The world loves emoji. What a strange phenomenon, right? They’re a whole new language. Descriptive metaphors packed into magical little glyphs. This week, the Windows 10 Anniversary Update delivered a breadth of optimized features to Windows customers worldwide. Among them is a new emoji keyboard, designed from the bottom-up with universality at its heart.
Lately, emoji designers are trying to rethink some of the basic characterizations that tend to exclude people. The representation of the global community is lacking, and for its part, Microsoft leveraged the launch of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to release over 1700 new glyphs, with a possible 52,000 combinations of diverse women, men, kids, babies, and families. They’ve completely overhauled their emoji for the better.
The Microsoft Design Language Team embarked on Project Emoji, redesigning the emoji set from scratch in under a year. From early sketches to creating a new scripting method, the team knew only emoji. Illustrators, graphic designers, program managers, font technicians, production designers, and scripting gurus all worked with an impressive singular focus.
They needed to feel more human, more personal, more expressive. It was time for a significant update, and Microsoft placed a bet on the strength of its Design Language. Microsoft has always emphasized the importance of great customer experiences, hinging on four key design principles: make it simple, universal, personal, and delightful. Every principle was addressed in each new emoji. The effect is clear, and pretty striking.
Source:WindowsBlogs
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