popular than the poop emoji – the truth is, that day is probably not far away. The reason, ...

Research into the way Australians use emojis has found that the little illustrations that started out as a gimmick on Japanese phone networks are now a key part of our interpersonal communication. The ...

It’s the year of the emoji. Or at least that’s what the Oxford Dictionary would have us believe. That venerable arbiter of language usage has selected the “face with tears of joy” emoji as the “word” ...

For many people, speaking in emoji is almost as natural as speaking in, well, words. However, less than two decades ago, the collection of symbols was just a blip on the digital horizon. You may be ...

It’s been a big year for our culture. A huge year, one might say. Within the course of less than twelve months, we’ve witnessed history-making steps in the name of civil rights and social progress in ...