Post 9nczH90P0pXMSNYmYa by jon_valdes@mastodon.technology
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 (DIR) Post #9ncbZJLktQlYqsg3pA by jon_valdes@mastodon.technology
       2019-10-04T18:50:02Z
       
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       My god the "Woman in lotus position" emoji is a perfect example of the Apple vs Google vs Microsoft design philosophiesApple: maximum polish and detailGoogle: it's functional. It's a woman in the lotus position. Period.Microsoft: The woman is lacking a lot of detail, and she's not even in the correct pose
       
 (DIR) Post #9ncwhOwO5XXfXtVjHM by T045T@scl.zmb.cm
       2019-10-05T21:02:09Z
       
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       @jon_valdes Yes, the pose is wrong in this case, but I'll go to bat for MS: I don't think the level of detail Apple goes for is necessary, or even helpful, for emoji. I much prefer the "cartoony" pictogram style MS has got going, and I thought they improved on that with their last big update.Simplicity != lack of care, although, as I said before, in this case there's a bit of both
       
 (DIR) Post #9ncyMGM50wCAkFZnAu by yoke@stereophonic.space
       2019-10-05T21:20:48.557868Z
       
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       @jon_valdes >Microsoft>Design philosophyPick one
       
 (DIR) Post #9nczH90P0pXMSNYmYa by jon_valdes@mastodon.technology
       2019-10-05T21:31:03Z
       
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       @T045T I very much suspect the right amount of detail for an icon depends on the dpi of the screen it's going to be seen in.Considering lots of Windows laptops are still 720p resolution, while every single iPhone has a "retina" display, it doesn't surprise me Apple is pushing a lot more detail into their icons.But still... Microsoft. Come _on_
       
 (DIR) Post #9nczxAR45Ni53R4MHQ by marlon@floppy.tokyo
       2019-10-05T21:38:39Z
       
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       @jon_valdes :nttfacesmilingtightlyclosedeyes:
       
 (DIR) Post #9nd1Ylq45Hmhj9G13I by T045T@scl.zmb.cm
       2019-10-05T21:56:39Z
       
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       @jon_valdes again, I'll concede MS isn't doing great at the "full-body" emoji, but I think clean lines look great (possibly even better) at high dpi.Sure, that's a matter of taste, but I also think that given the size they're usually displayed at, and the fact they're supposed to convey meaning at a glance, emoji *should* be simple. I don't want to mistake a smirk for a smile because some artist was being subtle.
       
 (DIR) Post #9nd1kDt88a6duG9UP2 by T045T@scl.zmb.cm
       2019-10-05T21:58:43Z
       
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       @jon_valdes btw, pretty sure the W10 emoji have their roots in Windows Phone, which started off pretty low-res (800x480) but eventually supported retina-ish dpi.
       
 (DIR) Post #9ndFAUBLTkUfNFWdfc by Nentuaby@wandering.shop
       2019-10-05T01:08:20Z
       
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       @jon_valdes Google emoji generally start out looking best-in-class in their carefully considered functional minimalism, then degrade with "upgrades" into a poor imitation of Apple's style.I'm not sure if I think that's actually appropriate to their history as a company, but it's sure evocative.
       
 (DIR) Post #9ndFAVNn0y2f68M5ho by jon_valdes@mastodon.technology
       2019-10-05T08:03:41Z
       
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       @Nentuaby somewhere, there's a designer at Google quitting because their boss told them "the emoji should look better... Like the ones Apple does, you know"
       
 (DIR) Post #9ndFAWKdUB762dt5Qe by lorabe@quey.org
       2019-10-06T00:29:06Z
       
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       @jon_valdes @Nentuaby Googel executives using IOS confirmed.