Someone just introduced me to facepalm kaomoji: (-‸ლ) It is so beautiful.
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Kaomoji and emoticons are also interesting because they fit with text well – they’re the same strokes, the same colour. Emoji and text never quite belong.
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However, punctuation and emoji are designed. Emoticons and particularly kaomoji are… awkward-looking. They are usually put together from weird ill-fitting pieces, often different fonts. The most inventive ones are at more risk of falling apart on different platforms than emoji.
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But when they work… I mean, just look at this: https://twitter.com/hels/status/990639794765160449 …
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Or, this! I mean, how is that not the most beautiful of things:https://twitter.com/gingerbeardman/status/990640571780825088 …
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There’s never been a book so eye-opening to me than Understanding Comics. I’ve read it several times. It is a master class in graphic design.
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I need to re-read it! It’s been too long.
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It feels it all goes back to Scott McCloud: