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The first ever emoji set, including the earliest incarnations of\xa0\U0001f377,\xa0\u2764\ufe0f, and \U0001f4a9, was released in Japan on 1st November, 1997. But the only users could send and receive them were owners of a now-forgotten \u2018SkyWalker\u2019 handset made by J-Phone. \u2639\ufe0f\nEmoji didn\u2019t truly transform written communication in the West until some fourteen years later, when emoji keyboards came by default on iPhone (Android users, incredibly, had to wait until 2013 \U0001f92f).\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss how unloved 1990s font Wingdings paved the way for graphical communication; ponder whether emojis can be used in legal contracts; and reveal how an obscure internal bulletin board at a University helped to create the smiley, and its opposite, \u2018the frowny\u2019...\xa0\nThere are NINE MINUTES more of emoji-based bantz available exclusively to our Patreon subscribers*. What was the OED's Word of the Year, 2015? What are our team's most-used emojis? And does\xa0\U0001f64f\xa0represent high-fives, or prayers? Find out now at\xa0https://patreon.com/Retrospectors\xa0(*top two tiers).\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Correcting the Record on the First Emoji Set\u2019 (emojipedia, 2019):\xa0https://blog.emojipedia.org/correcting-the-record-on-the-first-emoji-set/\n\u2022 \u2018History of Emoticons and Emoji\u2019 (ThoughtCo, 2019):\xa0https://www.thoughtco.com/emoticons-and-emoji-1991412\n\u2022 \u2018A Brief History of Emoji\u2019(The Open University, 2017):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tTXLuZHYf4\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#90s #Technology #Inventions #Japan\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices