Notice how you don’t need to squint so much to read the text on the left Square FormatĪ good rule of thumb is that every emoji you create should be a square image. Make sure there’s plenty of contrast between the color of the text and the color of the background. Also, try to upload images with bold fonts. The best ones are always shorter in length. Single words – A lot of times people like to upload words as emoji.Cartoons – This simplified drawing style with dark outlines around shapes makes for images that read well at small sizes.We see them so much that we can recognize them even if the image size is small. If you upload a picture of a face, chances are it will probably be recognizable even at a small size. Faces – humans are really good at recognizing faces. ![]() If you upload a photograph that is too detailed, it will just end up looking like random noise at this scale. Slack renders emoji at extremely small sizes, around a quarter inch wide on the screen. This is the most important advice I can give. The following tips will help you select images that translate into easy-to-read emoji. Although Slack allows you to upload any image, not all images translate well to the emoji format. Here’s a nice guide for uploading custom Slack emoji if you don’t already know how. If you haven’t tried it before I recommend giving it a go! Uploading Custom Emoji to Slack It’s a great way to add some fun to your workday. What a time to be alive!Īs a UX Designer here at Ginkgo, I have some authority to say what makes a good emoji (and what doesn’t.) I spend a lot of my professional time creating visuals to communicate ideas to a wider audience (check out my previous blog on abstraction and UX to learn more.) I’m writing this blog to help you make the freshest little Slack emoji you possibly can. ![]() Each one was crafted with love by a fellow coworker. At the time of this writing, the Ginkgo Slack workspace has over 9000 custom emoji. ![]() Ginkgo emoji have taught me to express myself in ways I never would have thought possible. One thing I enjoy about Ginkgo culture is our excessively creative use of emoji.
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